Month: September 2021

Offaly 1-16 Laois 2-16  THE LAOIS HURLERS got off to a winning start under new boss Eddie Brennan with a win over Offaly in the Walsh “Eddie Brennan gets off to winning start in charge of Laois while Westmeath footballers also prevail”

Shane Mulligan lifts the trophy. Source: Oisin Keniry/INPHO Kevin O’Brien reports from Bord na Mona O’Connor Park THERE WON’T BE a cow milked in Mullinalaghta “Wilderness to Leinster champions – Mullinalaghta story sums up magic of club game”

OUTGOING CORK COUNTY board secretary Frank Murphy believes drawn All-Ireland semi-finals should go to a replay rather than have extra-time played ‘in fairness to players’. “Extra-time in All-Ireland semi-finals, club concerns, Liam Miller match and stepping down in Cork”

JIM MCGUINNESS FLIES out to North Carolina tonight as he begins the next chapter of his coaching career in the soccer world. Former Donegal boss “‘There is a fear in the unknown…I’m going in as head coach, something I’ve never done before’”

A MEMBER OF the Whelehan family will be back in charge of four-time All-Ireland winning club Birr next season with Barry Whelehan having being appointed “Member of famous Offaly hurling family to take over four-time All-Ireland club hurling champions”

WHAT A GOAL. It was a huge weekend of ladies football action as new champions were crowned in the All-Ireland senior, intermediate and junior club “Dummy solos, both feet, what a finish – we’ll never tire of watching this incredible goal”

MULLINALAGHTA HAD FIVE starters on the Longford team that went down by 19 points to Dublin in this year’s Leinster semi-final – Patrick Fox, Donal “‘Anything is possible’ – Mullinalaghta give hope to small clubs all over Ireland”

TYRONE GOALKEEPER NIALL Morgan will line out for Dungannon Swifts in a League Cup semi-final tonight after getting permission from manager Mickey Harte. Morgan, who “Tyrone GAA keeper to line out in Irish League Cup semi-final against Linfield”

EIGHTEEN-TIME ALL-IRELAND winner Briege Corkery has committed to the Cork camogie team for the 2019 season. Corkery returned to the squad ahead of their All-Ireland “18-time All-Ireland winner Corkery commits to Cork camogie for 2019”

FOLLOWING A YEAR of unprecedented success in Irish sport at home and on the international stage, RTÉ have confirmed their respective shortlists for Team of “RTÉ confirm nominees for 2018 Team of the Year and Young Sportsperson of the Year”