Defending champions Limerick too strong for spiritied Waterford
Limerick 1-18; Waterford 0-19 As tests to the Limerick era domination goes, this was about the closest they have faced, considering that they had t...
April 25, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Sports
RUGBY: A star named Sam is born
Leinster 39; SA Lions 36 This was only a shadow Leinster team and little was expected of them In this United Rugby Championship game played in Sout...
April 20, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Sensational late goal sees Monaghan advance in Ulster
Monaghan 2-17; Tyrone 1-18 Word that we were about to see a Tyrone resurrection two seasons after winning Sam Maguire appear to be wide of the mark...
April 17, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Limerick send out warning as Cats humbled in league final
Limerick 2-20; Kilkenny 0-15 It may have been Kilkenny who suffered an 11-points loss to all-conquering Limerick, but ultimately it was the other c...
April 11, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Dublin's O'Callaghan again rises to the big Croke Park occasion
Dublin 4-6; Derry 0-11 Con O’Callaghan is the man who more than any other will decide where Sam Maguire resides come high summer in 2023. Missing t...
April 04, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Mayo take NFL title in possible Connacht dress rehearsal
Mayo 0-14; Galway 0-11 Both managers will be happy enough with the display of their teams in this Division 1 final at Croke Park on Sunday as they ...
April 03, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Limerick see off Tipp threat in 2nd half; Galway make NFL final
Limerick 1-28; Tipperary 0-25 This was almost championship fare in terms of intensity as Tipp played like men possessed for the entire first half b...
March 27, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Mayo beat Donegal by 11 points, raising expectations for 2023
Mayo 1-17; Donegal 0-9 Mayo are like a different animal this year, and fans leaving MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey on Sunday wondered would this fina...
March 21, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Ireland's Grand Slam is 1st ever completed at Lansdowne Road
Ireland 29; England 16 At last, Dublin gets to salute an Ireland Grand Slam-winning team. After a first slam in Ravenhill in 1948, Ireland had to w...
March 20, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Galway shock Banner
Galway 1-24; Clare 0-22 Galway hurlers have a touch of the Mayo footballers about them. When you expect something big, they let you down and when y...
March 14, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Ireland show mettle vs Scots, set up Grand Slam game on Saturday
Scotland 7; Ireland 22 Four down, one left to a fourth ever Grand Slam! Wow this is quite a fairytale we are witnessing in Irish rugby. Despite los...
March 13, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Derry defeat ailing Dublin with comeback 2nd-half performance
Derry 1-11; Dublin 0-13 They say you find out things about your team in the league and if that is the case Dublin manager Dessie Farrell must be we...
March 06, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham