Champions Kilcoo bring Ballybay back down to earth
Kilcoo 2-14; Ballybay 1-7 There are heavyweight contenders… and then there are teams like Kilcoo. Monaghan side Ballybay must have had notions afte...
November 15, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Farrell's new Ireland hits heights vs. world champions South Africa
Ireland 19; South Africa 16 We’ve been here before – in 2018 to be precise against the All Blacks – only to flatter to deceive. This time around th...
November 07, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Clifford caps a big week with East Kerry's victory in county final
East Kerry 1-16 Mid Kerry 0-10 David Clifford spent last year learning to accept defeat at every turn; this time round titles and awards are tumbli...
October 31, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Carty's drop-goal wins it for Connacht in Swansea
Connacht 22; Ospreys 19 Bravo Connacht! And they can thank Jack Carty's second-half drop-goal for giving them the spoils in Swansea at the weekend....
October 31, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Leinster wisdom too much for gallant young Munster
Leinster 27; Munster 13 Have no doubt Leinster deserved to win and were the better side, but hats off to an almost Munster academy group for puttin...
October 25, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Kilmacud break Na Fianna hearts for 2nd week in a row
Kilmacud Crokes 0-20 Na Fianna 0-17 Kilmacud have become the Dublin kingpins in both codes by successfully retaining the senior football and senior...
October 24, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Sam draw gives Apple an opening
Now, has there ever been a better time for New York to make waves in the Gaelic Football championship than in the 2023 Connacht series? Fate has or...
October 20, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Shock as Shinrone blow favorites away in Offaly
Shinrone 0-26 Kilcormac-Killoughey 2-13 They were given as much chance as a snowball in hell of surviving the expected onslaught from serial winner...
October 05, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Remembering Brian Mullins, a giant in Gaelic football
Brian Mullins was more than the caricature of strong, bustling yet skilful man with a short fuse that many of the obituaries have portrayed him as ...
October 03, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Leinster hang on to win in Ulster
Leinster 20; Ulster 13 We thought we might see a rugby changing of the guard – what with all the backroom reshuffling going on in Leinster and Ulst...
October 03, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Rhode win Offaly title yet again
Rhode 1-9 Tullamore 0-11 Anton Sullivan emerged as man of the match for his play-making and score-taking exploits but really this was McNamee Day a...
September 29, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Lancaster move is blow to Leinster
The news that former England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster is leaving Leinster after signing a contract to become head coach of Racing 92 from next s...
September 27, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham