INCOMING WEXFORD BOSS Davy Fitzgerald has spoken about the sense of relief he felt after stepping down as Clare manager last month. Fitzgerald’s five-year spell in charge of the Banner came to an end before he was quickly snapped up […]
1. Bundee Aki scores a crucial late try in Connacht’s Champions Cup win against Toulouse yesterday Source: Inpho/Billy Stickland 2. Uruguay’s Egidio Arevalo shows off his acrobatic skills in a World Cup qualifier against Colombia Source: Ricardo Mazalan 3. Cork’s Stephen […]
CILLIAN O’CONNOR WENT on a goalscoring rampage this afternoon as he shot 4-4 to help his club Ballintubber reach the semi-finals of the Mayo senior football championship. Ballintubber blitzed Garrymore to win 6-14 to 1-9 with O’Connor firing four goals […]
STRADBALLY STUNNED PORTLAOISE with a dramatic last-minute goal to seal their first Laois SFC title since 2005. Jody Dillon rattled the back of the Portlaoise net to end their 10-in-a-row hopes and pick up Stradbally’s 16th county title. Portlaoise were […]
Clonlara 1-11 Ballyea 1-11 CLARE’S YEAR OF the draw was confirmed this afternoon as for the second successive Sunday, there would be no winner in the senior final in Cusack Park. Following in the footsteps of Cratloe and Kilmurry Ibrickane’s dramatic […]
Thurles Sarsfields 0-27 Kiladangan 1-15 ON THE DAY a club legend passed away, Thurles Sarsfields claimed a 35th Tipperary senior hurling championship crown. A minute’s silence for Mickey ‘The Rattler’ Byrne was impeccably observed before throw-in and when play got […]
Dr Crokes 2-16 Kenmare District 1-12 Damian Stack reports from Fitzgerald Stadium DR CROKES ARE kings of the Kingdom again after a powerful display saw them run out seven point victors over Kenmare District in today’s county senior final at […]
BALLYGUNNER AND PASSAGE will square up for the Waterford SHC final at Walsh Park next Sunday in a repeat of the 2013 decider. Passage 1-13 Dungarvan 1-12 Owen Connors nailed an injury time winner as 14-man Passage scraped past Dungarvan after a […]
St Thomas 1-11 Gort 0-10 WHAT A DIFFERENCE 60 seconds can make, as this Galway senior hurling final turned in a minute in favour of St Thomas, who won the title for just the second time in their history. Sean Skehill […]
Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO THE DEATH HAS occurred this morning of the Mickey ‘The Rattler’ Byrne, a five-time All-Ireland senior hurling winner with Tipperary, at the age of 93. The Rattler enjoyed plenty triumphs with Tipperary as part of the All-Ireland […]