Month: September 2021

Cork’s Patrick Collins and Waterford’s Billy Nolan. Source: INPHO IN JUNE 2014, the spotlight fell on both hurling goalkeepers in action in Thurles. Anthony Nash “Who will step forward for Cork and Waterford hurlers as new goalkeeper era begins?”

TOMMY DUNNE WAS Tipperary’s All-Ireland winning captain in 2001 and the Toomevara player won three All-Star awards during a glittering hurling county career. In the “‘I was sick of getting beaten with Tipp all my life and it wasn’t going to happen today’”

CAVAN CAMOGIE MANAGER Jimmy Greville says the logistics of the association’s controverisal proposed 2021 fixture plan will “never work” and says that his side does “‘It’ll never work… The last thing the players want is not to play next Saturday’”

WEXFORD MANAGER DAVY Fitzgerald has named his side for tomorrow’s Division 1B National Hurling League clash against Laois. The Yellowbellies welcome Seamus ‘Cheddar’ Plunkett’s side “Davy Fitz and Cheddar Plunkett name sides for tomorrow’s Wexford-Laois clash”

Limerick 0-20 Tipperary 0-20 RETURN WAS THE key word of the day. A return to competitive hurling in 2021, a return to action on their “Forde hits 0-14 for Tipperary but Limerick recover for draw with late Reidy point”

BETWEEN LAST YEAR and this one, Brian Cody has probably endured more hurling-free weekends than he did in the rest of his 66 years combined.  “‘It’s just great to be out there’ – you could tell Brian Cody missed it”

Updated May 10th 2021, 8:20 AM 1. Cork’s goalscoring spree Cork have not exactly been goalscoring kings during their league endeavours in recent years. Granted “Cork hunt for goals, Waterford ‘naivety’ at the back and young Rebel forwards”

CORK ALL-IRELAND winner Donal Óg Cusack hailed the achievement of the Antrim hurlers with their opening day league win over Clare but still feels they “Cusack’s Antrim hurling verdict: ‘Delighted to see it – but I still think they are going to struggle’”

Updated May 10th 2021, 5:11 PM Leitrim hurler Zak Moradi at today’s launch in Croke Park. A NEW JERSEY was launched today in Croke Park “Leitrim hurlers to display ‘No To Racism’ on their jerseys for the 2021 season”

Updated May 10th 2021, 7:18 PM SLIGO FOOTBALLER NEIL Ewing has announced his retirement from the senior inter-county game. The 33-year-old defender started out in “Long-serving Sligo stalwart and Cork’s Belfast-born defender retire from inter-county football”