Sports
Contention yes, victory no
There were no laurels bestowed upon Irish golfers over the weekend but not for want of trying. Padraig Harrington came closest, playing runner-up t...
May 18, 2022
by John Manley
Limerick, Clare are looking good
Clare 0-24; Limerick 1-21 By year’s end, Clare and Limerick could be a trilogy and certainly if we get anything like the fare in Cusack Park, Ennis...
May 17, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Mayo win first NY final of 2022
Mayo 4-23 Cork 4-15 On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, the sizeable crowd in Gaelic Park, enjoyed the first final of the 2022 season as Mayo goaled t...
May 16, 2022
by Frank Brady
Dublin should get past Meath
Following Dublin’s impressive win over Wexford in the Leinster quarter-final, the Leinster GAA will be hoping that the Dubs can bring the crowds ba...
May 13, 2022
by Sean Creedon
Sports
Longshot shocker gets Galway assist
Rich Strike’s victory in the Kentucky Derby was certainly a once-in-a-generation event, if not once in a lifetime. Regardless, the colt that closed...
May 11, 2022
by John Manley
Sports
Another late bid fails for McIlroy
We’re seeing a pattern here. Rory McIlroy’s 2022 script seems to be Houdiniesque – he either makes the cut on the number (or close thereto) and the...
May 11, 2022
by John Manley
Champions Limerick move up a gear late to win against Tipperary
Limerick 3-21; Tipperay 0-23 There was a redemption of sorts in Tipperary’s performance which was good enough to lead Limerick for all but the last...
May 10, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Kerry should ease through at Ui Rinn
Cork and Kerry first met in a Munster football final in July 1889. That game was played in Mallow Town Park and 13 decades later whenever these nei...
May 05, 2022
by Sean Creedon
Sports
Galway's shot at the Roses
Michael Hilary and Negar Burke of Loughrea, Co. Galway will view Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with more than just a passing interes...
May 04, 2022
by John Manley
Sports
Resolute Phipps rallies to take title
Ben Phipps dug a big hole for himself in the first round of the American Rivers Conference championship at Geneva Golf & Country Club in Muscatine,...
May 04, 2022
by John Manley
Calls For Katie Croker Return
There were immediate calls for a return fight - this time on home ground for Katie Taylor. Taylor defeated Puerto Rico's Amanda Serrano Saturday ni...
May 02, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff
Drummy helps Duke to win
The Atlantic Coast Conference settled championships in golf and tennis over the weekend, and the champions had a strong Irish presence. The Wake Fo...
April 27, 2022
by Irish Echo Staff