Tributes paid after the passing of Tyrone All-Ireland winning football trainer
By TRIBUTES HAVE BEEN paid tonight to Fergal McCann, the Tyrone All-Ireland winning football trainer, who has passed away. Fergal McCann pictured at the 2012 football league final between Tyrone and Kildare. Source: James Crombie/INPHO McCann was a coach and trainer of the Tyrone senior football side, helping them to All-Ireland glory in 2005 and 2008 […]
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‘I know what happened was wrong but everybody is being tarred with the same brush’
GALWAY CAMOGIE STAR Siobhán McGrath has spoken out about how difficult the Covid-19 pandemic has been for students, who are “all being tarred by the same brush” after recent concerning scenes in Limerick. A University of Limerick [UL] student, McGrath was asked about last week’s street party near the college during a media briefing yesterday. […]
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All-Ireland and Dublin glory, a first All-Star and club history – highlights from ‘the year of Covid’
2020 IS A year we’ll all remember for all the wrong reasons, but Dublin star Jennifer Dunne took more positives from it than most. The 20-year-old enjoyed a stellar season in the Sky Blue jersey, well and truly establishing herself as one of the best midfielders in the country en route to four-in-a-row. Last weekend, […]
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New research shows reasons many Irish teenage girls don’t take part in sport
NEW RESEARCH BY Sport Ireland shows that by the age of 13-15 many girls have labelled themselves ‘not sporty’ and it is the most powerful barrier that prevents inactive girls from taking part in sport. The Adolescent Girls Get Active Research Report was undertaken to discover how to encourage teenage girls, particularly those currently disengaged […]
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2016 All-Star and Carnacon midfielder re-joins Moyles’ Mayo set-up
MAYO HAVE BEEN boosted by the return of 2016 All-Star and Carnacon midfielder Fiona McHale to the Green and Red set-up. In an interview with the player herself, The Mayo News report that McHale has accepted an invitation from new manager Michael Moyles to rejoin the set-up. The 33-year-old was one of 12 players to […]
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Kerry legend Colm Cooper joins Dr Crokes management team for 2021
Colm Cooper lining out for Crokes in 2018. Source: James Crombie/INPHO KERRY GAA LEGEND Colm Cooper will be part of the Dr Crokes senior football management team for 2021, the club has confirmed. Click Here: New Zealand rugby store “Dr Crokes are pleased to announce that Colm Cooper will be joining our senior management team for 2021,” […]
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Bohan adds two-time All-Star to Dublin ladies backroom team
FORMER DUBLIN GOALKEEPER Cliodhna O’Connor has joined Mick Bohan’s backroom team as the county chase a fifth successive All-Ireland Ladies football crown this year. O’Connor has worked with Cuala and Dublin hurlers under Mattie Kenny as athletic performance coach in recent years. Click Here: new zealand warriors rugby store She operated in the same capacity with […]
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‘I’ve been paying €90 – €100 a month in tolls to go training. There’s still a huge difference with the lads’
Updated Mar 11th 2021, 3:11 PM DUBLIN CAMOGIE STAR Ali Twomey has spoken about the ongoing challenges she and her team-mates face to play for their county. Source: Seb Daly/SPORTSFILE Twomey, who is heading into her 11th season with the Dubs, says there are still issues regarding travel expenses and reveals that she spends up […]
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‘A lot of players taking painkillers’ – Physio and ex-Dubs hurler reports injury increases in 2020
PHYSIO AND FORMER Dublin hurler Joey Boland says he noticed an increase in the number of injuries at inter-county level last year, due to the condensed nature of the GAA season. Former Dublin hurler Joey Boland. Source: Harry Murphy/SPORTSFILE The Covid-19 pandemic caused huge disruption to the hurling and football campaigns in 2020, forcing a […]
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Join us for a special live sportswriting event with Wright Thompson
ON BEHIND THE LINES, we’re lucky enough to chat to some of our favourite sports journalists about their careers and the writing that inspired them. The podcast series, hosted by Gavin Cooney, is heading for 70 episodes and is shaped by our member-only sportswriting WhatsApp group. Involvement is worth it alone for the huge recommended […]
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