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The 2019 Allianz Football League has officially come to a close following Westmeath’s victory over Laois in yesterday’s Division 3 Final at Croke Park.  It was an exciting league campaign that will live long in the memory given the exploits of both Leitrim and Mayo, who ended a streak of nine straight Croke Park final losses. There were shocks at …

There are just two regular season rounds remaining in this season’s Guinness PRO14 campaign and the race for a coveted playoff position looks set to go down to the wire.  The top three teams in each conference qualify for the PRO14 playoffs. In terms of European qualification, the three highest ranked European sides from each conference will qualify for the …

At 35, Eoin Bradley is still going strong and while he may have hung up his inter-county boots in 2015, the former Derry star has spent the latter years of his career tearing defences apart in the Irish Premiership and shows no signs of stopping. Once the great white hopes of Derry football, Bradley represented the Oak Leaf County for …

As the Premier League season nears its end, it is time to look back on the campaign that was, and more specifically some of the league’s new arrivals. A whole host of teams added to their star-studded squads in the summer and winter transfer windows, but not all of them have lived up to the hype surrounding their arrivals. Here, …

Conor Murray admits that the criticism he received throughout Ireland’s disappointing Six Nations campaign hasn’t affected him.  The Munster and Ireland star was speaking this week as brand ambassador for Pinergy and he believes that such has been Ireland’s success over the last 18 months, any dip in form is always going to be met with a strong reaction. “It …

Ireland and Southampton striker Michael Obafemi has outlined that his immediate international future may lie with Stephen Kenny’s U21s when the 18-year-old returns from injury. Obafemi is eligible to play for Stephen Kenny’s side as well as Tom Mohan’s exciting U19s who have reached the this summer’s European Championships in Armenia. The striker, however, has also been capped at senior …

As the Premier League season nears its end, it is time to look back on the campaign that was, and more specifically the league’s new arrivals. A whole host of teams added to their star-studded squads in the summer and winter transfer windows, but which players have impressed the most in their new surroundings? Here Pundit Arena ranks the top …

Southampton and Ireland striker Michael Obafemi has opened up on his experience working under former assistant manager Roy Keane during his first international call-up last November. Obafemi, one of Irish football’s brightest talents, was included in Martin O’Neill’s senior squad for the games against Northern Ireland and Denmark last year. The 18-year old made his debut during the last 10 …

Mayo collected their first Allianz Football League crown on Sunday after an 18-year wait and it is difficult to begrudge many of their stars a national winners medal. Overall, it was a fantastic league campaign from start to finish. It began with Monaghan shocking Dublin and ended with Mayo finally winning a Croke Park final after nine unsuccessful attempts. With …

There was no shortage of controversial moments from Munster’s come-from-behind Champions Cup quarter-final victory over Edinburgh at Murrayfield on Saturday.  Johann van Graan’s side emerged 13-17 winners to secure a tie with Saracens in the last four with two tries from Keith Earls proving the difference against Richard Cockerill’s side. Both of Munster’s tries had some interesting moments. For the …

“The league is probably the most exciting part of the year because you are playing week on week and that’s what players want.” – Mickey Burke (Meath). A Mayo revival, a Leitrim wave and a third division as tight as a snare drum… what a league campaign it was. Over the last three months fans up and down the country …

The Allianz Leagues wrapped up on Sunday (almost) as Mayo and Limerick lifted their first Allianz League trophies in 18 and 22 years respectively in Croke Park. For some teams, it was a league campaign to remember, for others it was one to forget. With that in mind, we have decided to select our GAA Stock Watch based on the …

Mayo dismantled a high-flying Kerry on Sunday to pick up their first national title in 18-years after a run of nine straight Croke Park final defeats. From start to finish they were the better side and had it not been for two classy Kerry goals in the opening half then Mayo could have had plenty to spare come the end. …

Brought to you in association with AIG Ireland.   For those who believe life as a GAA club in Dublin is easy, they clearly haven’t come across Ballyfermot De La Salle. A small club run by a smaller number of people in an area where soccer is the dominant sport, the club has gone from being on its knees and …

During the off-season, League of Ireland champions Dundalk sprung a surprise when they announced the signing of former Watford midfielder and ex-Irish U21 international Sean Murray. A name familiar to many thanks to his promising start in the game with the Hornets seven years ago, Murray found himself struggling for game time at Danish club Vejle Boldklub, when the call …

With Mick McCarthy’s first two Euro 2020 qualifiers done and dusted it’s time to now look ahead to the next games in June. There are just a few games left of the season with a host of players looking to perform well enough to be included in McCarthy’s next squad for the qualifiers with Denmark and Gibraltar. Pundit Arena takes …

Mayo are Allianz Football League champions for 2019 after a dominant second-half display put Kerry to the sword at Croke Park yesterday. In truth Mayo were the better team throughout and had it not been for a couple of brilliant Kerry goals in the first half they may well have had more than four points to spare come the end …

Brought to you by Allianz, proud sponsors of the Allianz Football & Hurling Leagues. Back in January, Seamus Flanagan was up for interview at the launch of the Electric Ireland Higher Education Championships and, of course, he was asked about Limerick and their aspirations for the year ahead. While Flanagan gave a detailed insight into the mentality of this young …