The new Cork hurling management certainly could not stand accused of not evaluating their options during the Allianz Hurling League campaign. Of the 36-man squad announced at the beginning of the competition, only goalkeeper Brion Saunderson, Darragh O’Sullivan and Ben Cunningham did not feature. Barry Walsh was not on that list as he is still … Read more
Declan Bogue ARMAGH’S FOOTBALLERS, MANAGEMENT and support staff rolled into Carton House last weekend for a pre-championship tune-up ahead of their preliminary round Ulster tie with Tyrone. They arrived on a Friday morning, settled into their routine and began preparing for a weekend’s work. It didn’t take long to realise that the grass pitches were … Read more
The referees panel for the forthcoming All-Ireland senior football championship has been whittled down from 24 to 20 this year. The national referee development committee met with the central referees appointment committee last Thursday to finalise the match officials who will take charge of games starting with the provincial openers on April 11 and 12. … Read more
Donegal boss Jim McGuinness was satisfied with the job corner-back Caolan McColgan did on Footballer of the Year David Clifford in Croke Park. The All-Ireland final rematch ended in a one-sided victory for Donegal, who made some surprise calls at the start, including opting to send McColgan after Clifford instead of Brendan McCole. Clifford scored … Read more
Jack O’Connor questioned the decision not to send off Michael Murphy for striking Dylan Casey in the first half of this Division 1 final. Casey required medical attention after Murphy first made contact with the Kerry defender’s ribs and then his jaw after the Kerry defender moved the ball away. After consulting with linesman Conor … Read more
A general look at the history of All-Ireland senior hurling success for Cork reveals that our inter-county teams traditionally consisted of a backbone of hurlers from the big three clubs in the city, St Finbarr’s, Glen Rovers and Blackrock, backed up by a handful of hurlers from towns and rural areas around the county. This … Read more
A Dublin man has offered an apology and a €1,000 token of remorse to a GAA umpire after pleading guilty to assaulting him during a minor hurling match. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Thursday heard the details of the incident, which happened on March 5th, 2023 at Clan na Gael GAA club, Irishtown, during the … Read more
Cork senior newcomer Barry Walsh and 2025 Cork SHC winner with Sars, Barry O’Flynn, will lead the Cork attack in the county’s Munster U20 opener away to All-Ireland champions Tipperary on Wednesday (Thurles, 7pm). Walsh comes into the game off the back of a series of impressive showings for Ben O’Connor’s senior side, including a … Read more
When one team is far superior to the other and when the game had run its course by the half-time whistle, the obvious question to ask, were the proceedings of any benefit to either side? Was there any learning to be gained from the very lopsided encounter at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh last Saturday night … Read more
On a beautiful Sunday morning at Riverstown the Sars faithful were happy to see their team return to winning ways in the RedFM Division 1 HL following a comfortable 2-19 to 0-12 win over Killeagh. The opening round home loss to Glen Rovers was disappointing but manager Johnny Crowley was satisfied with the effort on … Read more