Forde hits 0-14 for Tipperary but Limerick recover for draw with late Reidy point
By Limerick 0-20 Tipperary 0-20 RETURN WAS THE key word of the day. A return to competitive hurling in 2021, a return to action on their home turf for All-Ireland champions Limerick and a return to Tipperary’s difficulties to get a win over their Munster neighbours. Tipperary’s Jason Forde and Limerick’s Darragh O’Donovan. For long stretches […]
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‘It’s just great to be out there’ – you could tell Brian Cody missed it
BETWEEN LAST YEAR and this one, Brian Cody has probably endured more hurling-free weekends than he did in the rest of his 66 years combined. Kilkenny manager Brian Cody. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO On the back of the worst disrupted GAA season since the First World War, Cody couldn’t get his players back together on the […]
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Cork hunt for goals, Waterford ‘naivety’ at the back and young Rebel forwards
Updated May 10th 2021, 8:20 AM 1. Cork’s goalscoring spree Cork have not exactly been goalscoring kings during their league endeavours in recent years. Granted they raised 11 green flags last season but across 2017, 2018 and 2019, they hit the net ten times over three campaigns. They didn’t manage to hit five goals in […]
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Cusack’s Antrim hurling verdict: ‘Delighted to see it – but I still think they are going to struggle’
CORK ALL-IRELAND winner Donal Óg Cusack hailed the achievement of the Antrim hurlers with their opening day league win over Clare but still feels they ‘will struggle’ at the top level this season. Antrim lifted the Joe McDonagh Cup last December and at the time Cusack suggested their performance would make it difficult to bridge […]
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Leitrim hurlers to display ‘No To Racism’ on their jerseys for the 2021 season
Updated May 10th 2021, 5:11 PM Leitrim hurler Zak Moradi at today’s launch in Croke Park. A NEW JERSEY was launched today in Croke Park which will see the Leitrim hurlers partner with Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) in saying no to racism. Click Here: saracens rugby jersey The Leitrim senior side will display the […]
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Long-serving Sligo stalwart and Cork’s Belfast-born defender retire from inter-county football
Updated May 10th 2021, 7:18 PM SLIGO FOOTBALLER NEIL Ewing has announced his retirement from the senior inter-county game. The 33-year-old defender started out in 2008 and featured in three Connacht finals. Success eluded him in those clashes against Roscommon in 2010 and twice against Mayo (2012 and 2015). Ewing outlined how injury had been […]
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Camogie saga ‘not fair on players’ and joy at seeing €2.4 million injection for GAA funding parity
FOUR-TIME ALL-Ireland winner Katrina Parrock says the Camogie Association “needs to get on top” of the ongoing saga regarding the 2021 fixture plan. Katrina Parrock in action for Wexford in 2016. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO Members are currently being polled about what format should be adopted for the season after a consultation document was circulated last […]
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Dublin All-Ireland winning forward added to Tipperary football panel
THE TIPPERARY FOOTBALLERS have added Dublin All-Ireland senior and U21 winning forward Philip Ryan to their panel for the 2021 season. Hailing from the St Brigid’s club, Ryan started at full-forward — and scored a point — in the 2012 All-Ireland U21 final win over Roscommon, while he was on Jim Gavin’s panel for the […]
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‘Terribly disappointing’ – Fallout after All-Ireland minor ladies football series scrapped again
CORK MINOR LADIES football boss Joe Carroll believes that scrapping the All-Ireland series at underage level for 2021 is ‘terribly disappointing’ and has called on the Ladies Gaelic Football Association [LGFA] to consider a U-turn. LGFA top brass cancelled national underage inter-county competitions for 2021 last Friday, while the GAA pushes on with its equivalent. […]
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Munster GAA confirm dates and venues for 2021 championship games
THE MUNSTER COUNCIL have tonight confirmed the fixture details for their 2021 senior championships. The action will begin in the province on Saturday 26 June with two football quarter-finals in Limerick and Killarney while the hurling will begin the following day in Thurles on Sunday 27 June. Reigning hurling champions Limerick will meet Cork in […]
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