Tag Archives: Carlow

Last week, we chose the five best hurlers of the modern era never to have won an All-Ireland medal. Hurlers from proud, successful, top-tier hurling counties who have been denied a Celtic Cross medal due to factors outside of their control. Of course, there are plenty more hurlers who deserve just as much recognition but often find themselves overlooked because …

The competition is heating up in the Allianz Hurling League with only one round of games left until the knock-out stages. In Group A, Limerick continued their unbeaten run on Sunday with a narrow win over Cork while there were also victories for Tipperary and Waterford, who are keeping the pressure on the Treaty men for that top spot. Meanwhile, …

It was a frantic start to the 2019 Hurling Championship with games across Munster, Leinster and the Joe McDonagh Cup at the weekend.  There were important wins for Clare and Tipperary in Munster while it was Galway and Kilkenny who walked away with the points in Leinster. We have chosen our top performers from across the various teams to feature …

The club month is in full swing but while some GAA clubs welcomed back their inter-county stars, others limped off the field leaving question marks over their availability.  Injuries weren’t the only story of the week as the AIB Senior Club Players of the Year were announced while the GAA also launched their latest manifesto on Monday. You can find …

Carlow manager, Turlough O’Brien has been suspended for 20 weeks after being found guilty of “threatening conduct towards a referee” by the Central Competitions Control Committee. It is thought that referee, James Bermingham, was confronted after the final whistle of Down’s 0-15 to 1-11 win over Carlow on 16 March. Carlow were in possession on the ball and looked to …

Brought to you by Allianz, proud sponsors of the Allianz Football & Hurling Leagues. There was plenty of Allianz Hurling League action today, following on from Limerick’s win over Tipperary last night, as Carlow provided the biggest shock of the day by forcing a draw with Galway. That was as exciting as the Division 1B matches got as Waterford and …

It was a manic weekend in the GAA calendar as the final four teams to join the provincial champions in the Super 8’s were decided while the hurling quarter-final line up was also completed. We look back at the winners and losers from all the action. Winners Galway  Will any team be able to stop Galway this summer? If there …

Carlow 0-13 Limerick 5-22 Three goals in the first 20 minutes helped Limerick glide past Carlow and book their place in the All Ireland quarter-finals. It was the worst possible start for the Joe McDonagh champions with teenager, Kyle Hayes netting for the visitors after just 30 seconds. Carlow responded well with points from Denis Murphy and Edward Byrne but were dealt a …

Four teams are in action this evening, vying for a place in the All Ireland quarter-finals. Limerick travel to face Carlow while Westmeath welcome Wexford to Mullingar with throw-in for both games set for 7pm. We ask the key questions ahead of the action. Can Carlow cause a stir following their Joe McDonagh triumph?  It’s been a great week for Carlow …

It wasn’t too long ago that matches were forced to be rescheduled due to pitches being frozen and/or now however. Well the weather is causing a different problem in Carlow as preparations continue in Dr Cullen Park for the preliminary quarter-final meeting between the home side and Limerick on Saturday evening. A photo posted on Twitter shows a large section …

The GAA have announced the details of the Round 4 qualifiers of the senior football championship as well as the preliminary quarter-final clashes in the hurling. Portlaoise will play host to a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon as Roscommon face Armagh at 3 pm before Cork and Tyrone go head-to-head at 5 pm. Sky Sports will have coverage of the second …

There was plenty of brilliant performances from the various hurling encounters over the weekend, with action in the Leinster and Munster Final as well as the Joe McDonagh Cup. Here is our team of the week.    1) Eoin Murphy (Kilkenny) A nod has to go to Anthony Nash and Donal Tuohy but Eoin Murphy takes the award this week. The Glenmore …

We were treated to a feast of GAA action over weekend, including two provincial finals, the first ever Joe McDonagh final and a number of football qualifiers. We take a look back at the winners and losers across the busy schedule.  Winners Kildare Kildare were the big talking point last week as they took their ‘Newbridge Or Nowhere’ campaign to …

Waterford’s footballers win, Tipp’s hurlers out of the championship and Diarmuid Connolly closes in on a move to Boston, let’s take a look at this week in GAA. _____ Tipperary Out Of The Championship In Early June The end of the road for the Tipperary hurlers as defeat to Clare in Semple Stadium on Sunday meant that Michael Ryan’s men …

​​The fallout Sunday's Allianz Football League Division 4 final between Laois and Carlow continues.

Carlow are out of the bottom division of the Allianz National Football League for the first time in 33 years. Turlough O’Brien’s side have backed up a remarkable summer campaign from 2017, as they’ve won six games out of six. After beating Antrim 1-12 to 0-12 today, they have now secured their spot in Division 3 for 2019, and they’ll also …

There were a host of Allianz National League games which fell victim to snow this weekend, as the weather once again caused the GAA some headaches. However, several high profile games did survive, and were played out. There was a top-of-the-table clash in Division 1 in football, as the Tribesmen hosted Dublin. Galway, already qualified for the final, looked to make …

One week late, round 5 of the Allianz National Football League got underway, with six games down for decision on Saturday night. In Division 1, Donegal travelled to Omagh to take on Tyrone, with both sides eager to gain their second win of the campaign and allay relegation fears. It was the home team who came out on top, as …