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The old adage you can’t teach an old dog new tricks was proven wrong this weekend in an absolutely cracking couple days of club championship action. At 38, Kevin Cassidy continues to age like a fine wine as the current Ulster Footballer of the Year was in sparkling form for Gaoth Dobhair in their Donegal SFC semi-final win over favourites …

It was another busy weekend in the club calendar as Patrickswell were crowned Limerick champions, Cuala and St Brigid’s advanced to the Dublin final while Rathdowney got their revenge on Camross in Laois. Read our round-up of all the action below. _____ Limerick Patrickswell were crowned the Limerick champions for 2019 on Sunday following a 1-17 to 0-15 win over …

Newly crowned Limerick champions Patrickswell are hungry for more success during this club season, according to their captain, Cian Lynch. On Sunday, Ciaran Carey’s side went top of the Limerick roll of honour with their 20th senior title following a 1-17 to 0-15 win over Na Piarsaigh. The Caherdavin side had been aiming for their third county title in a …

Na Piarsaigh 0-15 Patrickswell 1-17 Patrickswell are the 2019 Limerick Senior Hurling champions following a five-point win over last year’s victors Na Piarsaigh in LIT Gaelic Grounds this afternoon. It was far from a memorable final with the winners recording 16 wides while they went 15 minutes without a score in the second half. However, a goal from Jason Considine …

Clare GAA have announced that manager Donal Moloney will not be seeking another term as the county’s hurling boss. Moloney has been in charge of the side for three seasons alongside joint-manager Gerry O’Connor who stepped away following Clare’s exit from the championship earlier this year. The duo led the Banner county to two Munster finals as well as an …

The war of words between Galway GAA and their main sponsors Supermacs has continued today following the surprise statement by the fast food chain.  On Tuesday, Supermacs called for clarification into the county’s spending of the sponsorship money. In a statement, they revealed details of the €1.25 million invested in Galway GAA since becoming their main sponsors five years ago, …

Fresh off their third All-Ireland title in a row, Dublin duo Sinead Goldrick and Niamh McEvoy will join the growing number of Irish players competing in women’s Aussie Rules ahead of the upcoming season. Goldrick and McEvoy are joining Melbourne and will make history by becoming the first ever international players to play for the women’s team. The pair, who …

Supermac’s have called for the Galway County Board to show how it has spent sponsorship money. The fast-food chain has been the sponsor of Galway GAA since 1991, one of the longest-running sponsorship deals in the GAA. They have pumped over €1.5m into Galway Gaelic games over the last five years. On Tuesday evening, Supermac’s stated that it would like …

When we think of the Lord Mayor more often than not the picture is painted of an ageing politician taking time out to complete his civic duty before retirement. While that may be a sweeping stereotype, it’s not often we hear of the local Lord Mayor leading his sporting team to success. However, that is the case for Belfast Lord …

Perhaps it was lost between the All Ireland roars and the whoops and whines of the rugby brigade. Perhaps it was simply chucked out because so many didn’t want to know about it. But while the intercounty season is over on the pitch, it’s far from over. In fact, it was the middle of this month that one of the …

Kieran Kingston has been recommended as the new manager of the Cork Senior hurling team for a three-year term. The Tracton man, who was previously in charge of the county from 2015 to 2017, will have Cork legends Ger Cunningham and Diarmuid O’Sullivan alongside him as coaches. In a statement released this evening, Cork GAA said that the aim of …

The third annual Electric Ireland Minor Star Awards ceremony took place on Saturday afternoon in Croke Park as the stars of the 2019 season in both hurling and football were honoured.  The awards recognise the effort of not only the Minor players, but those who support them day in and day out, from their coaches to their parents, teachers and …

In association with Electric Ireland When discussions arise surrounding the great bastions of Roscommon football, Fergal O’Donnell is one name repeatedly mentioned. His work with the county Minor set-up sets him apart from the rest despite both captaining and managing the seniors to provincial glory. O’Donnell was at the helm in 2006 when an underdog Rossies outfit went the whole …

In years to come when we look back on this decade, the narrative will no doubt centre on Dublin and their seven All-Ireland titles including a first-ever five-in-a-row. Dublin dominated the latter half of the decade, the first five years saw Cork and Donegal both end a 20-year famine as well as an unexpected final appearance for Down. When looking …

2019 All-Ireland champions, Tipperary, lead the way in the list of PwC All-Star hurling nominations with 11 names on the short-list of 45 players. The recently crowned kingpins are represented in every area of the field and received two more nominations than the Kilkenny team they beat in the Liam MacCarthy decider, whose season is rewarded with nine. Leinster champions …

The decade belongs to the Dubs. That much cannot be disputed. A team that was once viewed as a band of also-rans are now running away with it and show no signs of stopping after seven All-Ireland titles in ten seasons. We aren’t going to discuss the ins and outs of “financial doping” in this column. Whether or not there …

David Power has been ratified as the new senior Tipperary Gaelic Football manager by the Tipperary county board. Power is the former manager of the Tipp under-21 team and was in charge when the county beat Dublin in the 2011 All-Ireland minor final. He has been granted a two-year term as senior coach. According to Tipperary Live, Power will be …

Now that the dust has settled on the inter-county season, and Dublin have completed the five-in-a-row, it’s time to select who we felt were the top 15 players of 2019. Such was the quality of this year’s championship, it has become nigh on impossible to whittle the selection down. So, some of our readers are sure to be incensed by …