Sports
Kilcoo win ‘unwatchable’ final
Kilcoo 3-10; Derrygonnelly 0-3 Kilcoo won’t be the first team to win a game by 16 points in a final, but in terms of a spectacle, this game would e...
January 20, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Sports
Aki magic hands Connacht win
Connacht 10 - Munster 8 The New Year in the Sportsground served up a right old ding-ding between these age-old rivals with Connacht ending up on th...
January 06, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Sports
Dublin, Kerry have eyes on prize
Notwithstanding the variants that Covid-19 is spitting out at us as it attempts to play spoilsport with leagues and championship among other more s...
January 06, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Irish bully NZ into submission
Ireland 29; New Zealand 20 In more than half a century watching Ireland rugby teams play, this was the best performance over 80 minutes than I can ...
November 15, 2021
by P.J. Cunningham
Tyrone take title against all odds
Tyrone 2-14; Mayo 0-15 Tyrone escape to victory and to the glory of the banquet hall – for Mayo, detention in the torture chamber goes on indetermi...
September 13, 2021
by P.J. Cunningham
Most bookies backing Mayo to win
Undoubtedly we have a year of upsets in both men’s and women’s football as Dublin in both cases and Kerry in football have all exited the champions...
September 08, 2021
by P.J. Cunningham
Red Hand shred Kerry’s Sam script
Tyrone 3-14; Kerry 0-22 You could be rich this morning if you had bet big on both Dublin and Kerry losing their All Ireland semi-finals. Many saw D...
August 30, 2021
by P.J. Cunningham
Limerick hurlers retain title for 1st time
Limerick 3-32; Cork 1-22 The bad news for everyone else is that Limerick feel their dominance has only just begun. Winning back-to-back All Ireland...
August 23, 2021
by P.J. Cunningham
Faithful resurrection to take time
Offaly 1-14; Roscommon 1-11 The Faithful are back – but don’t expect miracles immediately following the U-20s All Ireland victory over Roscommon in...
August 19, 2021
by P.J. Cunningham
Sports
Mighty Mayo end Dublin’s long reign
Mayo's Aidan O’Shea celebrates with Jordan Flynn after the game at Croke Park, Dublin.INPHO/LASZLO GECZO Mayo 0-17; Dublin 0-14 If ever a team dese...
August 16, 2021
by P.J. Cunningham
Tyrone edge Ulster final, will play Kerry in semi
[Tyrone's Conn Kilpatrick, left, in action with Niall Kearns of Monaghan in Saturday's Ulster final at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Tommy Dickson...
August 02, 2021
by P.J. Cunningham
Mayo prevail in final of 2 halves
Mayo 2-14; Galway 2-8 A game of two halves for sure but also one full of recriminations for both sides. How could Galway, who looked a really good ...
July 26, 2021
by P.J. Cunningham