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“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. …

As the end of the season approaches so too does the annual PFA awards that come with the closure of another campaign in the Premier League. Every year a Player’s Player, Young Player and Team of the Year is selected by the PFA with the awards considered a highly prestigious accolade. This year Wolves’ right-wing back Matt Doherty is being …

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 …

Smithers: You could go to jail, and a handsome man like you, I’d hate to think what would happen. Mr Burns: I wouldn’t go to jail, the legal owner of this plant would. Canary M Burns. This entire plant is in his name. So when they come to put CM Burns in jail, it’s the canary that does the time. …

Over the last two international qualifying campaigns, a talisman in green has stepped up for Ireland when they have required one most. In 2014/2015 as Martin O’Neill’s side clamoured towards Euro 2016 it was striker Jon Walters whose goals, endeavour and work rate helped Ireland reach the tournament finals in France. In 2016/2017, although Ireland didn’t reach the World Cup …

Liverpool left it very late to grab a stoppage-time own goal as they saw off Spurs at Anfield to keep their title hopes alive. Roberto Firmino opened the scoring for Liverpool in the opening 15 minutes following a beautiful Andy Robertson cross from the left-hand side. The home side dominated the first 45 minutes but couldn’t snatch a second goal …

Sean McMahon reporting from the Aviva Stadium  “Desperate disappointment.”  Those were the first words which Ulster head coach Dan McFarland said to the media in the aftermath of his side’s 21-18 loss to Leinster at the Aviva Stadium this evening. The head coach was visibly dejected after the game but he praised his team for how they went toe-to-toe with …

Leinster 21 Ulster 18  Sean McMahon reporting from the Aviva Stadium  Leinster have become the second Irish side to reach the last four of this season’s Heineken Champions Cup as they edged past Ulster 21-18 in an engrossing encounter at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening.  Ulster were absolutely superb throughout the 80 minutes with John Cooney leading the charge …

Munster secured a third successive Heineken Champions Cup semi-final thanks to their incredibly hard fought 13-17 victory over Edinburgh at Murrayfield.  Johann van Graan’s side were under the pump for the majority of the match but they emerged victorious thanks to two tries from Keith Earls and an overall superb defensive effort. At the time of writing, it looks like …

Jack Byrne was the star man for Shamrock Rovers on Friday night after his two goals helped the Hoops to a 3-1 win over UCD in Tallaght. The 22-year-old had been on international duty with Ireland over the last week or so and looked incredibly confident on his return to domestic action. At Tallaght Stadium last night Byrne was the …