Ipswich Irish lose out
Liverpool fans were happy on last Saturday as their new manager Arne Slot got off to a winning start, beating Fermanagh-raised Kieran McKenna’s Ips...
August 23, 2024
by Sean Creedon
Jim McLaughlin, 83
The death took place last week of Jim McLaughlin at the age of 83. The former Northern Ireland international became one of the most successful mana...
August 23, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Fitzgerald takes Antrim reins
Davy Fitzgerald, who quit as Waterford senior hurling manager in early July, was last week named as the new Antrim senior hurling manager. Confirmi...
August 22, 2024
by Sean Creedon
St. Mullins take Carlow title in replayed final vs. Mt. Leinster
St Mullins 2-25; Mount Leinster Rangers 3-16 St Mullins came back from the dead the previous week with a late Marty Kavanagh goal - this time the r...
August 22, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Westmeath Manager Dolan leaves improving team
Legendary Westmeath GAA figure Dessie Dolan has stepped away as his native county’s senior football manager after completing a two-year stint. A po...
August 21, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Duddy trains PD sufferers
Back in 2003, John Duddy, an amateur boxing star back home, relocated from his native Derry to Queens, New York, where he’d become a phenom during ...
August 21, 2024
by Jay Mwamba
Nevin wins after very long layoff
Super lightweight John Joe Nevin ended a nearly five year layoff with a six round points decision over Jose Hernandez Flores at Salon Rosas in Jiut...
August 20, 2024
by Jay Mwamba
Rian O'Neill misses penalty, sees red as Crossmaglen lose to Clan
Clan na Gael 2-13; Crossmaglen 3-5 In a year of upsets on the intercounty front, it was perhaps to be expected that we would have similar shocks in...
August 19, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
United start season at 26/1
Although Manchester City has won the English Premier League in six of the last seven seasons, as we look to the start of a new English season this ...
August 16, 2024
by Sean Creedon
Watching the Americans
The English Premier League is back and with it the chance for me to answer the eternal question, “which club do you support?” My answer tends to pe...
August 15, 2024
by Peter Nolan
There's always hope with Stoke
Ah, it's that time again. Will I ever learn? Last year I predicted a top-five finish with a spectacular playoff penalty save by Mark Travers to sen...
August 14, 2024
by Colum McCann
O'Shea named as Irish assistant, Carsley in as temp English boss
Former Manchester United star John O'Shea will return to the Ireland senior men's coaching set-up led by Heimir Hallgrímsson having stepped in as I...
August 13, 2024
by Sean Creedon