Kerry’s Paudie Clifford in action against Mayo’s Enda Hession. Photo: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile The GAA’s chattering classes love a good brother tale. You know the one. A player emerges and establishes himself but before he gets too comfortable or valuable there’s the giddy prophecy that the younger brother is even better. Inside knowledge has currency. ‘Wait … Read more
Ryan O’Donoghue of Mayo gets away from Johnny McGrath of Galway during the Allianz Football League Division 1 match between Mayo and Galway. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile It reminded me of the Father Ted episode, ‘A Song for Europe’. With the Donegal B team a few points behind Mayo and doing their best not … Read more
A general view of Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium in Cork. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile Páirc Uí Chaoimh will host the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A final between Cork and Tipperary on Sunday week, April 6, part of a double header with the Division 1B final between Waterford and Offaly. The Cork/Tipperary game will throw in … Read more
NFL Div: 2 Cork 0-21 Cavan 0-19 Cork goalkeeper Micheál Aodh Martin with his father An Taoiseach Micheál Martin after the NFL Division 2 clash in Kingspan Breffni in Cavan. Photo: Matt Browne/Sportsfile There was drama at Kingspan Breffni as Cork withstood a late Cavan comeback to take a deserving victory and secure their place … Read more
NFL Div 1: Kerry 3-24 Galway 2-19 Kerry’s Paul Geaney catches a kick-out ahead of Galway’s Matthew Tierney in their NFL Division 1 clash at Pearse Stadium. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile Kerry went to Salthill five places behind table toppers Galway and ended the day one place above them and in next Sunday’s National League final … Read more
NFL Division 1: Tyrone 2-20 Dublin 1-16 Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan is fouled by Dublin’s Seán MacMahon. Photo: Ray McManus/Sportsfile Weird vibes in Omagh. To stand outside the Tyrone dressing room waiting for Malachy O’Rourke was to absorb some of the bubbly party energy therein. Players greeted loved ones, signed jerseys, posed for selfies. Why … Read more
Five teams can still make the Division 1 league final Damien Comer and Davy Byrne fight for possession. Photo: Sportsfile The final round of the National football league takes place next weekend, and it’s all to play for across the four divisions – at the top and bottom of the respective tables. Five teams can … Read more
Dublin goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile Stephen Cluxton knows a thing or two about dramatic reappearances. It’s almost two years to the day since Dublin caught the football world off guard by taking him out of cold storage for a NFL2 match against Louth in Croke Park. It was simultaneously a very understated … Read more
David Clifford’s 3-3 earns him a 9/10 rating while Brian Ó Beagloaich and Paudie Clifford put in strong performances in the three-point win over Tyrone in Pomeroy on Sunday Kerry’s hat trick hero David Clifford celebrates his team’s Allianz Football League Division 1 win Tyrone at Pomeroy Plunkett’s GAA Club in Pomeroy, Tyrone. Photo by … Read more
NFL Div 3: Kildare 0-21 Laois 0-9 Laois’ Brian Byrne in action against Kildare’s Colm Dalton at Cedral St Conleths Park in Newbridge. Photo: Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile Kildare franked their promotion credentials with a comprehensive dismantling of neighbours Laois in front of a crowd of 6,950 at Cedral St Conleth’s Park. It was the Lilywhites fourth … Read more