Sarsfields’ missed opportunity, O’Callaghan’s frightening talent and other club hurling talking points
1. Missed opportunity for Thurles Sarsfields THURLES SARSFIELDS’ PLAYERS likely still woke up this morning wondering how they let it slip…again. Leading Clare’s Ballyea — who won their first county title a week previously — by seven points with 10…
‘We were all hurt by that and pained’ – Ballyboden defeat in 2015 the driving force for St Vincent’s
ST VINCENT’S WALKED off the field at Parnell Park in a familiar position on Saturday night. Champions. They’ve now been crowned top dogs in Dublin 28 times. Nobody else comes close. The Marino club were warm favourites to beat Ballyboden…
From financial strife to a Munster hurling final – the renaissance of Cork’s Glen Rovers
AFTER CRACKING THE Cork senior hurling championship code in 2015, Glen Rovers have now gone one step further. From 1989 until last year, the Glen hadn’t won a county title but that 26-year wait came to an end with victory…
Former captain and 2013 All-Star among big omissions in Dublin’s 2017 hurling squad
DUBLIN SENIOR HURLING manager Ger Cunningham has announced his winter training panel ahead of the 2017 season. There are some big name omissions as former captain Johnny McCaffrey, ex joint-captain Peter Kelly, forward Paul Ryan, Daire Plunkett, Niall Corcoran and…
It’s Sunday, so here are 11 of our favourite images from the sporting week
It’s Sunday, so here are 11 of our favourite images from the sporting week Previous 1 / 11Next Stefan Slachev attempts a wrestling move on Paddy Barnes during their fight in Belfast on Saturday night. Source: Presseye/William Cherry/INPHO CJ Stander…
Richie Power plays a substitute-role as Carrickshock secure return to Kilkenny senior hurling ranks
Carrickshock 0-13 Tullogher-Rosbercon 0-6 TWO-TIME ALL-Star Richie Power played the entire second-half for Carrickshock as they ran out seven point winners over Walter Walsh’s Tullogher-Rosbercon in the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling final. Advertisement County champs 🙌💚💛 pic.twitter.com/l2TTBrwbUW — suzanne (@suzannepower) November 6,…
Keith Higgins’ Ballyhaunis side and Ahascragh Fohenagh finish all square
Ballyhaunis (Mayo) 2-13 Ahascragh/Fohenagh (Galway) 0-19 EXTRA TIME WAS needed but still could not seperate Galway champions Ahascragh/Fohenagh and Mayo’s Ballyhaunis in the Connacht intermediate hurling final. The three-in-a-row Mayo champions set up the tie after beating Roscommon side Oran…
Leinster champions Oulart The Ballagh advance to last four, while St Mullins stun Raharney
REIGNING LEINSTER CHAMPIONS Oulart-The-Ballagh cruised past St Rynagh’s and into the provincial semi-final today. They did so without a number of key players, with Keith Rossiter and Nicky Kirwan ruled out through injury, while they lost Eoin Moore due to concussion…
Foxrock Cabinteely make easy work of Leinster final and win two in a row
Foxrock Cabinteely (Dublin) 5-10 St Laurences (Kildare) 1-3 FOXROCK CABINTEELY MADE it two Leinster titles in a row as they had a comprehensive victory over St Laurence’s earlier today. Advertisement They now face Cora Staunton’s Cornacon in the semi-final. Source:…
Cork’s Glen Rovers book their place in Munster final with a point to spare
Glen Rovers (Cork) 0-15 Patrickswell (Limerick) 0-14 Jackie Cahill reports from the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick CORK CHAMPIONS GLEN Rovers are through to a first AIB Munster senior club hurling final since 1976. Eight points from Patrick Horgan helped the Glen…