Summerhill on top in Meath
Summerhill 0-22 Ratoath 1-13 (AET) Meath Manager Colm O’Rourke was an interested spectator among the 3,000 attendance at Pairc Tailteann where he s...
October 09, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Irish beat Scotland to earn QF vs. a revenge-focused All Blacks
Ireland 36; Scotland 14 Scotland certainly talked the talk in the run-up to this crunch Pool B clash in France all last week but it was Ireland who...
October 09, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
McCarthy omission from top short-list is inexplicable
He was the Dublin captain who engineered the return of such stalwarts as Paul Mannion, Jack McCaffrey and Stephen Cluxton; he was the on-field gene...
October 05, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Ireland must be wary of Scots
Amid all the hubris of a historic winning streak now totalling 16 matches, including three current World Cup victories, there is still the chance t...
October 04, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Éire Óg reclaim Carlow crown
Éire Óg 2-13 Tinryland 0-7 Welcome back to Carlow town side Éire Óg who annexed their 31st senior football crown with 12 points to spare at Dr Cull...
October 02, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Irish prevail in titanic 'Boks battle
Ireland 13; South Africa 8 This Pool B top of the table clash eschewed the total rugby manual and instead became a battle of alpha males looking fo...
September 25, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Slaughtneil ease to 11th consecutive hurling title
Slaughtneil 3-23 Kevin Lynch's 1-9 Far from finding it harder with every passing year, Derry’s hurling supremos Slaughtneil had 20 points to spare ...
September 21, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Ireland overcome Tongan power in 2nd runaway World Cup win
Ireland 59; Tonga 16 The rugby world is licking its lips as the globe’s No 1-ranked rugby team Ireland prepare to take on reigning World Champions ...
September 18, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Ballygunner hurlers make it 10 in a row in Waterford championship
Ballygunner 2-26; De La Salle 0-21 Beat that. Ballygunner’s 10-in-a-row of senior hurling crowns is one of the great feats of modern GAA history. O...
September 12, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Irish kick off Rugby World Cup with 74-point margin of victory
Ireland 82; Romania 8 Yes, it was only Romania and yes they may be the weakest team in the group but you can only beat what is in front of you and ...
September 11, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Cup is a huge challenge for world's No. 1 ranked team
Ireland have traditionally under-performed at the World Cup and now as the world's No. 1 ranked team their cause isn't helped by a tough group.
September 05, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Farrell names squad; Healy blow
Long after the South African’s decimation of the All Blacks or Fiji’s shock win over England and indeed Ireland’s problems in disposing of Samoa by...
August 28, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham