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Kerry are out on Saturday for their first championship match of 2019 when they take on Clare in the Munster SFC semi-final at Cusack Park, Ennis. The Kingdom announced their starting XV earlier this week and purists around the country are already purring at the thought of a full-forward line containing Paul Geaney, James O’Donoghue and David Clifford. It’s a …

Kerry and Clare have named their sides for the Munster Senior Football semi-final on Saturday evening in Cusack Park, Ennis.  Kerry manager has made two changes to his full-forward line from the league final defeat to Mayo with Paul Geaney and James O’Donoghue named alongside David Clifford. Diarmuid O’Connor is set for his championship debut at wing-forward with Sean O’Shea …

The Gaelic football championship continued this evening as Kildare, Limerick and Clare all advanced to the next round of their provincial championships.  The big story comes via the way of Thurles as Limerick recorded a huge upset victory over Tipperary while Kildare were made to sweat it out against Wicklow. Here is our round-up of Saturday evening’s games. ___ Leinster …

The search for the new Cork senior football manager has come to an end.  Ronan McCarthy has been appointed to the job on a three-year term, replacing Peadar Healy whose stint as boss on Leeside came to an end after the Rebels’ loss to Mayo in the qualifiers this year. McCarthy will take the hot seat with a fine pedigree …

Tipperary bowed out of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship after a narrow two-point loss to Armagh on Saturday in Thurles. The defeat marked the end of Liam Kearns’ two-year term in charge of The Premier County, and the question now must be asked, where to for both parties? Kearns has brought the level of Tipp football to soaring new heights …

Cork scraped past Tipperary on Saturday evening in the Munster Senior Football Championship semi-final on a scoreline of 1-10 to 1-09.  The one-point victory over a Premier County heavily depleted as a result of retirements, injuries and suspensions has not spared the Rebels of any harsh criticism following the shambolic first half performance. The Leesiders registered just a single point …

Good news for Tipperary football supporters today is that the injury sustained by star player, Michael Quinlivan, is not as bad was initially feared on Saturday evening.  Quinlivan was stretchered off the Pairc Uí Rinn pitch around the 15 minute mark of Tipperary’s one-point loss to Cork at the weekend as a result of what appeared to be a serious …

Cork scraped past Tipperary by a single point today in the Munster SFC semi-final, just as they did against Waterford at the quarter-final stage in their last outing. While there is much to work on for the Leeside footballers before taking on Clare or Kerry in the provincial decider, they are there. If the Kingdom are to come out on …

Kerry beat Dublin in the National Footbal League final in Croke Park on April 9th. The wait for their next competitive outing comes to an end this Sunday, June 11th, when they head to Ennis for the Munster SFC semi-final against Clare.  The nine week break between competitive fixtures is something that does not sit well within the Kerry camp. It …

Tipperary will travel to Pairc Uí Rinn on Saturday to take on Cork in the Munster SFC semi-final, and for the first time in recent memory the Premier County head into a football clash against the Rebels as favourites in many people’s minds.  Tipp shocked everyone by beating Cork at the same stage of the championship last year and have …

Tipperary goalkeeper, Evan Comerford, who is serving a 12-week ban from Gaelic football, is said to be considering a switch of codes to soccer.  A number of top League of Ireland clubs are said to be interested in signing Comerford, according to The42.ie.  There is reported to have been enquiries made about the availability of the 22-year-old by at least …

Tipperary goalkeeper, Evan Comerford, has been handed a twelve week ban following an incident in a club game last week.  The lengthy ban will date back to the day of the incident, May 23rd, and will see the 2016 All Star nominee miss the entire inter-county championship season unless the Premier reach the All Ireland semi-final stage again this term, …

Cork football selector Eamonn Ryan has stated that the heavy public criticism of the team has had an effect on the players.  The Rebels face Waterford in the Munster SFC quarter-final on Saturday in Dungarvan’s Fraher Field and go into the clash as strong favourites. However, the Cork footballers have been on a downward spiral ever since clinching the Sam …

Tipperary claimed their first senior football championship win over Cork since 1944. Although Tipperary have invested heavily in establishing themselves as a footballing force in recent years, few would have given them a chance against Cork this afternoon. Nevertheless, history was made this afternoon, after Kevin O’Halloran kicked two late points, one from a 45 and another from a free,  to …

Cork are looking to beat Kerry in Killarney for the first time in 20 years. There is nothing like a Munster Final in Killarney. The short distance between Killarney and Cork’s football heartland in the west of the county ensures that a sizeable rebel contingent make the trip across the county bounds. The atmosphere created in the town is stimulated by …