ANTRIM hurling manager PJ O’Mullan has made two changes as the Saffrons aim for a third consecutive League win in Mullingar.
Adams refutes ‘thuggery’ allegations
February 25, 2016
ANTRIM joint-manager Gearoid Adams has hit back at controversial comments Wexford manager David Power made.
Joe Brolly: Modern football – enough to make you sick
February 16, 2016
FIRST up was Derry v Cavan on Saturday night in Breffni. My father said he was only coming to avoid watching Armagh v Laois on telly.
Joe Brolly: Dreams shattered – just like that!
January 31, 2016
“Motion to Congress: The teams that are placed in Division Four at the conclusion of the National Football League will play in their Provincial Championship only. They will also participate in an All-Ireland Senior ‘B’ Football Championship, which will be played on a straight knock out basis. The winners of the All-Ireland ‘B’ Football Championship will be guaranteed a place in the following year’s All-Ireland Football Qualifier.”
John Martin: The Kingdom’s rules
January 30, 2016
IT may have been hailed as a victory for common sense by the Kerry county board (what else would they say?) but is the dispensation granted to the Kingdom hurlers to continue using ‘outside’ players fair, and is it in the long-term interests of Kerry hurling?
Joe Brolly: Wham, bam thank you Bam!
January 26, 2016
THE stand out moment in the McKenna Cup so far was Bam Neeson’s second goal against Queen’s. I was dragged up to the match by my oldest son Rory, who would go to Leitrim to see an u-14 match if I suggested it. “Great da, can we stop for a kick about in Garvaghy on the way?” “ Who do you think will play at number 14 for Manorhamilton?” “Can we buy a Leitrim half zip afterwards?”
John Martin: Five reasons to admire 2015
January 3, 2016
THE past 12 months’ action has already taken a bit of a battering in hurling circles for being a year to forget. Certainly the Championship of 2015 didn’t live up to recent years, but it still provided some highlights. On the final day of 2015, here’s my five most memorial moments of the year.