2022 April

Waterford kingpins Ballygunner have chance for revenge for 2013 against Passage

BALLYGUNNER AND PASSAGE will square up for the Waterford SHC final at Walsh Park next Sunday in a repeat of the 2013 decider. Passage  1-13 Dungarvan 1-12 Owen Connors nailed an injury time winner as 14-man Passage scraped past Dungarvan after a frantic conclusion. The skipper produced 0-9 for Peter Queally’s charges to reach their first final […]

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2013 All-Ireland hurling champs back on top in Galway

St Thomas 1-11 Gort 0-10 WHAT A DIFFERENCE 60 seconds can make, as this Galway senior hurling final turned in a minute in favour of St Thomas, who won the title for just the second time in their history. Sean Skehill struck the crucial goal 14 minutes from time for the 2013 All-Ireland club champions, but […]

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Five-time Tipperary All-Ireland senior hurling winner passes away

Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO THE DEATH HAS occurred this morning of the Mickey ‘The Rattler’ Byrne, a five-time All-Ireland senior hurling winner with Tipperary, at the age of 93. The Rattler enjoyed plenty triumphs with Tipperary as part of the All-Ireland winning setups in 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1958. He also won four Munster senior […]

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Clare football and hurling stars unite in pursuit of club history in Banner County

ON THE OUTSKIRTS of Ennis, a five-minute drive from the town heading West, lies the village of Ballyea. Well-known faces such as 2013 Hurler of the Year Tony Kelly and former All-Star Tony Griffin come from here but it’s a club with a football twist. Club chairman Paddy Moylan rattles through the team-sheet and the […]

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Colm O’Rourke’s side advance to Meath county final, Monaleen champions of Limerick

Monaleen players celebrate winning the Limerick county senior final Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Updated at 21.15 COLM O’ROURKE HAS guided Simonstown Gaels to their first Meath senior final since 2004 with a semi-final win against Gaeil Colmcille in Navan today. Click Here: The Sunday Game analyst and former county star’s charges edged a tight affair by […]

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All-Ireland finalists Mourneabbey make it three-in-a-row with another Cork title

Mourneabbey 3-5 St Val’s 2-7 MOURNEABBEY’S LADIES FOOTBALLERS have completed a remarkable three-in-a-row with a thrilling one-point victory in today’s Cork championship final against St Val’s. The Clyda side have been defeated in the last two All-Ireland finals but keep coming back for more. Advertisement Today’s result also compounds the misery of Val’s who have […]

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O’Sheas and Hennelly on scoresheet as Breaffy advance to Mayo semis

Breaffy 1-14 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0-11, Knockmore 0-10 Aghamore 0-8 MAYO STARS AIDAN O’Shea, Conor O’Shea and Rob Hennelly were all on target as Breaffy advanced to the semi-finals of the Mayo SFC this afternoon. Tommy O’Reilly got the all-important goal in the second half as Breaffy secured a 1-14 to 0-11 win against Crossmolina Deel […]

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Former All-Ireland club winners regain senior status in Clare

St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield 1-12 Broadford 0-10 FORMER ALL-IRELAND CLUB champions St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield have regained their senior status in Clare with victory in the intermediate championship. The club, which has produced Banner All-Ireland winners such as Jamesie O’Connor, Ollie Baker and Seanie McMahon, confirmed their return to the senior ranks with a 1-12 to 0-10 […]

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Munster champions Clonmel Commericals cruise into Tipperary semis

CLONMEL COMMERICALS MADE light work of Arravale Rovers to advance to the last four of the Tipperary SFC this afternoon. Michael Quinlivan kicked eight points and Eoin Fitzgerald 1-3 as the Tipperary and Munster champions wrapped up a 1-19 to 0-11 victory. Commercials will be joined by Kilsheelan-Kilcash and Loughmore-Castleiney after their respective wins this […]

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Lance Armstrong’s heel turn, Mayo’s plight, and all of your Comments of the Week

IT’S BEEN A busy week of sport. Here’s a taster of how you reacted. Showbiz Babyy particularly enjoyed Lance Armstrong’s hasty exit after his superbly tense interview on Newstalk’s Off The Ball last week. Lance Armstrong’s heel turn was the greatest of all time Advertisement Source: Lorraine O’Sullivan/INPHO Iran’s football supporters faced a tricky balancing act […]

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