Month: April 2022

NUIG 1-20 Mary Immaculate 2-9 John Fallon reports from Dangan NUIG ADVANCED TO the quarter-finals of the Fitzgibbon Cup with an accomplished display in dreadful conditions on their college grounds in Galway as Mary I fell to a second defeat in the competition. Incessant rain, a strong breeze and a very wet surface made conditions…

Click:gold buyers north shore Sigerson Cup third round results Maynooth University 2-6 St Mary’s 0-10 Ulster University 2-11 MTU Cork 0-8 ******* DERRY’S NIALL LOUGHLIN and Tyrone’s Ryan Jones struck second-half goals in Abbotstown this evening as Ulster University progressed to the Sigerson Cup quarter-finals at the expense of MTU Cork. They had nine points…

Fitzgibbon Cup results Group A: UCC 3-22 UCD 1-14 Group B: IT Carlow 2-22 Maynooth University 1-21; Waterford IT 2-20 DCU 0-18 ******* UCC AND IT Carlow both claimed their second victories in this year’s Fitzgibbon Cup as the group stage action continued tonight.  Advertisement The 2020 finalists, the last year this competition was played,…

MATCHES IN THIS year’s GAA football and hurling leagues will be live streamed by the BBC for the first time this season. A game each weekend will be covered on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport NI website starting this Saturday 29 January 29 as Derry entertain Down in Owenbeg in their Division 2…

THE GAA HAVE confirmed that water breaks have been removed from match regulations. One water break per half was introduced in club and inter-county games in 2020 as GAA action resumed amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. As restrictions loosened in recent days, their abolishment was expected, and the Association confirmed the news in its latest Covid-19…

MOURNEABBEY FORWARD LAURA Fitzgerald says losing their Cork crown in 2020 is a major driving force behind their charge for All-Ireland glory this weekend. Mourneabbey’s Laura Fitzgerald. Source: Seb Daly/SPORTSFILE Mourneabbey have been the dominant club in Ladies Football for the best part of a decade, winning six consecutive Munster titles, and back-to-back All-Ireland triumphs…

Letterkenny IT 0-7 UCD 0-6 Alan Foley reports from Convoy, Donegal LETTERKENNY INSTITUTE OF Technology produced a massive surprise to see off University of College Dublin to seal a last eighth berth in the Sigerson Cup.  In only their second year in the senior bracket – they were semi-finalists when the competition was last played…

THE GAA DO not plan to replicate last year’s inter-county blanket coverage on the GAA Go streaming platform, after attendance restrictions have been lifted for sporting events around the country. The 2022 season steps up a gear next weekend with the opening round of the Allianz Football League, followed by the hurling equivalent the following…

Updated Jan 25th 2022, 1:14 PM KERRY STAR JAMES O’Donoghue has announced his inter-county retirement. The 2014 Footballer of the Year and two-time All-Star confirmed his decision on Off The Ball’s The Football Pod. O’Donoghue, 31, revealed he made up his mind when he stepped away from the panel last year, though the news was…

JOE O’CONNOR IS set to be named the Kerry senior football captain for 2022. It’s understood that Austin Stacks put the midfielder’s name forward following a meeting of the club executive last night. O’Connor picked up a knee injury in the recent Munster club final defeat to St Finbarr’s. A cruciate setback was feared, but…