‘I remember thinking I’d better not go near Padraic Maher or he’ll throw me out over line’
JAKE MORRIS PLAYED four seasons alongside Paudie Maher, but it was a moment two years before his senior call-up that left a lasting impression on the young forward. Maher announced his shock retirement from hurling yesterday due to a neck…
‘It was a tough pill to swallow. But I’ve digested it now, just about’ – Dublin star Dunne
DUBLIN STAR JENNIFER Dunne says her side are fuelled by “a new drive” this year, after their bid for a perfect five-in-a-row came crashing down in 2021. Senior newcomers Meath stunned the reigning champions in September’s All-Ireland final, getting their…
Aussie Rules addition, returning club star and five injury worries as Cork set for new campaign
A NEW ADDITION as a player returns from the AFL, a returning forward after a stellar club season and the usual collection of springtime injury worries. Kieran Kingston faces into another league campaign as Cork hurling boss on Saturday evening,…
Brosnan and Savage star as MTU Kerry hit 4-15 to reach Sigerson semi-final
MTU Kerry 4-15 Maynooth University 0-7 Murt Murphy reports from Tralee INSPIRED BY THEIR captain Tony Brosnan, MTU Kerry Campus reached their first Sigerson Cup semi-final since 1999 when they completed that historic three in a row, after outclassing Maynooth…
‘It really is a strange one’ – Galway still on hunt for new manager two weeks out from league
THE GALWAY SENIOR ladies football team are without a manager less than two weeks out from the National League. Last Thursday, news of Gerry Fahy’s departure broke locally. Galway Bay FM reported that the boss had stepped down with immediate…
Cork games against Clare and Kerry moved from Páirc Uí Chaoimh due to Ed Sheeran concerts
CORK GAA HAVE confirmed their Munster championship games in football and hurling against Clare and Kerry respectively, have been moved from Páirc Uí Chaoimh due to the Ed Sheeran concert taking place at the stadium. The Munster hurling round-robin game…
Experienced Wexford hurler retires after 13 seasons at senior level
LONG-SERVING WEXFORD hurler Harry Kehoe has retired from the inter-county game after 13 seasons at senior level. Kehoe made his debut in 2009 for Wexford in the Leinster senior semi-final loss to Dublin. The highlight of his Wexford career came…
GAA to cut Dublin funding and give majority of counties ‘a significant increase’
THE GAA WILL decide on a new model for games development funding at a Central Council meeting at the end of the month, which will see the Dublin’s disproportionate level of funding allocated more evenly across the country. Dublin have…
Here’s your essential TV guide for this weekend’s live sport
WITH THE STRETCH in the evening getting even more grand, we’ve still got plenty of sport to look forward to this weekend. It’s All-Ireland final time in the hurling and football club championships, while the Premier League action continues. There’s…
‘TJ is just an absolute genius to watch’ – The greatest club hurling forward of them all?
Source: The42 WHERE IS BEST to start? Back to October 2004, when the 16-year-old goalkeeper helped his club take the reigning Kilkenny and Leinster champions O’Loughlin Gaels to a county quarter-final replay? Or maybe more recently, that remarkable feat of…