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The Allianz Football League took a break last week but now it is back with a bang. As we enter Round 4 of the Allianz League, the competition is getting fiercer and many teams will be fighting to avoid a relegation battle while others will be hoping to extend their lead at the top of their respective Divisions. There are …

Reigning Trench Cup champions, Mary Immaculate College, have been ejected from the competition without warning due to a fixtures debacle, according to their captain, James McNeive. Following a series of events, Mary I were unable to fulfil their quarter-final fixture with GMIT and were subsequently removed from the competition though they have not received official confirmation from the governing board, …

At 37 years of age, Kevin Cassidy thought his chances of challenging for an All Ireland football medal were well behind him. The Gaoth Dobhair man was dropped from Jim McGuinness’ squad in 2011 after contributing to a book entitled ‘This Is Our Year’, and thus missed out on his county’s first All Ireland in 20 years back in 2012. Seven …

Corofin’s Kieran Fitzgerald has called for the All Ireland club competitions to be wrapped up before Christmas so to avoid club games clashing with college and inter-county competitions.  For the second year in a row, Corofin players, Kieran Malloy (NUIG) and Liam Silke (UCD) find themselves at the centre of a fixtures clash as their All Ireland semi-final against Gweedore …

Former All Ireland winning captain, Fionn Fitzgerald, has confirmed that his inter-county career with Kerry has come to an end as he turns his focus to his club, Dr Crokes.  The 28-year-old made his debut for the Kingdom in the Allianz Football League in 2013 and the following year, he was co-captain with Kieran O’Leary as they lifted the Sam …

The Allianz Hurling League may be taking a break for a week but it is full steam ahead in the football with a number of tasty encounters in store.  The stand-out fixture of the weekend sees old rivals, Dublin and Kerry, face off once again in Tralee on Saturday evening. Kerry lie second in the Allianz League table following two …

The line-up for the Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup semi-finals has been finalised with UCD, St Mary’s, NUIG and UCC advancing after impressive quarter-final performances. Read our round-up of all the quarter-final action below. St Mary’s 0-15 Maynooth 0-13 2017 Sigerson Cup champions, St Mary’s, have advanced to the semi-finals following a two-point win over Maynooth in Dundalk. The Kildare side were …

Tyrone legend, Owen Mulligan, has admitted that he was “seething” at his county’s recent performances against Kerry and Mayo in the Allianz Football League. Mickey Harte’s side lie at the bottom of the Division 1 table having suffered a four-point loss to Kerry in round 1, followed by a dismal 2-13 to 0-10 loss to Mayo last weekend. Regardless of …

Who would have thought that after the first round of the Allianz Football League action, Dublin and Tyrone would be sitting at the bottom of the Division 1 table? Well after respective losses to Monaghan and Kerry, the two All Ireland finalists have battles on their hands’ to return to winning ways during this weekend’s encounters with both involved in …

Tyrone legend, Owen Mulligan says up and coming talent, Darragh Canavan, will remain grounded despite his prolific rise.  Darragh, son of Peter Canavan, burst onto the inter-county scene last year when he starred for the U17 side, scoring 1-03 against Roscommon alone. He made his senior debut off the bench in the McKenna Cup earlier this month. Mulligan has been …