Mayo clubs voted 26-2 in favour of throwing Carnacon out of county championship
By AN OVERWHELMING majority of Mayo clubs voted in favour of throwing reigning All-Ireland ladies senior club champions Carnacon out of the Mayo championship at a county board meeting last night. It relates to Carnacon’s decision to withdraw all eight of their players, including vice-captain Fiona McHale and all-time leading scorer Cora Staunton, from Peter Leahy’s squad 10 days […]
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‘I don’t think there’s any more surprises. Unless Rena comes back!’ – Cork boss set for All-Ireland final
CORK MANAGER PAUDIE Murray has revealed that Briege Corkery was due to return to action with Cork last summer but the comeback was shelved when she became pregnant. Corkery gave birth to her son Tadhg at the end of March and set her sights on making it back this year. The 31-year-old was named on […]
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Cavanagh: ‘You focus on playing. You let everything else go, what’s being said in the media’
TYRONE MIDFIELDER COLM Cavanagh has distanced himself from the back-and-forth between his manager Mickey Harte and former players-turned-pundits. Red Hand manager Mickey Harte branded criticism from ex-Tyrone players now working the media as a ‘cheap shot’ at their All-Ireland final press event in Garvaghey GAA centre Monday. Owen Mulligan and Sean Cavanagh — Colm’s brother […]
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TG4 to air documentary on Tyrone minor sides ‘who transformed the game’
TG4 WILL AIR a documentary on Sunday evening at 8.30pm called ‘Tír Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond’ which looks back at the “untold narrative behind the most successful minor team in the history of the GAA – the Tyrone Class of 1997/1998.” Cormac McAnallen, Kevin Hughes and Brian McGuigan celebrate their 1998 All-Ireland minor victory. Source: […]
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‘We’re going in as raging underdogs which is unique in a Tipperary situation in an All-Ireland final’
IN THE WAKE of the beating they suffered in early July in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Liam Cahill could take solace in the fact there was a safety net for his Tipperary U21 team. Tipperary U21 hurling manager Liam Cahill. Source: Ramsey Cardy/SPORTSFILE They were the beneficiaries of the new system ushered in this season that […]
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‘Devastated’ Carnacon club preparing appeal to Connacht LGFA over Mayo expulsion
CARNACON HAVE CONFIRMED they are in the process of preparing an appeal to the Connacht LGFA over their expulsion from the Mayo ladies football club championship. At a county board meeting on Tuesday night, Mayo clubs voted 26-2 in favour of throwing Carnacon out of the senior league and championship for the 2018 season. The decision […]
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10 young hurlers who impressed on the senior stage this year
AS WE REFLECT on the 2018 All-Ireland SHC, let’s take a look at 10 youngsters who made their mark on the senior stage this summer. With a number of young stars impressing from the likes of Limerick, Cork and Kilkenny, we’ve decided to go with one player from each county. All players included are 23 […]
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Two All-Ireland hurling wins in six seasons with two counties – ‘They’re both equally special’
LAST SUNDAY MAY have represented a seismic breakthrough for Limerick hurling after a fruitless 45-year spell, but for one member of the winning setup it was not entirely new territory. An August Sunday with his native county in 2018 was preceded by a September Saturday in 2013 with Clare. For Paul Kinnerk the outcome was […]
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Mayo announce plans for new training centre in Castlebar’s Lough Lannagh
MAYO’S PLANS TO build a new training centre in Castlebar have “become a reality” according to county board chairman Mike Connolly. Mayo GAA released a statement this afternoon confirming the purchase of 27 acres of land at Lough Lannagh in collaboration with Mayo County Council which they “intend to develop for the purposes of sport, […]
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‘Continuity’ a positive for All-Star Barrett as Mayo wait for management team to be rubber-stamped
MAYO’S CHRIS BARRETT says having ‘continuity’ in the Mayo squad is a positive as the group wait for the management team to be ‘rubber-stamped.’ Chris Barrett. Source: Seb Daly/SPORTSFILE Manager Stephen Rochford recently committed to a fourth season in charge of the senior team, while long-serving coach/selector Donie Buckley and goalkeeping coach/selector Peter Burke have both […]
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