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When Patrick ‘Bonner’ Maher suffered his season-ending cruciate injury against Limerick in the Munster round-robin series, the topic of who Liam Sheedy would choose to replace him quickly arose.  Dan McCormack found himself on the bench at the start of the season but when Niall O’Meara picked up a hamstring injury against Cork in their championship opener, he and Jake …

After all that, who would have believed Kerry versus Mayo would be the least competitive game of the weekend? The two squared off in Killarney in the opening phase of the Super 8s in what was given main event status with its 4 pm throw-in time on Sunday. A ding-dong battle was expected and it looked to be heading that …

It’s Roscommon who march on to a Connacht final meeting with Galway after pipping Mayo to the post for the first time in championship football since 2001.  All the talk in the lead up to the game centred on James Horan’s return to the Connacht Championship where he held a 100 per cent record as Mayo manager, however, his side …

Armagh advanced to their first Ulster semi-final in five years on Sunday but they were made to sweat the whole way by a young Down side. It was a game that had everything. Five goals, a red card, great scores, high-stakes drama and an unlikely match winner in Andrew Murnin, who many (including the Armagh management) thought wouldn’t see any …

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 …

Before Saturday’s game against Gibraltar, it had been 18 months since David McGoldrick last appeared in the green of Ireland. A mixture of injuries and a lack of form meant that McGoldrick found himself far from the international setup during the last year of Martin O’Neill’s tenure. Back fit and firing for his club Sheffield United in the Championship, McGoldrick …

Brought to you by Allianz, proud sponsors of the Allianz Football & Hurling Leagues. Wow. Tyrone really flipped the script last night. Not many people gave Mickey Harte’s men a chance of toppling Dublin in their Allianz Football League Round Six clash in Croke Park, but run them over they did and in some style. Going into the game Dublin …

Brought to you by Allianz, proud sponsors of the Allianz Football & Hurling Leagues.   “If you’re in full-forward every day, you become predictable”. Those were the words of Tipperary captain, Seamus Callanan, following today’s 1-29 to 1-16 win over Cork in Pairc Ui Rinn.  Liam Sheedy’s charges were far from predictable today, especially in the forward line with their …

Brought to you by Allianz, proud sponsors of the Allianz Football & Hurling Leagues. Dublin restored the natural order of the Gaelic footballing landscape last night with a comprehensive eight-point hammering of Mayo in Croke Park. A lot of hype surrounded the game due to Mayo’s hot run of form and Dublin’s perceived lack thereof. However, this game never lived …

Brought to you by Allianz, proud sponsors of the Allianz Football & Hurling Leagues. Jackie Tyrell may not think they will lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup come August, but Limerick proved just why they are the best team in the country currently with a resounding 2-18 to 0-15 win over Kilkenny in Nowlan Park this afternoon.  While it is still …