Month: April 2022

Tipperary 0-21 Laois 1-14 Steven Miller reports at O’Moore Park JASON FORDE HELPED himself to 11 points and Mark Kehoe and Jake Morris hit seven between them from play as Tipperary began Colm Bonnar’s reign as manager with a four-point win over Laois in O’Moore Park. Laois played most of the second half with just…

Naas [Kildare] 0-16 Kilmoyley [Kerry] 1-11 Kevin Egan reports at Croke Park NAAS GAA CLUB continues to break new ground across both primary sporting codes, as they became the first club from the county to win an All-Ireland club hurling title this evening. The reigning senior football and hurling champions in the Short Grass County arrived…

Cork 2-30 Clare 2-21 John Coleman reports from Páirc Uí Chaoimh A DEVASTATING BLITZ either side of half time saw Cork see off the challenge of Clare in the opening round of the Allianz Hurling League played in Páirc Uí Chaoimh this evening. Cork hit 1-12 without reply from the twenty-second to the fortieth minute to…

TIPPERARY ISSUED A very strong signal of their intent to take their incremental progress to the next level, as they put Down to the sword by 3-16 to 0-3 in their opening Littlewoods Ireland camogie league division 1 tie. Defending champions Kilkenny also got their season under way successfully but were made to work much…

Mooncoin (Kilkenny) 0-22 Ballygiblin (Cork) 1-18 Kevin Egan reports from Croke Park MOONCOIN’S GREATER OVERALL scoring threat, embodied by two utterly incredible scores from Adam Croke and Martin O’Neill at the end of this incredible and memorable All-Ireland junior club hurling final, proved to be the vital ingredient that edged them over the line against…

St Jude’s [Dublin] 3-9 Mullinahone [Tipperary] 1-8 Darren Kelly reports in Baltinglass CAPTAIN AOIFE KEYES scored a crucial goal as St Jude’s were crowned the currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Junior club champions following a seven-point victory over Mullinahone in Baltinglass. Three first half goals from Caoimhe McGrath, Keyes and Aisling Gannon gave Jeff Kane’s charges a 3-4 to…

NAAS CBS HAVE clinched their third Leinster senior A football colleges crown after narrowly defeating Maynooth SLS in an all-Kildare final at St Conleth’s Park in Newbridge. Maynooth, who were competing in the final for the first time, struck for a goal after just four minutes to help them into a 1-1 to 0-1 lead. But…

DERVLA HIGGINS HAS had a few swerve balls thrown her way in her bid to establish herself as a Galway player and while nothing is certain in an environment that emphasises equality of opportunity regardless of reputation, the Athenry defender is now one of the premier corner-backs in the land and a front runner for…

Kilkenny celebrate their league success in 2021. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO 1. Kilkenny’s hopes to retain crown Click Here: Following the conclusion of last year’s Division 1 final, Kilkenny looked set to complete a clean sweep and end the year as All-Ireland champions. As the reigning holders of the O’Duffy Cup, they had just staged an…

CLARE HURLER COLM Galvin has announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.  The midfielder, who celebrated his 29th birthday on Wednesday, was part of the side that famously lifted the Liam MacCarthy Cup in 2013 and won an All-Star the same year.  Galvin also claimed three U21 All-Ireland and Munster titles with the Banner between 2012-2014.…