Moving On! 11 hurlers who retired from the inter-county game in 2018
By Coughlan, McLoughlin, Hickey and McCaffrey were amongst those to retire this season. Source: INPHO FOR SOME PLAYERS, the 2018 hurling season was particularly significant. A year where they decided at different junctures to call it a day, bringing the segment of their lives that revolved around inter-county hurling to a close. Here’s ten that cut […]
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Open thread: What was your favourite moment from the 2018 sporting year?
THIS WAS CERTAINLY a year for the record books. From Ireland’s Six Nations Grand Slam success to that fairytale journey to a silver medal at the Women’s Hockey World Cup, there were several memorable moments to savour in 2018. The Limerick hurlers defied the odds to end a 45-year wait for the Liam MacCarthy Cup […]
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O’Donnell, Glynn or Lehane – what’s your favourite hurling goal from this 2018 shortlist?
WHICH OF THESE hurling goals really caught your eye in 2018? Shane O’Donnell and Jonathan Glynn both hit superb strikes this year. Clare’s Shane O’Donnell, Galway’s Jonathan Glynn and Cork’s Conor Lehane all raised green flags with stunning efforts in the pick of superb finishes on the inter-county stage. Away from there though, Cuala’s Mark […]
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Farewell! 23 inter-county footballers who called it a day in 2018
A HOST OF well-known Gaelic footballers departed the inter-county arena this year. All-Ireland winners and provincial champions were among them, while some long-serving servants also hung up their boots. 1. Michael Shields (Cork) Michael Shields. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Shields was the final link with the 2010 All-Ireland winning Cork side to retire, choosing to bring the […]
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Quiz: How well do you know your ladies football from 2018?
Click Here: Club América soccer tracksuit Who did Dublin beat to lift the Lidl Division 1 National League title back in May? Donegal Mayo Cork Galway Which of the following counties was docked points for fielding an unregistered player, and later relegated? Kerry Mayo Armagh Monaghan Who was named Player of the Match in the […]
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‘I never thought I’d be back playing camogie so it was lovely to bring him and say he got onto Croke Park’
THIS SEASON WAS too short for Briege Corkery. Another few weeks to work with would have been great, she reckons. Briege Corkery. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO After an almost two-year absence from inter-county camogie, she made her return to the Cork panel in August. She had just given birth to her son Tadhg in March, but […]
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Quiz: How well do you know your camogie from 2018?
Cork retained their senior All-Ireland crown in September. Who scored the stoppage-time free to settle the tie? ©INPHO/James Crombie Ashling Thompson ©INPHO/Bryan Keane Orla Cotter ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo Katrina Mackey ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy Julia White Ann Downey is staying on for a fourth season in charge of the Kilkenny seniors in 2019. Can you name the club […]
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‘What a story’, ‘magic moments’, ‘great show’, – Glowing praise for Offaly-Kerry documentary
‘Players of the Faithful’ was a hit with GAA viewers. Source: RTÉ Player/Photojoiner.net THE RTÉ DOCUMENTARY about one of the most famous moments in GAA history aired on Friday night, and it proved to be a hit with viewers. ‘Players of the Faithful’ recounts the story of how Offaly defeated Kerry in the 1982 All-Ireland […]
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Clare snatch victory with superb late comeback as Cork let lead slip
Clare 1-20 Cork 0-21 Eoin Brennan reports from Cusack Park CLARE WILL ENTER the new year on a winning note after snatching what seemed an unlikely opening Co-Op SuperStores Munster Hurling League victory over Cork in front of 1,987 spectators in Cusack Park this afternoon. Trailing by four points with just three minutes of normal […]
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Fagan rescues Westmeath against Offaly while 14-man Louth see off Wicklow
LOUTH WERE TOO strong for Wicklow in today’s O’Byrne Cup encounter, running out 1-17 to 1-9 winners in Bray. A superb goal from John Clutterbuck got Louth off to a good start, and they took a two-point lead in at the interval despite being reduced to 14 men when Andy McDonnell was sent off in […]
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