Kildare follow Dublin’s lead and confirm one sponsor across four codes
By KILDARE MEN’S and ladies football teams, hurlers and camogie sides will all have the same sponsor for the next four years in Brady Family Ham. Brady Family Ham announced the news this morning. Source: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland The company had already backed Kildare GAA — so the men’s footballers and hurlers — but have now […]
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Full list of 13 double-header fixtures confirmed ahead of 2019 leagues
THE LADIES GAELIC Football Association (LGFA) have this afternoon confirmed a full list of 13 double-header fixtures for the league campaign. A general view of Croke Park mid-Dublin v Mayo ladies. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Some had been announced over the past few weeks but today, the association released the full details of the 13 Lidl […]
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Star Tyrone forward Begley announces inter-county retirement
TYRONE STAR GEMMA Begley has announced her retirement from inter-county football at the age of 33. Begley signed off with an All-Ireland title and a goal in 2018 as the Red Hand beat Meath in the intermediate final, as well as a nomination for Intermediate Player of the Year. The three-time All-Star, who first joined the […]
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‘Do people want the GAA to give them money at the gate?’ – Clerkin defends GAA’s ticket price hike
FORMER MONAGHAN FOOTBALLER Dick Clerkin has defended the GAA’s decision to hike ticket prices for the 2019 National Leagues. The GAA this week confirmed that tickets bought ‘on the day’ for league games are rising by 33% to €20, while tickets for this year’s All-Ireland hurling and football finals will increase by €10 to €90 […]
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James Horan will have ‘whole armoury’ of tactics and ideas from TV punditry work – Connell
HAVING SAT ALONGSIDE him in the Sky Sports studio for the past couple of seasons, Senan Connell is a good man to assess what James Horan can bring to the table on his second stint in charge of Mayo. Horan is back in the hot seat of his native county, who he previously managed from […]
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‘Massive shoes to fill’ following her sister, a Páirc Uí Chaoimh bow, and that magical club win
IT’S BEEN A nice start to 2019 for newly-appointed Cork captain Doireann O’Sullivan. Doireann O’Sullivan. Source: Sportsfile. After All-Ireland final heartbreak with the Rebels in September, the end of 2018 was sweeter than she ever could have imagined as she steered her club Mourneabbey to national glory at the fifth time of asking. The five-in-a-row […]
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Tomás Ó Sé: Kerry won’t be All-Ireland contenders in 2019
KERRY LEGEND TOMÁS O’Sé doesn’t see the Kingdom in the running for the All-Ireland SFC title in 2019. Tomás O’Sé: ‘I’m not going to be talking about Kerry having a chance of winning the All-Ireland. I think they have a lot to work on.’ Source: David Fitzgerald/SPORTSFILE The five-time All-Ireland champion doesn’t see his county […]
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Former All-Ireland winning boss suggests a ‘change in attitude’ and an open mind with new football rules
FORMER ALL-Ireland winning manager John O’Mahony has suggested that teams should keep an open mind in relation to the new rules that are being trialled in Gaelic football. Five rules were introduced ahead of this year’s pre-season competitions, four of which will be experimented further during the Allianz National Football Leagues. A controversial handpass rule […]
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‘The onus is on players to produce a spectacle’ – Double-headers can show rising standards, says Dublin star
THREE-TIME ALL-IRELAND WINNER Niamh McEvoy has welcomed Dublin’s return to Croke Park for two league double-header clashes with open arms. Dublin and DIT star Niamh McEvoy. Source: David Fitzgerald/SPORTSFILE Mick Bohan’s back-to-back All-Ireland champions will open their Division 1 defence at HQ against Donegal on Saturday, 2 February, before facing Mayo in a repeat of […]
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Two-time All-Ireland winner Callanan named as Tipperary captain for 2019
TWO-TIME ALL-Ireland winner Seamus Callanan has been named captain of the Tipperary hurlers for the 2019 season, while Noel McGrath will be the team’s vice-captain. The triple All-Star Callanan, who has struggled with a back injury in recent times, takes over from Pádraic Maher who skippered the Premier County last year. Tipperary endured a difficult […]
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