Month: September 2021

AFTER 17 YEARS lining out for county teams, 14 seasons as a fixture in a senior setup and a member of two Connacht triumphs, Seán “‘It was the right decision for me’ – 14 senior seasons, Connacht glories and the best forwards in Gaelic football”

THE RETURN OF the Allianz Football League is just around the corner and with each new year comes fresh talent ready to burst onto the senior “9 young Gaelic footballers to watch in 2019”

TOMMY BUGGY WATCHED on with interest as the action unfolded on Sunday afternoon at Rodney Parade. Padraig Amond featured for the Carlow minor hurlers in “‘We played him under the name Brendan Amond one night’ – from Carlow minor hurler to FA Cup hero”

AN IN-DEPTH look at the careers of GAA stars like Colm Cooper and Rena Buckley, a focus on Ireland’s leading female jockeys and live action “A new Laochra Gael series, Jump Girls racing documentary, live rugby and soccer coverage”

Updated Jan 8th 2019, 5:03 PM DUBLIN FORWARD NOELLE Healy was a vocal critic of Leo Varadkar’s comments on hospital workers before Christmas, when he “‘I just don’t think it was very fair’ – Dublin star Healy critical of Varadkar’s comments on medics”

COROFIN’S GALWAY PLAYERS are serving two masters over the coming weeks, training one night a week with the county side while they prepare for an “Corofin’s county players back training with Galway in busy start to 2019”

CORK MANAGER RONAN McCarthy has named his team to face Clare in the final of the McGrath Cup on Saturday afternoon in Miltown-Malbay [throw-in 2pm]. “Cork ring the changes for McGrath Cup final after 17-point win against Limerick”

DAVID TREACY KNOWS all about new Dublin manager Mattie Kenny, having worked with him for a number of years in the Cuala set-up. The Dalkey “The Mattie Kenny factor, building on progress under Gilroy and retirements of ‘amazing servants’”

De La Salle Waterford 1-14 St Colman’s (Fermoy) 0-14 Tomas McCarthy reports from Fraher Field DE LA SALLE College are back in the last four “Waterford’s De La Salle set up Harty Cup semi-final with Midleton after defeating St Colman’s”

CORK COUNTY BOARD have unveiled their five-year Gaelic football plan, which aims to improve the standards at club and inter-county level in the code.  The strategic “Cork legends recommend key new roles and club changes in five-year football plan”