Leinster made to fight at Aviva; Munster edge win in Belfast
Leinster 20; Connacht 12 To Leinster the spoils but to Connacht the glory for making this such a Christmas spectacle - especially in the second hal...
December 23, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
K-C make it 4 in a row
Kilkerrin-Clonberne (Galway) 0-13; Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 0-9 Kilmacud fought might and main but ultimately had to bow the knee to a slightly sup...
December 18, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Na Fianna win with 2nd-half display, set up final showdown
Na Fianna (Dublin) 0-17; Loughrea (Galway) 0-16 Semi-finals are there to be won, no matter what way it happens. Teams who win handsomely often put ...
December 17, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Leinster eke out win vs. Clermont
Leinster 15; Clermont 7 It was pretty - ugly that is - as Leinster huffed and puffed in front of a packed Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening before ...
December 16, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Heartache for Derry's Slaughtneil as Sarfield bridge 18-yr Cork gap
Sarsfield (Cork) 0-18; Slaughtneil (Derry) 0-17 Two teams who were level five times and were fighting for the honour of reaching an All-Ireland Sen...
December 16, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Crokes' class subdues Tipp spirit
Dr Crokes (Kerry) 0-15; Loughmore-Castleiney (Tipperary) 1-06 No one was surprised at the outcome where a Kerry football team beat a Tipperary foe ...
December 13, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
New rules for Sam finalists
The new Gaelic football playing rules being trialled in 2025 will have a grand opening on Jan. 25, with three big National Football league games fi...
December 11, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Leinster bring on big guns
Leinster (7) 35; Bristol Bears (7) 12 You had to pity the Bristol boys as they tasted the big time in Europe against a juggernaut which kept its po...
December 10, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Defiant Errigal prevail in Ulster
Errigal Ciaran (Tyrone) 1-8; Kilcoo (Down) 0-10 Scoring was limited, man to man confrontations were confined to spoiling and marking tightly rather...
December 09, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Ulster final does not disappoint
Slaughtneil (Derry) 2-19; Portaferry (Down) 1-19 For once let us forget about the epics of Munster and Leinster hurling - instead dwell on Ulster h...
December 04, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Farrell is 'proud' as Irish show grit in comeback vs. Aussies
Ireland 22; Australia 19 On the face of it, three out of four ain’t bad, but performance wise, Ireland are still trying to find the swagger and rug...
December 02, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
GAA Special Congress approves Gavin's rules overwhelmingly
Dubliner Jim Gavin’s influence on Gaelic football won’t have ended with his decision to step down following his county’s five in a row against Kerr...
December 02, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham