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The 2019 GAA season will go down in memory for a lot of reasons.  Mayo ending a hoodoo of nine straight Croke Park final defeats, Galway’s mid-summer exit one week after beating Kilkenny, Cavan’s run to a first Ulster final in 18 years, Carlow’s participation in the Liam MacCarthy Cup and who can forget the incoming five-in-a-row, something that looks …

The inter-county season has officially ended and as the long days stretch into the early evenings we can sit back, relax and look forward to a new decade of football in 2020. Dublin are champions for the fifth year in succession and the rest of Ireland will be gunning to stop their championship streak of 37 games without defeat. However, …

All week long we’ve been speaking to some of the stars of the inter-county game to get their thoughts on tomorrow’s All-Ireland football final involving Dublin and Kerry. Dublin are attempting to achieve and unprecedented fifth successive title while Kerry look to stop Jim Gavin’s side and extend their place atop the roll of honour with 38 titles. We also …

There’s a small GAA club made up of just 125 members, located in the parish of Lower Drumreilly, Co. Leitrim who will be hoping for nothing more than a successful second attempt at the drive for five. Aughawillan is one of the most unique clubs in all of Ireland. Despite having an extremely small playing pool, in one of the …

Sure we couldn’t have a review of the 2019 season without speaking to someone from Leitrim.  The O’Rourke County had a year to remember gaining promotion from Division 4 of the Allianz Football League for the first time in 13 years while the hurling side collected Croke Park silverware by winning this year’s Lory Meagher Cup. When the topic of …

What a wonderful day of hurling in Croke Park where Leitrim, Down and Sligo were all crowned respective All-Ireland champions after hard-fought victories at HQ. The day started with an absolute cracker between Leitrim and Lancashire that saw the O’Rourke County come out on top after extra-time. It was then Meath’s turn to climb the steps of the Hogan Stand …

If you’re in any doubt as to the value of the BOI Celtic Challenge and what it can do for the growth and development of hurling outside of the traditional big hitters, look no further than next weekend’s Lory Meagher Cup final. Leitrim go in search of the county’s first-ever All-Ireland title and they will be doing so with no …

Emlyn Mulligan has opted out of the Leitrim panel for the remainder of 2019 following their defeat to Roscommon in the opening round of the Connacht Senior Football Championship. The news was reported by the Irish Sun on Wednesday with the player confirming reports to the publication on Thursday. The Melvin Gaels club man did not start last weekend’s Connacht …

“The league is probably the most exciting part of the year because you are playing week on week and that’s what players want.” – Mickey Burke (Meath). A Mayo revival, a Leitrim wave and a third division as tight as a snare drum… what a league campaign it was. Over the last three months fans up and down the country …

The Allianz Leagues wrapped up on Sunday (almost) as Mayo and Limerick lifted their first Allianz League trophies in 18 and 22 years respectively in Croke Park. For some teams, it was a league campaign to remember, for others it was one to forget. With that in mind, we have decided to select our GAA Stock Watch based on the …

“From when we were knee height we were out every day as soon as we got home from school. The bags would be flung through the door and we’d be out kicking football alongside our two sisters, Claire and Shauna. “Going hell for leather and dreaming one day we’d get to play for Leitrim and get to do it in …

We’re on the verge of the first big weekend in the GAA calendar as the Allianz League Finals are set to take centre stage in Croke Park on Saturday and Sunday. The action kicks off on Saturday with a fantastic double-header. A huge crowd is expected in for the Division 4 final as minnows Leitrim pit their wits against Derry …

In the first of our three previews heading into this weekend’s Allianz Football League Finals, we take a look at the Division 4 encounter between Derry and Leitrim which will throw in at 3 pm on Saturday in Croke Park. For Damien McErlain’s charges, promotion back to Division 3 was nothing short of paramount heading into this year’s league campaign. …

The penultimate round of the Allianz Football League talks place throughout today with a bumper 16 game fixture list to sink our teeth into. So far, the only confirmed league final we have is that between Leitrim and Derry in Division 4 with the two sides coming face-to-face today in Celtic Park, Derry. Mayo travel to Tralee looking to get …

The Allianz Football League returns this weekend for the penultimate round of games and it could be monikered as ‘Super Saturday’ given that all 16 games are taking place on the same day. After this weekend, we will have a real sense of who is Croke Park bound at the end of the month and who has to go back …

The runners and riders are off to the races in the Allianz Football League, and you can expect that after this weekend all four divisions will begin to take shape.  Last week saw an inspired double substitution lead Monaghan to victory over Dublin, a resurgent Mayo side welcome back James Horan with a hard-fought win in terrible conditions, and Westmeath …

James Horan’s return to the Mayo sideline proved a triumphant and historic one after they overcame Leitrim in the FBD League preliminary round game via a penalty shootout.  The game in Carrick-on-Shannon proved to be an entertaining affair, finishing on a scoreline of 2-13 apiece after 70 minutes. Rather than playing extra-time, the game went straight into the GAA’s first ever …

Leitrim GAA have become the latest county to sell the naming rights to their stadium in a bid to increase commercial revenue.  Páirc Sean Mac Diarmada will now be known as ‘Avantcard Páirc Sean Mac Diarmada’. Consumer finance business, Avantcard, who are based in Carrick-on-Shannon have secured sponsorship which will run from 2019-2021. “We are delighted to have a Leitrim based company showing …