Teenage prospect Darragh Canavan set for first Tyrone senior start this weekend
By DARRAGH CANAVAN AND Matthew Murnaghan will make their first senior starts for Tyrone in Sunday’s Dr McKenna Cup clash with Ulster University at Healy Park. Cavanan, the son of Red Hand legend Peter, is regarded by many as one of the finest attacking talents to emerge from the county in recent years. The 18-year-old scored a […]
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Offaly bring Kilmacud Crokes forward on board through parentage rule
OFFALY BOSS JOHN Maughan has bolstered his squad for the 2019 campaign with the addition of Kilmacud Crokes forward Shane Horan. Kilmacud Crokes forward Shane Horan. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO The Irish Daily Mirror reports that Horan, whose parents hail from the Faithful County, completed an inter-county transfer to Offaly earlier this month through the parentage […]
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New kids on the block! Returning James Horan names first Mayo team for FBD League opener against Leitrim
JAMES HORAN HAS shuffled his pack ahead of his first game back as Mayo manager, including several new faces to face Leitrim in their FBD League opener on Sunday afternoon [Throw-In 1.30pm]. James McCormack, Fionn McDonagh, Colm Moran and Brian Reape all start for Mayo, attempting to re-energize a side that made it to just […]
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He goes again – Mayo awaits with interest as the second coming of Horan set to begin
TOMORROW IS THE second coming, ten days shy of the eighth anniversary of the first coming. James Horan handled the Mayo managerial reins for the first time in a competitive environment on 15 January 2011. He began on home soil under the Castlebar floodlights, fashioning a 2-8 to 1-5 victory as third-level outfit GMIT provided […]
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Former Cork football star announces decision to step down as selector
CIARAN O’SULLIVAN WILL not be part of Ronan McCarthy’s management ticket in 2019 after announcing his decision to step down from his role as selector. O’Sullivan enjoyed a lengthy playing career with the Rebels and played in the 1993 and 1999 All-Ireland senior finals, while he also served as selector under Brian Cuthbert in 2014 […]
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Former Hurlers of the Year Gleeson and Kelly named to start in Waterford-Clare clash
2016 HURLER OF the Year Austin Gleeson will make his first start of the campaign for Waterford tomorrow afternoon in the Munster hurling league meeting with Clare. It’s Paraic Fanning’s second game in charge of the Deise, following their six-point win over Cork on Wednesday night. Gleeson has been selected at centre-back, which is widely […]
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The Irish running rivalry fuelled by hate, Limerick’s magical summer and the week’s best sportswriting
1. “Chamney concedes he became obsessed with the rivalry, admitting that when Campbell raced in Australia he’d wake up at the crack of dawn to check his result. Then there was the time he was abroad, unable to get online, so he called a friend in Clonmel and demanded the play-by-play on Campbell’s race at […]
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After two Connacht titles and 178 appearances, one of Roscommon’s longest-serving players retires
ROSCOMMON DEFENDER SEAN McDermott has announced his decision to retire from inter-county duty after a lengthy career. The Western Gaels clubman won two Connacht senior medals, in 2010 and 2017, while he made 178 appearances for the Rossies. McDermott made his debut against Leitrim in 2005 and featured for a final time as a substitute in […]
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Jamie Clarke bags goal on Armagh return while former U20 star nets hat-trick for Derry
JAMIE CLARKE BAGGED a goal on his competitive return to the Armagh jersey as they saw off Antrim by 14 points in the McKenna Cup this afternoon. Clarke dispatched a first-half penalty while Ryan McShane also hit the back of the net for the Orchard in the comfortable 2-21 to 1-10 victory. Tyrone enjoyed a 2-14 […]
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