‘It’s a decision that’s been made for me’ – Referee James McGrath quits after All-Ireland final snub
By HURLING REFEREE JAMES McGrath has announced his resignation after missing out on officiating in this year’s All-Ireland senior final. Wexford’s James Owens will take charge on Sunday, 19 August as Limerick face Galway at Croke Park, with Tipperary’s Fergal Horgan on standby referee duty and Kilkenny’s Sean Cleere the linesman, while Carlow’s Patrick Murphy has been named […]
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‘It was nice of him to call in and support the lads’ – John Kiely on Earls’ ‘informal chat’ with Limerick hurlers
JOHN KIELY HAS expressed his gratitude to Ireland and Munster star Keith Earls for coming in to have an ‘informal chat’ with the Limerick hurlers during their All-Ireland SHC championship campaign. Kiely’s charges booked their place in a first All-Ireland senior final since 2007 following an incredible extra-time victory over provincial rivals Cork last month, and […]
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1-9 for Morris as Tipperary dash Galway’s treble dreams in dramatic U21 All-Ireland semi-final
Tipperary 3-17 Galway 1-17 By Daragh Small TIPPERARY HAVE DASHED Galway’s treble dreams after Ger Browne’s late goal secured an All-Ireland U-21 semi-final victory at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Liam Cahill’s side were hammered 2-23 to 1-13 in the Munster final by Cork last time out but in a feisty encounter where three players […]
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8-time All-Ireland champion Eddie Brennan in line to take over Laois hurlers
EIGHT-TIME ALL-IRELAND WINNER Eddie Brennan is in line to become the new Laois senior hurling manager after being proposed by the selection committee. “Senior Hurling Selection committee has proposed Eddie Brennan as the new Laois Senior Hurling Manager,” Laois GAA confirmed this evening. “The Laois GAA Executive committee will now be putting his name forward […]
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‘It’s such a getaway. When I’m on the pitch, I don’t have anything else to worry about’
SPORT HAS ALWAYS been a huge part of my life. My whole family have always been into it, it’s just been drilled into us from a young age. It was basically a case of once we could walk, there was a ball at our feet. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO Of course, that’s not always the case. […]
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Gaelic Grounds to show Limerick-Galway All-Ireland hurling final on giant screen
LIMERICK’S GAELIC GROUNDS will show the county’s All-Ireland senior hurling championship final against holders Galway on a giant screen. A general view of the Gaelic Grounds. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO Limerick City and County Council and Limerick GAA announced the news this morning following lengthy talks on the homecoming and screening. Gates will open for the […]
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‘You’d have letters, you’d get text messages, you’d get irate parents on the phone’
SHORTLY AFTER MICHEÁL Donoghue finished his duties at Galway’s All-Ireland hurling final media day, minor boss Jeffrey Lynskey took his place in front of the firing squad. Lynskey is preparing for his third All-Ireland final with the minors, having delivered titles on both of their last trips to the decider in 2015 and 2017. Before […]
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‘You can recognise some of the handwriting’: Donoghue admits he gets ‘regular’ letters
GALWAY BOSS MICHEÁL Donoghue has added his name to the growing list of inter-county managers who’ve admitted to receiving anonymous letters of abuse to their homes. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Following his resignation as Kerry manager on Saturday night, Eamonn Fitzmaurice revealed he had “a box full of anonymous letters” at home from disgruntled supporters. At Limerick’s […]
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‘It’s a great honour to be associated’ – Tipp senior boss contender focused on All-Ireland U21 final against Cork
TIPPERARY U21 BOSS Liam Cahill admits it is ‘a great honour’ to be associated with the vacant senior manager position on the county but he is placing his focus on their upcoming Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland U21 hurling final against Cork. Last night in the Gaelic Grounds, Tipperary sprung a surprise in their semi-final against […]
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We Run The World! RTÉ announce new series following five female sports stars
WHO RUN THE world? Phil Healy, Samantha Lambert and Nicci Daly all feature. There’s a new five-part mini-series coming to RTÉ Player soon and it looks really interesting. ‘We Run The World’ documents the journey of five female Irish athletes in their chosen sports and there’s something for athletics, hockey, Gaelic football, camogie and cycling […]
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