It’s that time of year again as we look back on the twelve months that have just preceded us. Every year TG4 give a run-down on the best GAA action during the festive season and this year is no different as the Irish language station have announced the 15 efforts that are in contention for their goal of the year …
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The AIB Club Football and Hurling Championships came to their respective climax on Saint Patrick’s Day. Cuala overcame Clare champions Ballyea and became the first Dublin team to lift the Tommy Moore Cup while Dr. Croke’s ended a 15-year wait to get their hands on the Andy Merrigan Cup. Ultimately, this meant there was to be no fairytale ending to Slaughtneil’s …
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Dalkey club Cuala claimed their first ever All-Ireland Club Senior Hurling title on Friday at Croke Park, as they ran out comfortable winners over Clare champions Ballyea, who had also been hoping to take possession of the Tommy Moore Cup for the first time in their history. Three minutes into the game, Niall Deasy knocked over a point from a …
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Friday’s All-Ireland club finals have thrown up great match-ups. In the hurling we have two teams who are playing their first ever decider. Ballyea have caught a lot of headlines since winning their first ever Clare Senior Hurling Championship. Their win last November to capture the Canon Hamilton Cup has been a long time coming according to fans of the game …
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Part 2 of our All-Ireland club finals preview sees us switching focus to the small ball and the mouth-watering clash of Ballyea and Cuala. Both teams have a lot in common. They both play an open, quick and skillful brand of hurling that gives spectators all the best the game has to offer. They are both free-scoring teams. They’ve both …
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Gary Brennan had a rather unusual weekend, but it was simply remarkable. The dual phenomenon helped Ballyea as they blitzed St Thomas’ of Galway to reach the All-Ireland final on St Patrick’s Day. However, his business for the weekend was far from over after the full-time whistle in Thurles on Saturday night. He then travelled with the Clare footballers to …
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Ballyea continued their remarkable run this evening, with a narrow victory over St Thomas’ of Galway. The Clare outfit had far too much class for the 2013 All-Ireland champions for the majority of the game, and will now march on to Croke Park on St Patrick’s Day. Niall Deasy was tormentor-in-chief as Tony Kelly impressed yet again for Ballyea. Deasy’s …
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On Sunday afternoon we witnessed the Dublin Senior Hurling champions, Cuala, win their first ever Leinster Senior Hurling Club Championship. The Dubliners defeated Kilkenny champions O’Loughlin Gaels in the final on a scoreline of 3:19-1:16. This was Dublin’s first senior hurling provincial win since Crumlin were victorious in the competition in 1980. Although the Kilkenny side displayed stages of dominance, players …
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On Sunday, Ballyea overcame Cork champions, Glen Rovers, to be crowned with their first ever Munster hurling title. It was a dominant performance by Ballyea, but undeniably, the star of the show was Clare hurler Tony Kelly. From winning Minor and u21 hurling championships, a National League, Senior All-Ireland to Fitzgibbon Cups with UL, it is without doubt that Tony Kelly …
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Tony Kelly was simply immense today. Ballyea beat Glen Rovers today to win their first ever Munster Senior Championship. The Clare champions have had a busy schedule of late, beating Clonlara (after a replay), Thurles Sarsfields and now the Cork champions. The star of the show was undoubtedly 2013 Hurling of the Year Tony Kelly. The 22 year-old put in a …
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