Kilkenny and Waterford manage to hold off shock wins against Antrim and Westmeath
By KILKENNY PREVENTED ANTRIM from pulling off another shock win in Division 1 of the Allianz Hurling League, as they pulled away in the final stages to secure a 1-28 to 3-15 win. Antrim, who stunned Clare last weekend, were level with the Cats in the 43rd minute after two second-half goals from Conal Cunning and Ciaran […]
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Two sin bins, three penalties and 1-13 for Costello as Dublin ease past Roscommon
Dublin 1-22 Roscommon 0-16 A NINE-POINT victory for Dublin in a league game that won’t live long in the memory banks. The six-in-a-row All-Ireland champions got the job done in Roscommon to open up their Division 1 South campaign with two points. In truth, the game took on a challenge match feel at times, particularly in […]
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Double league win for Offaly as football and hurling sides triumph
OFFALY’S COUNTY SIDES enjoyed a productive day in the Allianz Leagues with both football and hurling sides triumphing. John Maughan’s football team won their Division 3 South opener by 1-14 to 1-10 against Wicklow in Aughrim, a victory that sets them up for next Sunday’s clash with Limerick, who defeated Tipperary yesterday. Wicklow play in […]
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0-14 for Niland as Galway condemn Limerick to first league defeat in nearly two years
Galway 0-26 Limerick 1-17 LIMERICK SUFFERED THEIR first defeat in almost two years as Galway notched their second win of the Allianz League in a low tempo game at Pearse Stadium. Shane O’Neill’s men never trailed against the All-Ireland champions throughout the afternoon. Galway went in leading by 0-14 to 1-8 at the break having […]
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Here’s what is coming up for members of The42 this week
AS THINGS CONTINUE to slowly open up in Ireland, there’s plenty of reasons to believe that we are building up to an exciting summer of sport. The sight of fans attending the FA Cup final in Wembley on Saturday is something we certainly want to see more of in the coming months. And as we […]
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‘Last week was terrible…a bit of spirit there today’ – A Clare setback but more promise in defeat
IT LOOKED LIKE a day to lift the pressure and tension that hangs over Clare hurling circles. A winter of sparring over issues off the pitch concerning the health of the game in the county provided the background to the commencement of the 2021 season. As starting points go, last Sunday in Corrigan Park in […]
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‘There could be six, seven penalties next weekend’ – Galvin and Cunningham unhappy with new cynicism rule
BOTH MICK GALVIN and Anthony Cunningham voiced their displeasure at the new rule which saw Dublin awarded two penalties during their Allianz Football League round 1 win over Roscommon today. The Dubs had three spot-kicks in total with the third was awarded for a Niall Daly foot block on Brian Fenton inside the large parallelogram in […]
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How Dublin are coping without Dessie Farrell, more rulebook debate and Roscommon positives
Updated May 17th 2021, 12:02 PM 1. GAA rulebook under the spotlight again THE OPENING WEEKEND of inter-county hurling was dominated by debate over the new advantage rule and the return of football has followed suit. However, the major bone of contention in the big ball code last weekend was over the new penalty rule designed […]
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Here are the nine GAA games set for live TV coverage next weekend
NINE GAMES ARE on the Gaelic Games menu for next weekend’s live TV coverage as the league action continues. It’s a football and hurling weekend while the ladies football leagues also commence for 2021. It’s the latter which begins the weekend’s action with last year’s finalists Cork facing Tipperary on Friday night while Mayo take […]
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New era of attack in Tyrone and how the latest gifted forward to emerge scored 0-10 off scraps
IT WAS PUZZLING last season when arguably the best player in the Tyrone club championship didn’t receive a call-up to the county panel under Mickey Harte last October. Click Here: papua new guinea rugby shirts Paul Donaghy led Dungannon Thomas Clarkes to Tyrone SFC glory and finished the campaign as the championship’s top-scorer with 31 […]
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