In Episode 3 of ‘The Barbershop’, Electric Ireland GAA Minor Championships ambassadors, Derek McGrath, Karl Lacey, Alan Kerins and Mossy Quinn discuss the influence that senior stars can have on minor players. Galway legend Kerins recalls how playing at minor level gave him the confidence that he would one day line out for the senior side. “It just gave you …
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By Peter Guckian. Vincent Kompany has relinquished his matchday managerial duties at RSC Anderlecht after just four competitive games. Coach Simon Davies will be the manager on matchdays and decide on tactics and substitutions. The defender, who had spent 11 successful years in the Premier League with Manchester City, was announced as player-manager for the Belgian side back in May. …
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By Peter Guckian. “Auba-zette” are the Premier League’s latest dynamic duo. Throughout the 27 years of the Premier League, football fans have been graced with many strikers who have formed lethal goalscoring partnerships that have helped their clubs go on to win Premier League titles, FA Cup medals and occasional Champions League trophies. Since the league broke away in August …
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In association with The life of a minor can oftentimes be all-go, all the time. It starts as soon as you wake up; the morning rush to eat a proper breakfast while feverishly packing the kit-bag for county training after school. Sitting in class, day-dreaming about kicking that winning point in the Electric Ireland All Ireland Minor Football Final, or …
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James Haskell is set to embark on a career in mixed martial arts after signing a contract with Bellator. The former rugby flanker won 77 caps for England and represented Wasps and Northampton Saints in a 17-year career before retiring in May 2019. Haskell is expected to make his debut as a heavyweight next year. The 34-year-old has worked as …
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Kilkenny’s All-Ireland title aspirations have dealt a blow with the news that forward Adrian Mullen has been forced to withdraw. According to a report in the Irish Independent, the Ballyhale Shamrocks man is not expected to play any part in today’s highly-anticipated final in Croke Park and will be instead replaced by Billy Ryan or Richie Leahy. The same report …
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Both Kilkenny and Tipperary have named their teams for Sunday’s massive All-Ireland Senior Hurling final clash in Croke Park. It’s that time of the year again, folks! Kilkenny have managed to once again find themselves at the pinnacle of the sport and now, with just Tipperary ahead of them, they are within touching distance of their first Liam McCarthy Cup …
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In Episode 2 of ‘The Barbershop’, Electric Ireland GAA Minor Championships ambassadors, Derek McGrath Karl Lacey, Alan Kerins and Mossy Quinn reflect on how match day nutrition has change over the years. _____ Want to win tickets to Dublin vs Kerry in the All Ireland Final? Play ‘Major Shootout’ here for your chance to win tickets. Share your score using #GAAThisIsMajor to be …
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In Episode 1 of ‘The Barbershop’, Derek McGrath and the rest of the Electric Ireland GAA Minor Championships ambassadors, Karl Lacey, Alan Kerins and Mossy Quinn reflect on their minor careers. ______ Want to win tickets to Dublin vs Kerry in the All Ireland Final? Play ‘Major Shootout’ here for your chance to win tickets. Share your score using #GAAThisIsMajor to …
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Sky Sports have a released a pulsating promo for the clash between Mayo and Dublin at Croke Park. The rivals go head-to-head at GAA HQ in an eagerly awaited All-Ireland football semi-final on Saturday afternoon. Dublin are aiming to push Mayo aside and go onto the final on September 1, where they will hope to claim their fifth All-Ireland in …
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Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr are set to head to Saudi Arabia for their highly anticipated rematch on December 7, according to The Telegraph. After stepping in on short-notice, Ruiz Jr sensationally stopped the British heavyweight to claim the IBF, WBO and WBA titles back in June. A rematch was rumoured almost immediately with Gareth A. Davies claiming an …
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August 9th 2019 represents 22 years to the day since former Irish captain Shay Given made the first of his 462 appearances for Newcastle United. One of Ireland’s most beloved players over the last two decades won himself 134 international for the Boys in Green and still stands at second overall in the list of Ireland’s most capped players. But …
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In association with Expect high drama this weekend as the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship reaches the penultimate stage. The season started with 32 but we’re down to just four as heavy-hitters Mayo, Cork, Galway and Kerry go toe-to-toe this weekend in Croke Park for a place in this seasons decider on September 1st. The action gets underway on …
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Mickey Harte has taken a shot at those who have been critical of the fact that the GAA have sold their broadcasting rights to Sky Sports. With the race for the Sam Maguire entering its final few stages, there was an outcry from the fans who missed out on watching Mayo’s victory over Donegal live last Saturday – sparking a …
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Paraic Fanning has officially left his position as Waterford’s senior hurling manager after just one season at the helm. Fanning took the reins from Derek McGrath last year but in the time since, despite a strong start, he led the side to a bottom-placed finish in Munster’s round-robin. Waterford GAA released the following statement shortly after this development to give …
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David Pocock is back in the Australia squad. Pocock has been out of action since March due a long-standing calf injury. The Australian back-row forward missed the entire Super Rugby campaign and Australia’s first two games of the Rugby Championship. However, after being forced to sit out the tests against South Africa and Argentina, Pocock in back in the Wallabies …
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John Meyler has officially stepped down from his position as Cork senior hurling manager after a period of two years in charge. Meyler was able to bring a Munster title home to Cork in 2018 but a disappointing loss to Limerick in last year’s All Ireland semi-finals was enough to sew the seeds of doubt within the county. This year, …
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Springboks left it late to claw their way back into today’s Rugby Championship test showdown against the All Blacks as things ended on a score of 16-16. The South Africans will have every reason to feel encouraged despite sharing the spoils in Wellington on Saturday. From the get-go, it was apparent that the All Blacks still had some tightening up …
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