Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie Final Antrim 5-5 Armagh 0-14 THE old adage of “goals wins games” was true in Croke Park today as Dervla Cosgrove shot Antrim to All-Ireland glory The Saffron ace hit three in 84 first-half seconds, and three saves from Áine Graham were among the more notable events as Antrim […]
It’s been 25 years since Monaghan ladies completed back to back All-Ireland Senior Ladies titles. Brendan McAnespie looks back on some of the memories. By Michael McMullan JUST six years after Monaghan dipped its toes into the world of Ladies football, they were back to back All-Ireland senior champions. Winning the 1996 title was their […]
TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship Final Antrim v Fermanagh Sunday, Croke Park, 11.45am (Live on TG4) By Jackie Cahill ANTRIM were left heartbroken by last September’s TG4 All-Ireland Junior Final defeat to Wicklow. The Saffrons were outgunned on the scoreboard but they’ll rue a first half display that saw them 0-3 to 0-10 adrift at half-time. […]
THE Dublin empire has fallen, replaced by a democracy of flawed challengers. Tyrone came out of the blue to win it last year. When they did, it was so mentally overwhelming for them that they were unable to recover in time to defend their title. They were a ghost team this season, walloped by Derry […]
Corduff whistler Pat McEnaney has seen it all and done it all. He talks to Shaun Casey about an eventful officiating career. PAT McEnaney was the man in the middle the last time Kerry and Galway clashed on All-Ireland final day and this Sunday Ulster will once again be represented as the two great counties […]
CAVAN’S Maggie Farrelly has been named as referee for the All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football final between Meath and Kerry on Sunday week. It follows on from Tyrone’s Sean Hurson appointment of Sunday’s men’s final between Galway and Kerry. It’s a second final for the Laragh United referee, after being in the middle for the famous […]
By Patrick Morrison SO, after last weekend’s round of games we have our All-Ireland final pairing. Galway versus Kerry in a repeat of the 2000 final, a game the Kingdom prevailed in. Both teams’ semi-final encounters were of a very similar nature with teams setting up in their defensive structures while trying to break down […]
All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football semi-final Meath 0-12 Donegal 1-7 By Daire Walsh IT was heartbreak for Donegal at Croke Park on Saturday as Emma Duggan ‘s late heroics, for the second weekend running, shot defending champions Meath into another final with a thrilling victory at Croke Park. Advertisement Following her last-gasp point to earn the Royals […]
By Michael McMullan EMMA Duggan kicked Meath’s winning score to set up Saturday’s Croke Park showdown with Donegal, but she insists the Royals must be “on top of their game.” She notched two points in Meath’s 2-8 to 1-9 win over Donegal in the Division One League decider back in April. “I remember celebrating afterwards, […]
All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football semi-finals – Saturday at Croke Park (both live on TG4) Kerry v Mayo 2pm Donegal v Meath, 4pm By Jackie Cahill DONEGAL boss Maxi Curran has made three changes in personnel as the county goes in search of a very first TG4 All-Ireland Senior Final appearance. Following last Saturday’s stunning […]
