Richie McCaw meets the Dubs in Chicago – It’s the sporting tweets of the week
1. Wexford Youths #SweetChinMusic pic.twitter.com/tqY7mUP89P — Wexford FC (@WexfordFC) October 31, 2016 Source: Wexford Youths FC/Twitter 2. Graham Reilly Myself and trump this morning at fancy dress 🙂 @StColmcillesGAA pic.twitter.com/hLA3QonGPR — graham reilly (@ReillyGraham) November 4, 2016 Source: graham reilly/Twitter…
Dublin star Goldrick chasing history with Foxrock Cabinteely in Leinster final
FOR JUST THE second time in the club’s history, Foxrock Cabinteely ladies are gearing up for another Leinster final appearance. They took the honours last year at the expense of Sarsfields Mountmellick (Laois) and this year’s challengers come from the St. Laurence’s club…
Easing football addiction with marijuana, profound effects of glory and the week’s best sportswriting
Source: David J. Phillip 1. “What would you have done to see this happen? Chicago Cubs, World Series champions. Would you have sold your house? Taken a pay cut? Would you have sworn off chocolate or beer, red meat or golf?…
Tomas Quinn and Diarmuid Connolly combine to see St Vincent’s home
“IT WASN’T GOING to be very open and we knew it wasn’t going to be too high-scoring.” If Tomas Quinn’s assessment of yesterday’s Dublin senior football final is true, then it’s just as well St Vincent’s had himself and Diarmuid…
Poll: Who do you think will win the Munster senior club hurling title?
Tipperary’s Padraic Maher and Cork’s Patrick Horgan will be chasing club glory. Source: Ken Sutton/INPHO WE’RE DOWN TO the final four in the Munster senior club hurling championship today with places in the decider up for grabs. Click Here: In…
Brennan’s red card, another bumper year for Connolly and more Dublin football final talking points
1. A 28th title for brilliant St Vincent’s ST VINCENT’S ARE back on top of the Dublin football tree. Their 28th senior football title leaves them 17 clear of their nearest challengers O’Tooles, who last lifted the trophy in 1946.…
Cork’s Mourneabbey complete Munster three-in-a-row
Mourneabbey 2-16 Banner 1-6 IN A REPEAT of the 2014 Munster club final, Mourneabbey prevailed against the Banner of Clare to secure their third senior Munster title on the spin. The Cork champions won the tie in emphatic fashion with…
Castleknock give a brave display but Quinn and Connolly lead St Vincent’s to glory
St Vincent’s 0-15 Castleknock 0-10 Kevin O’Brien reports from Parnell Park ST VINCENT’S ARE the kingpins in Dublin once again. Mossy Quinn rolled back the years and Diarmuid Connolly played an instrumental role from centre-forward as the Vinnies were crowned…
Mourneabbey captain relishing Munster final meeting against old foes
WHEN THE MOURNEABBEY ladies football team reconvened for the 2016 season, they knew they had to park the hurt of the previous year before a new campaign could begin. Click Here: A second All-Ireland final had come and gone without…
Look out for DeLoreans over Wrigley Field! It’s Comments of the Week
UNFANCIED NICE AND Mario Balotelli currently top France’s Ligue 1 table, and Robert Duggan White says it makes a nice change to the tragic stories coming out of the city after the Bastille Day attack earlier this year. I was in…