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Corofin 2-16 Dr Crokes 0-10 Corofin are All-Ireland club champions for the second year running following a comprehensive victory over Dr Crokes in Croke Park this afternoon. The match-up was highly anticipated given that both teams shared the last two All-Ireland titles as well as the manner in which they qualified for this final. However, the game failed to live …

The best way to measure a team’s depth is to look towards their substitutions bench and gauge what talent they can introduce. By that measuring, Dr Crokes stand above all else.  Among a host of other eye-catching names, stands Colm ‘Gooch’ Cooper. The sight of him on the sidelines with 20 minutes remaining in a game must strike fear into Crokes’ …

Dr Crokes 5-20 Finbarrs 1-11 Kerry’s Dr Crokes remain on track for their eighth Munster club football title after they demolished Finbarr’s of Cork with an incredible performance this afternoon.  The Kerry champions scored a magnificent 5-20 in Killarney with all of their scores coming from play. They were six points to be better after just 20 minutes but a …

Both the Kerry and Cork senior football championships were decided on Sunday, and two remarkable stories emerged from the day’s play. First to Kerry, where Dingle arrived at Austin Stack Park yet again, fresh from a semi-final replay win over East Kerry last weekend. Despite their fine victory, they were underdogs against a dominant Dr Crokes side, and so it …

One of the biggest shocks in the club championship this weekend came in Kerry where Kerins O’Rahilly’s came from nine points down to record a 3-18 to 2-17 victory over champions, Dr Crokes.  Dr Crokes looked to have the win secured with ten minutes to go but two goals from Tommy Walsh helped them to a 13-point swing in the final …

Twelve months ago, Dr Crokes beat Slaughtneil in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park as they were crowned as the best club team in the country. The Derry club lost out by just two points in their second final in three years, but it’s a long way back to Croke Park, as they learned this year. Some of the scenes at …

Nemo Rangers won through to the All-Ireland semi-final, after upsetting reigning champions Dr Crokes in today’s Munster decider. Luke Connolly bagged ten points as the Cork outfit had too much for the reigning All-Ireland champions, in a victory that was deserved from start to finish. In fact, Nemo had dominated proceedings to such a degree that the scoreline arguably flattered …

Three senior club provincial titles were up for decision today in football, as the race to St Patrick’s Day begins to turn for home. In Munster, All-Ireland champions Dr Crokes were expected to overcome Nemo Rangers, but the Cork outfit executed their gameplan to perfection, shocking their Kerry rivals to march on to the All-Ireland semi-final. Nemo will face Derry …

Nemo Rangers caused a huge shock with a win over Dr Crokes in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship final today in Páirc Uí Rinn, after a resounding display on Lee-side to win out 0-16 to 0-11. The Cork champions were rated as 3/1 outsiders by bookmakers in the run-up to the match, with most expecting the reigning All-Ireland champions to …

Dr Crokes power into Munster final as they look to defend All-Ireland title

As the provincial club championships get underway, teams are coming back down to earth following their county titles, and are beginning to dream of bigger things. Climbing the steps of the Hogan Stand on St Patrick’s Day is the goal for clubs all around the country, but it will only be realised by one. So who are the main contenders? Dr …

With another big weekend of county final action ahead of us, more of the country’s top stars will be looking to lead their local teams to glory.  While a good number of county titles have already found their home for the winter, there are some high-profile clashes this weekend. Here are five well-known faces who are looking to lead their …

The senior inter-county GAA season is over, as we make our way into the club season. While the ladies football final will keep us entertained on Sunday, we’re heading into the winter, and the club championships are king for the coming months. Up and down the country this weekend, there are fascinating duals taking place. Here, we pick out five of …

It has been over a month since Colm Cooper announced his retirement from intercounty football. In the interim, the debate whether or not he can be considered the greatest of all time has raged. It has also been revealed that the 33-year-old will be hitting our TV screens this summer, as he takes up a role as a Sunday Game …

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 …

The inter-county retirement of Colm ‘Gooch’ Cooper at the age of 33 might not have come as a shock to most, but the outpouring of support since has nonetheless been widespread.  The Gooch won nine Munster titles, five All-Irelands, four National Football Leagues, eight All Stars and is Kerry’s record scorer in championship competition having amassed a stunning 23-283 over a …

Colm ‘The Gooch’ Cooper has announced his retirement from inter-county Gaelic football following a glittering career with Kerry. Widely regarded as one of greatest ever footballers to play the game, Cooper’s 15 year career in the green and yellow of Kerry saw him earn five All Ireland medals, nine Munster titles and eight All Stars. All that was missing from …

Kerry champions Dr. Crokes won the All-Ireland Club Senior Football title on Friday, edging out Derry side Slaughtneil by two points at Croke Park. It was only the second All-Ireland victory in the Killarney club’s history, with the first coming all the way back in 1992. The win also brought an end to Colm ‘Gooch’ Cooper’s hunt for an All-Ireland …