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GAA President John Horan has said that the association has no plans for a review into GAA funding, believing that the current model is progressive.  The GAA have been criticised for their allocation of funds in Leinster particularly, with Dublin receiving almost €18 million in development funds between 2007 and 2018. Cork were the next highest recipients with €1.4 million …

July 31, 2016 The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship has reached the quarter-final stages with the first of two double-headers set to go down in Croke Park. The majority of the teams involved in the last eight are as expected apart from two glaring exceptions, Clare and Tipperary. Three of the eight quarter-finalists are indeed Munster counties and it could well …

As part of a new series of interviews with Ireland's top sports stars, we sat down with Wexford hurl​ing manager, Davy Fitzgerald.

It isn’t news that Offaly hurling is in a bad place at the moment, and unfortunately for the Faithful, 2017 didn’t improve matters. While they did beat Westmeath to ensure that they would avoid the minefield that is the Leinster qualifier group in 2018, they suffered two heavy defeats in their subsequent outings against Galway and Waterford in the qualifiers. …

Having tasted their first ever qualifier defeat, many have questioned if Brian Cody will wish to remain in charge for another season.   However, Kilkenny legend and current under-21 hurling manager Eddie Brennan believes that we will see Cody patrol the sidelines once again in 2018. Brian Cody’s legacy is set in stone. The James Stephens man has overseen the greatest …

The Wexford hurlers have been dealt a major injury blow ahead of their clash with Kilkenny. Liam Óg McGovern is suspected to have torn his ACL once again. With expectations at an all-time high ahead of this weekend’s Leinster Championship semi-final, this news is sure to come as a blow to Davy Fitzgerald’s side. If Wexford are to pull off …

National League winners Galway swept Dublin aside at O’Connor Park, Tullamore on Sunday in their Leinster Championship quarter-final clash on a resounding scoreline of 2-28 to 1-17. This result now casts doubt over the immediate future of Dublin hurling while Galway will look forward to a semi-final match-up on June 18 against Offaly with the expectations of reaching the latter stages …

Now that the Munster Championship has begun the hurling world’s focus switches to Leinster. Here we look at the Leinster Hurling Championship All Star team. Last week we picked our Munster hurling All Star XV. Now it is the turn of Leinster hurling to face judgement. This year’s Leinster Hurling Championship looks set to be one of the most open in …

On Sunday, the final games of the round-robin Leinster hurling championship were played which resulted in both Laois and Westmeath progressing into the Leinster quarter-final stages. The draw, which was held on Sunday meant that Laois will play Wexford at home while Westmeath will host Offaly in the Leinster quarter-finals. In the other quarter-final, Dublin will face Galway in a game …

During last week’s provincial football and hurling draws it was evident that perhaps a revamped structure would not only help the inter-county game, but also make it a lot easier to promote. Hurling already operates through a two-tier structure, but it’s the removal of the provincial segment I would suggest. Kerry and Galway hurlers are already competing in the Leinster …

They just keep falling like bowling pins… Today, Mick Lillis announced he would be leaving his role as leader of the Laois football squad. Ergo, for the second successive summer, Laois county board will seek a new messiah to lead their charges. Lillis had been appointed in October of last year after an underwhelming run by former Galway and Westmeath manager Tomás Ó …

Another Sunday, another comfortable win for the Dublin footballers and another Leinster title for the men from the capital. Boring and predictable is what a lot of analysts and fans are saying after the Jim Gavin’s men beat Westmeath in the provincial decider for the second year in a row. In fact, the only bit of tension surrounding the game …

Last Sunday night, like most Sunday nights, saw a renewed call for changes to the Championship structure. A Division 4 team playing Dublin? In a final? How could this happen? People who put out questions like these ignored the fact that Westmeath beat Kildare, who will operate in Division 2 in 2017, to get to the final. It also ignores the fact that …

It seems that the demand for change in the structure of the Championship is not going to go away. The weekend’s analysis was once again dominated by talk regarding the different standards amongst the teams in action. A ‘B’ Championship was again touted as the best solution despite being proven in the hurling equivalent as a process that has only cemented …

So as the dust settles after an action packed weekend in both the Football and Hurling championships, let’s take a look back at four things we learned from the weekend as we ease into the ummer months. 1) Waterford Can’t be Underestimated Waterford booked a place in the Munster Final on Sunday with a comprehensive victory over rivals Clare in …

For any other team in the country, the news that a player of Paddy Andrews’ caliber is to be ruled out of their upcoming Championship opener this Saturday would be worrying. Not for Dublin. The All-Ireland champions don’t have that crippling lack of depth, that dependence on a mere one star man or the insecurities that come with both of …

Our new weekly piece has arrived. It’s the middle of the week, everybody has gotten the start out of the way, but it’s not yet close enough the get excited about the weekend. We all love to complain in Ireland, so every Wednesday from now on, we will bring to you our Wednesday Whinge. This week it is based around …

The Leinster Championship is in full swing, and as things hot up before next weekend when the quarter-finals start, we look at five stars who could have a big say in the destination of the Bob O’Keeffe Cup over the coming weeks. _____ Eamon Dillon (Dublin) ‘Trollier’ has been knocking about the Dublin team for a number of years now, but …