14 great photos that capture the agony and ecstasy of Limerick’s All-Ireland win
By 1. Nickie Quaid and Cian Lynch celebrate 2. Galway’s Paul Killeen sits devastated on the Croke Park pitch Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO 3. Galway manager Micheal Donoghue congratulates John Kiely 4. A picture is worth a thousand words for Shane Dowling 5. Darragh O’Donovan plays a game of catch with the Liam MacCarthy 6. A Limerick […]
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Limerick’s heroic defensive display, their impressive run to All-Ireland glory and below-par Galway
1. Limerick end 45-year famine OF ALL THE sides to start out in the All-Ireland SHC this season, only Dublin and Waterford have endured longer waits than Limerick without the Liam MacCarthy Cup. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO After five successive defeats on the All-Ireland final stage (1974, 1980, 1994, 1996 and 2007), the Shannonsiders finally ended […]
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Here’s The Sunday Game’s Hurling Team of the Year for 2018
Source: RT ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS LIMERICK have seven players on The Sunday Game’s Hurling Team of the Year, with three for runners-up Galway. Beaten semi-finalists Cork and Clare both have two players apiece, while Kilkenny goalkeeper Eoin Murphy is the only representative from a county outside this year’s final four. The team was selected by a […]
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Limerick’s Kyle Hayes named All-Ireland final man of the match
LIMERICK FORWARD KYLE Hayes has been named man of the match in today’s All-Ireland hurling final. Click Here: ireland rugby shirts Hayes, who finished with four points from play, was instrumental as the Treaty ended their 45-year wait to lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup. The 20-year-old beat his captain Declan Hannon and Galway star Joe […]
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‘I didn’t really sleep last night because I visualised scoring a goal on All-Ireland final day’
WHEN THE CHANCE came on the biggest day in the hurling year, Shane Dowling was ready to seize it. In front of Hill 16 he gathered the sliotar in the 68th minute of the All-Ireland decider, stepped back inside the Galway cover and despatched his shot to the bottom corner of the net. Limerick’s third […]
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Tyrone will refuse ‘to participate in any media activity’ with RTÉ ahead of All-Ireland final
RTÉ’S COVERAGE OF the All-Ireland senior football final won’t feature any interviews with Tyrone players or management, a statement from the national broadcaster has confirmed. Mickey Harte has refused to speak with RTÉ since June 2011 after an ill-judged comedy sketch on The John Murray Show mimicked the Tyrone boss just six months after the death […]
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Declan Hannon: ‘We are going to enjoy this, have a sing song and many sing songs’
DECLAN HANNON BEGAN his captain’s winning speech yesterday by tipping his cap to the players and management who went before them in the 45 years since their last All-Ireland triumph. The centre-back doubled down on that sentiment under the Hogan Stand afterwards as the enormity of what Limerick had achieved started to sink in. “There […]
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Limerick’s All-Ireland champions visit children’s hospitals with Liam MacCarthy
FRESH FROM ENDING their 45-year wait for All-Ireland hurling glory, Limerick’s newly-crowned champions continued a fine GAA tradition by visiting Dublin’s children’s hospitals ahead of their journey home from the capital. Source: Oisin Keniry/INPHO Limerick’s heroic winners brought along the Liam MacCarthy Cup to visit the kids and spirits were high in both Crumlin Children’s […]
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Cork’s Conor Lane to take charge of Dublin-Tyrone All-Ireland football final
THE GAA HAVE confirmed that Cork official Conor Lane will be the referee for the All-Ireland football final on Sunday 2 September. Lane will take charge of the clash between Dublin and Tyrone in Croke Park, in what will be his second All-Ireland senior final appearance having previously refereed the 2016 decider between Dublin and […]
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What was your favourite moment from an extraordinary summer of hurling?
IT MAY WELL go down as the greatest All-Ireland senior hurling championship of all-time, but what was your favourite moment from the summer? Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Here are the main contenders: 1. The 18-second turnaround in Tipperary vs Clare A six-point swing over the course of 18 dramatic seconds helped Clare keep their Munster campaign alive […]
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