Shock exits for Leinster, Munster
Leinster and Munster were both favorites to advance against the Bulls and Edinburgh but both ended up losing in the United Rugby Championship semi-...
June 20, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Goalie's blunders open door
Armagh 1-12; Galway 0-15 Galway’s implosion in this game was akin to the old cliche of stealing defeat from the jaws of victory - even if this game...
June 18, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Cork advance as Offaly show promise in defeat
Cork 4-25; Offaly 3-19 There was a sense of defeat in victory for Cork and victory in defeat for Offaly after the newly crowned Joe McDonagh Cup wi...
June 17, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Mayo remain upbeat despite late Dublin equalizer
Dublin 0-17; Mayo 0-17 Ostensibly, this game was about topping the group and a rest next weekend. It turned out to be another round of Chinese tort...
June 17, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Leinster, Munster advance to Saturday semis in URC
Leinster 43; Ulster 20 If Leinster are to coax some silverware onto their sideboard this season, they are going to have to do it the hard way, desp...
June 12, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Show respect, say Kilkenny to rivals with Dub demolition
Kilkenny 3-28; Dublin 1-18 Nothing claws back sharper than a wounded Cat. Just ask Kilkenny skipper Paddy Deegan, who explained after the 16-point ...
June 11, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Limerick hit 6, now eye 5
Limerick 1-26; Clare 1-20 How do you combine a “hit for six” with a “drive for five?” Be being Limerick hurlers, that’s how. They now have the Muns...
June 11, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Rebels' blitz shocks Donegal
Cork 3-9; Donegal 0-16 Cork proved the old adage that goals win matches in no uncertain terms in Ballintemple on Saturday when they surprised Doneg...
June 04, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Armagh surprise puts Derry on the brink
Armagh 3-17; Derry 0-15 Three losses in a row -- to Donegal in the Ulster Championship, then to Galway and now Armagh in the All Ireland series has...
June 03, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Faithful record maiden victory in memorable final vs. Tipp
Offaly 2-20; Tipperary 2-14 In the halcyon days of their senior hurlers during the 1980s and ‘90s, Offaly could never win this age-limit competitio...
June 03, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Leinster lose 3rd final in row
Toulouse 31; Leinster 22 Just as Leinster finally got the La Rochelle monkey off their back, another French monster named Toulouse has emerged to k...
May 30, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Dubs power home in the end
Dublin 2-19; Roscommon 0-13 The scoreline makes it look like a Dublin stroll in the park but really it was only once the goals started going in wel...
May 29, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham