Football Fixtures NFL Division 1: Donegal 1-17 Galway 0-20 (FT), Mayo 2-17 Armagh 0-22 (FT), Kerry 1-18 Monaghan 0-7 (FT) Roscommon 2-7 Dublin 1-21 (FT) NFL Division 2: Derry 1-31 Cork 0-14 (FT) NFL Division 3: Wexford 0-16 Sligo 1-7 (FT) NFL Division 4: London 3-16 Waterford 2-12 (FT), Tipperary 1-18 Leitrim 0-8 (FT), Longford … Read more
Carrigaline 3-14 (3-1-12) Ballincollig 1-13 (1-2-9) The club season is back, and Carrigaline have kick-started the new campaign with a solid win at home over Ballincollig in the McCarthy Insurance Group Division 2 Football League. Both sides had their purple periods, but were it not for Ballincollig’s final quarter burst the hosts’ control would have … Read more
ALL-IRELANDS STAY IN JULY: Facing a heavy defeat, the All-Ireland senior finals will remain in July next year after a motion to extend the inter-county season by two weeks was withdrawn at Annual Congress on Saturday. The proposal, which also called for the disbandment of January’s pre-season competitions, was opposed by a number of speakers. … Read more
Before Limerick played Tipperary last Saturday, I was pitch-side alongside Damian Lawlor from RTÉ. When Damo asked me for my prediction, I briefly spoke about the mass melee between Cork and Tipp two weeks earlier which had the appearance of blood and thunder and skin and hair flying. And then it was like a tea … Read more
Cork manager John Cleary has made two changes for his side’s Allianz Division 2 Football League clash against Derry on Sunday afternoon. Find Insurance Celtic Park is the venue with throw-in at 1pm for what is another pivotal game in the promotion race. The first change is Rory Maguire coming into centre-back in place of … Read more
The Cork team for Sunday’s Allianz HL Division 1A clash with Kilkenny shows nine changes from the win over Tipperary three weeks ago. After two weekends without matches, Ben O’Connor’s side return to league activity still top of the table but in the interim there have been injuries to Robert Downey, Mark Coleman, Declan Dalton, … Read more
When Pat Ryan spoke to John Fogarty of The Irish Examiner the day after he stepped down last August, one of the key issues he was keen to address was the rumours and untruths that had gathered huge traction in the aftermath of the All-Ireland final defeat to Tipperary. One of the rumours suggested that … Read more
With a Patrick Horgan-shaped hole in the Cork attack, the onus is on others to step up. In that regard, Alan Connolly’s start to the current Allianz HL Division 1A campaign is a positive, capped with a fine display in the win over All-Ireland champions Tipperary a fortnight ago. A tally of eight points – … Read more
Cork captain Ian Maguire has had his proposed two-match ban following a straight red card he received during last Sunday’s Allianz Division 2 Football League win over Meath reduced to one match, The Echo understands. Maguire was dismissed in the 56th minute of Cork’s 1-23 to 1-21 victory at Páirc Uí Rinn after an off-the-ball … Read more
Austin Gleeson is close to making a return to the Waterford senior hurling panel. The 2016 hurler and young hurler of the year withdrew from the set-up before Christmas but continued training away from the group and could be considered for inclusion before Waterford conclude their Division 1A campaign against Tipperary in Walsh Park. Gleeson, … Read more