ON 11 SEPTEMBER last year, Kieran Donaghy brought his Kerry senior career to a close after 14 seasons of service. Just under four weeks later “‘Both of them eventualities weren’t something that appealed to me, I didn’t want to face either of them’”
Month: September 2021
‘He is a very persuasive man and you obviously want to play for as long as you can’ – Dublin star returns
IN THE WAKE of Dublin’s retention of the All-Ireland title last September, Lyndsey Davey voiced her doubts about she would be able to return to “‘He is a very persuasive man and you obviously want to play for as long as you can’ – Dublin star returns”
Star forward Reid set to captain Kilkenny hurlers for 2019 season
KILKENNY’S STAR FORWARD is set to captain their senior hurling squad this season after TJ Reid was nominated last night for the position. Kilkenny still “Star forward Reid set to captain Kilkenny hurlers for 2019 season”
‘You could see the young lads perking up’: Laois v Louth league clash moved to Croke Park
LOUTH FORWARD JIM McEneaney reckons his side have been given an added incentive ahead of their Division 3 opener against Longford on Sunday week, with “‘You could see the young lads perking up’: Laois v Louth league clash moved to Croke Park”
‘He definitely has a good few years to offer Kerry yet’ – Walsh’s return to the Kingdom cause
IT’S JUST OVER a decade since Kieran Donaghy and Tommy Walsh began working in tandem to wreak havoc on opposition defences as part of a “‘He definitely has a good few years to offer Kerry yet’ – Walsh’s return to the Kingdom cause”
‘Whatever game is in front of us we have to go out and win – no matter what’
2018 MUST BE considered a major success for the Galway footballers. They topped Division 1 after going unbeaten in the spring, running Dublin to four “‘Whatever game is in front of us we have to go out and win – no matter what’”
Free-taking competition secures win for 2017 champions in opening game of the Sigerson Cup
St Mary’s College (Belfast) 1-11 NUI Galway 1-11 St Mary’s College win 4-2 after free-taking competition Declan Rooney reports from Dangan ST MARY’S COLLEGE Belfast “Free-taking competition secures win for 2017 champions in opening game of the Sigerson Cup”
Late goal rescues victory for title holders as Kerry-Cork football semi-final ties in store in Munster
BOTH CORN UÍ Mhuirí (Munster PPS U19AFC) semi-finals will be Kerry-Cork affairs, but only after holders Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne squeezed through against St Flannan’s College “Late goal rescues victory for title holders as Kerry-Cork football semi-final ties in store in Munster”
‘They have two arms and two legs like I do’ – Wylie on marking the game’s best forwards
JUST OVER 12 months ago, Ryan Wylie and Paul Mannion arrived back from a winter trip to America and Colombia with their hair dyed an eye-catching “‘They have two arms and two legs like I do’ – Wylie on marking the game’s best forwards”
Jim McGuinness: Dublin likely to be most affected by football’s experimental rules
JIM MCGUINNESS BELIEVES that Gaelic football’s experimental rules will affect All-Ireland champions Dublin more than any other side if they remain in place for the “Jim McGuinness: Dublin likely to be most affected by football’s experimental rules”