Mark Hartley missed a last-gasp levelling free as Tipperary escaped with victory over Waterford for the eighth year in a row in front of 1,973 fans at Cappoquin Logistics Fraher Field. The Déise were also left to regret Davy Comerford’s 42nd-minute penalty, which was saved by Paddy McCormack, when they could’ve moved four points to … Read more
In sport, hope is like grass: it’s cut down, it grows back. Long before the qualification draw for Euro 2028 is made in Belfast in December hope will have been restored in the Ireland soccer team. In the months between Budapest and Prague it was the most powerful feeling the Ireland soccer team had generated … 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
Waterford found a few diamonds in the rough and despite league disappointment can cause a shock in championship Waterford manager Peter Queally. Photo: Paul Phelan/Sportsfile My travels took me to the States last weekend for a wonderful few days in the company of Galway hurling club Boston. Myself and former Galway hurler David Burke were … Read more
NHL Division 1A: Tipperary 2-24 Waterford 1-23 Ronan Maher of Tipperary and Waterford’s Seán Walsh. Photo: Ray McManus/Sportsfile Relegation can leave a bitter taste in the mouth, so much so that Peter Queally could not summon words after this home loss to Tipperary, sending them straight back down to Division 1B of the Allianz National … Read more
Waterford fall through the trapdoor. A third consecutive defeat has delivered the Déise straight back to Division 1B. Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng was an interested spectator at Walsh Park. He made the short distance home comforted by the knowledge that danger has bypassed his team. For even if Kilkenny fall to Tipp on the final … Read more
NHL Division 1A: Tipperary 2-24 Waterford 1-23 Jack Fagan of Waterford signs autographs after defeat to Tipp Waterford are back down to the Allianz Division 1B of the hurling league after a four-point defeat in Azzuri Walsh Park. With all six games played, Waterford can’t improve on their four-point haul that currently has them level … Read more
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Division 1A The postponement of Waterford’s final game in Division 1A of the Allianz Hurling League against Tipperary has left slightly more intrigue hanging in the air before the final round of fixtures. Limerick and Cork are tied on eight points at the top of the table after Limerick handed Cork their first defeat of … 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