Limerick stun Banner with late goals and points blitz
Limerick 3-15; Clare 1-18 They used to say that Limerick’s ability to dominate the modern hurling game came for the superiority they inflicted on o...
April 23, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
McGuinness picks Derry's lock
Donegal 4-11; Derry 0-17 No one organizes a sporting ambush quite like Jim McGuinness! All last week his critics and the so-called pundits predicte...
April 22, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Leinster take revenge against O'Gara, champs La Rochelle
Leinster 40; La Rochelle 13 Oh you gods of sport, what fun and games you play with those who dare to make bold predictions! Champions La Rochelle w...
April 15, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Dublin overcome Meath resistance in 2nd half at Croker
Dublin 3-19; Meath 0-12 This was more of a test for the Dubs than the final scoreline suggests as Colm O’Rourke’s young Meath team put it up to the...
April 15, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Leinster set up Saturday QF vs O'Gara's La Rochelle
Leinster 36; Leicester 22 Just as the All Blacks asked a question Ireland was unable to answer in France during last year’s World Cup, Leinster now...
April 11, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Banner goal blitz downs Cats
Clare 3-16; Kilkenny 1-20 Uneasy lies the head that wears a league crown — just ask Westmeath footballers who were celebrating a Div 3 title last S...
April 09, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Mayo are wary of NY upset
New York’s rare but magical win in the Connacht championship against Leitrim last year catapulted them into the spotlight in ‘23 - what would it be...
April 04, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
McGuinness's Donegal showing major intent
Donegal 0-15; Armagh 0-14 Once Jim McGuinness threw his hat back into the Donegal ring last Autumn, you just knew you were going to get a green and...
April 02, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Derry take Div. 1 title
Derry 3-18; Dublin 2-21 (Derry win 3-1 pens AET) What an encounter the Big Ds - Derry and Dublin - served up in Croke Park on Sunday afternoon when...
April 01, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Dubs demolish Tyrone at Croker
Dublin 5-18; Tyrone 0-12 As public humiliations go in sport, this was about as bad as you could get from a Tyrone point of view as they left Croke ...
March 27, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Clare too strong for Tipperary
Clare 1-24 Tipperary 2-13 This game almost broke out into a contest after half-time but quickly retreated into a case of one-way traffic, as had be...
March 26, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Cats take champs, raise doubts about 5-in-row
Kilkenny 3-17; Limerick 1-15 On the face of it, this looked like a return to the age-old order of Kilkenny dominating matches and Limerick trying t...
March 25, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham