Who will be next…. The following 20 counties have never won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Incredibly, London won the All-Ireland SHC back in 1901 and have been runners-up on three occasions. New York, Glasgow and Lancashire have all competed, but have no titles.

2 days ago

Lets have it! If you have sufficiently calmed down from the All-Ireland scenes this week, then have a crack at our latest SportsJOE Pub Quiz. Of course we couldn’t Mayo’s epic win at Croke Park, and there are plenty of questions relating to it, but there’s footy, rugby, F1 and cycling as well. As per […]

2 days ago

Well there you go! It turned out that Mayo didn’t need any extra help to over the line in Sunday’s All-Ireland final, after 75 years of hurt. However, there was a claim that Mayo made an attempt to convince former player Oisín Mullin to return from Australia, where he has been playing AFL with the […]

2 days ago

Wise moves. There are bittersweet feelings after Mayo’s All-Ireland triumph, not just for supporters of the Green and Red, but GAA fans in general. The game is losing one its great talents in Kobe McDonald, as he departs next month to play in the AFL with St Kilda. In the past, Mayo have lost some […]

3 days ago

Fascinating! Andy Moran is as proud a Ballaghaderreen man as you will find, after growing up in the north Roscommon town, situated just across the border from Mayo. But why did the current Mayo boss, and iconic player for the Green and Red, tog out for one of the Rossies’ fiercest Connacht rivals? The answer […]

3 days ago

He’s on his way to the big bucks! In the end, no wealthy Mayo businessman stepped in to offer Kobe McDonald life-changing amounts of cash to keep the young star from going through with his move to the AFL. The Crossmolina man is heading Down Under with his family next month, to start his career […]

3 days ago

It had to be said…. Not to put a downer on Mayo’s parade, but it must be argued that Darragh Beirne’s 40th-minute goal to put his side four points up against Kerry, was questionable at best. The steps rule in Gaelic football states ‘that a player can carry the ball in their hand for a […]

4 days ago

The prodigal son returns! Joe Schmidt will be returning to Irish rugby for the first time since stepping down as head coach of Ireland after the 2019 World Cup. The Australian newspaper have reported that he will take on a consultancy role with Ulster for pre-season. The Richie Muprhy coached province made big strides last […]

4 days ago

Great genes! Such was the fanfare around Kobe McDonald this season and his upcoming move to Australia to play AFL, fans could be forgiven to not realise that one of his Mayo teammates is also his half-brother. Both McDonald and Jordan Flynn were named on the Sunday Game’s Team of the Year, and they both […]

4 days ago

This was brilliant! One of the best takeaways from Mayo’s All-Ireland win has been the good will shown by rival counties towards the long-suffering Green and Red. Kerry and their supporters have also been extremely gracious in defeat, and their response to the loss was typified by the actions of Ambrose O’Donovan and Tim Moynihan […]

4 days ago

Incredible stuff! Since their last All-Ireland title before the weekend, back in 1951, Mayo have lost 11 finals and 13 semi-finals, while there were also the games they drew that resulted in replays. Many of the older generation who witnessed the scenes in 1951 probably thought that they would never live to see another title […]

5 days ago

Sensational stuff! The All-Ireland finals, in both football and hurling, always bring new viewers to the GAA; amazed by the two phenomenal sports they are witnessing for the the first time. This year was a little different, however, with Mayo’s win reaching further afield, due to the weight of history behind the victory and the […]

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Brilliant from Andy Moran! It was written in the stars for Mayo yesterday, so much so that even a huge jersey error worked out in their favour, as boss Andy Moran explained. During the second half of their All-Ireland final win against Kerry, Mayo substitute Rory Brickenden was forced to change jerseys in the 55th […]

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Not a great look…. Considering all the chat talking down Mayo during the week, from the media and from fans, the Green and Red had more than enough ammo to get them fired up for the All-Ireland final. But a certain Kerry player gave them even more fuel before kick-off, when he tried to employ […]

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A victory heard all over the world! Most neutrals were cheering on Mayo in today’s All-Ireland. Not as a slight on Kerry, but for what it meant for the Green and Red, after 75 years of heartache. Joe Biden famously visited Ireland back in 2023, and made a speech in his ancestral home of Mayo, […]

6 days ago

Simply sensational! One of the great joys in sport is finding local commentary done by proper fans of the team involved, and the Mayo men on Midwest radio did not disappoint. X user @SeamusjKearney posted the commentary from the final few minutes of today’s All-Ireland final, with the two men involved barely able to contain […]

6 days ago

Beautiful. Mayo boss Andy Moran spoke brilliantly following his side’s All-Ireland final win against Kerry earlier today. Despite losses to Roscommon in the Connacht SFC and then to Tyrone in the All-Ireland series, Moran stuck to his guns, and it paid off big time in the final, with their shackles-off style winning out. After the […]

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It was a huge score! Everyone and their dog had Kerry to take home their 40th All-Ireland title against Mayo this afternoon. And they looked to be heading for an easy win, when they went 1-05 to 0-01 in front after just 16 minutes. But from then on, it was the Green and Red who […]

6 days ago

Well played! Mayo’s in-form forward line showed up once again in the All-Ireland final, with 11 points scored between Darragh Beirne, Ryan O’Donoghue and Kobe McDonald. The latter didn’t have his best game of the championship, scoring 0-3, but was calm and collected on the ball when it mattered most. Taking home the Sam Maguire […]

6 days ago

Disgraced former hurler DJ Carey has been transferred from Mountjoy prison to the Mater Hospital, where he will stay for a number of nights. The 54-year-old Kilkenny man is currently serving a five-and-a-half year sentence for defrauding people through a fake cancer scam. The amount totals to nearly €400,000 and $13,000, while just under €45,000 […]

6 days ago

Madness… A Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship game between Glenealy and St Patrick’s descended into chaos at the full-time whistle on Friday. Both sides finished on 2-11, with the Glenealy keeper sent off after the final whistle for the dissent. A fight between the two sides ensued, but when it all seemed to be dying down […]

6 days ago

How big a fan are you? In honour of the All-Ireland SFC final, we’ve made another GAA quiz for you all. Since 2000, there have been some legendary teams and epic finals, but how well do you remember those sunny days, or do they all mesh into one? Test out just how big a football […]

6 days ago

For GAA fanatics! With the hurling inter-county season over for another year, what better way to celebrate than a quiz. We’ll give you one of the answers – which you should already know – with Gearóid Hegarty being named Hurler of the Year, after a string of awesome performances for the Treaty. Seeing as the […]

1 week ago

This is tricky! We have yet another quiz for you World Cup aficionados. This time we are looking at the best players from each edition since 1998. There are only eight to get, so the real nerds should be getting top mark.

1 week ago

That time of the week again! No gap week this time, it’s regular service for the unbeatable SportsJOE Pub Quiz. As per usual, it is action packed with all of your favourite sports. However, this edition is particularly special, considering the week of sport we have had, which saw Ireland take on the All Blacks, […]

1 week ago

An immense quiz! We will keep the World Cup fire lit no matter what, despite the fact that it’s sadly over after five glorious weeks. The quizzes will keep coming, and we we’re bringing one of our most vast ones to date. With 88 countries in total to get, we don’t expect you to get […]

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Well that clears it up… There has been plenty of speculation in recent days over the future of Pádraic Joyce as manager of the Galway footballers. The Tribe great has been in charge since 2019 and has led his county to two All-Ireland finals, in 2022 and 2024, where they suffered losses to Kerry and […]

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He’s putting it all on the line…. Most fans and pundits have Kerry to beat Mayo this Sunday in the All-Ireland SFC final. And the bookies agree, with the Kingdom at 4/9 and the Green and Red at 5/2. However, none are more confident than Kerry great Darragh Ó Sé, who sees only one outcome […]

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Poor winners… It was widely agreed that Ireland put in a sub-par performance in their loss to the All Blacks last weekend, in a showing that was littered with unforced errors. It was also acknowledged by most level-headed watchers that a couple of big decisions were called wrong by the TMO/referee, despite video replay and […]

1 week ago

It’s time! The World Cup may be over, but SportsJOE will keep on going, giving you all the best quizzes in sport. You’ve already tackled plenty of our World Cup quizzes, such as our legends quiz and 2000s players quiz, but now are bringing to you our bumper 2026 World Cup challenge. We’ve been through […]

1 week ago

Brought to you by Currys – the home of big screen entertainment this summer. The help you get over your World Cup hangover blues, we’re bringing you another bumper quiz. You have already tackled the group and knockout stage teasers, but how well do you remember the final and the tournament as a whole? Give […]

1 week ago

A more friendly reaction… Bryson DeChambeau stole the headlines at the Open this week, with his behaviour fuelling a scathing take down from Rory McIlroy. The American was issued a two-stroke penalty on Friday for improving his line, and he threatened to quit the tournament, holding up the release of the third-round tee times, while […]

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Well deserved. It was somewhat of an anti-climatic final yesterday, but the purists would have been satisfied after being treated to a hurling masterclass from Limerick. They took a while to get into their stride this season, but showed why they are considered by some to be the greatest team of all-time, with their 1-29 […]

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This does not make for pretty reading…. It was a bridge too far this afternoon for a young Galway side as they were heavily beaten by all-time performance from an all-time Limerick side. They were still in the game at half-time, put an early second-half blitz meant the game was effectively over with more than […]

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This was class! It was total domination from Limerick today, as they swatted aside Galway in the All-Ireland SHC final at Croke Park by 1-29 to 1-18. Central to this was their talismanic captain Cian Lynch who dominated the midfield, and chipped in with two stunning points. He gave the traditional winners’ speech up the […]

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From bad to worse. The All-Ireland final has gone from bad to worse for Galway, with Ronan Glennon getting sent off for a head-high tackle on Limerick’s Mike Casey. It was has been one-way traffic for the majority of the game, with the Treaty putting in a masterclass of hurling at Croke Park. A comeback […]

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This is amazing! As the Galway and Limerick sides walked out ahead of today’s All-Ireland final, Tribe legend Joe Canning pointed out an amazing detail about one of his county’s stars. Joshua Ryan actually lined up alongside Canning at Croke Park, before the last time they won the All-Ireland back in 2017. The Clarinbridge man […]

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He raises a good point! All eyes and focus are on today’s All-Ireland SFC final clash between Limerick and Galway, but there are still wider issues that will be debated over in the off season. One of them is the topic of the length of the inter-county GAA season, and whether finals should go back […]

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They got under his skin. England got some ounce of revenge for their football World Cup semi-final defeat, taking down Argentina in the rugby, 24-31. Los Pumas set the tone for a feisty game, by wearing a jersey styled on the 1986 FIFA World Cup shirt, when they famously beat England in the ‘Hand of […]

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They were not particularly impressed…. The main takeaway from the Irish media – other than some questionable refereeing decisions – was that there is now a clear gap between South Africa/New Zealand/France and Ireland. The All Blacks were lethal at times today, working their way up the pitch in minimal phases with their pace and […]

2 weeks ago

Not a good look…. Kerry and their fans will be feeling fairly confident heading into this weekend’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Mayo, and rightly so. They have the finest team in the country on paper, and are beginning to play like it, as well as championship-winning pedigree, which the Green and Red simply do not. […]

2 weeks ago

This was brilliant from POM! Ireland never looked like winning this morning’s Test match against New Zealand at Eden Park, but it could have been a lot closer had calls gone their way. A dangerous clearout from Luke Jacobson on Josh van der Flier was not upgraded to a red card, with the TMO giving […]

2 weeks ago

A lot of positives but more negatives… Ireland showed a lot of good stuff in a 40-21 loss, but were incredibly wasteful throughout against a clinical New Zealand side. Tom O’Toole – 6 Solid scrum, giving Ireland a good platform which they didn’t take advantage of. His best game of the tour so far. Dan […]

2 weeks ago

WE ARE BACK! After a week off, we are back with the SportsJOE Pub Quiz! There was a lot of sport to digest this week, between Ireland defeat of Japan, the All-Ireland semis, World Cup, and the start of the Open Championship.

2 weeks ago

He is not taking this lightly! Dublin’s loss to Kerry has put the topic of introducing video assistance to GAA front and centre in the sport’s discourse. And for good reason. The three huge and contentious calls – which went in Kerry’s favour and which we have written about – ultimately decided the game. When […]

2 weeks ago

Man this is tough! To celebrate Mancher United’s signing of Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa for £35m, we have brought you a special Belgian-themed quiz. Just like our Manchester United Argentina quiz and Brazil quiz, you will have to have some very niche knowledge of a specific country. This is a tough one, but be […]

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It’s very close! The fallout from Kerry and Dublin’s All-Ireland semi-final has been seismic, with three massive goal calls deciding the game; bringing up plenty of debate on the rules and infrastructure of championship football. While they lost on the pitch, Dublin were certainly winning the debates online and in the press, as most fans […]

2 weeks ago

The supercomputer has spoken, one last time… It may feel as though the first games only kicked off a few days ago, but the 2026 World Cup is now just four matches from completion, as all but four lucky sides have been eliminated. We started with a record breaking 48, but now only France, Spain, […]

2 weeks ago

Nice moments! When you’re one of the greats, it is inevitable that there will be naysayers around every corner, and this was the case with David Clifford after Kerry’s win over Dublin on the weekend. Their talisman had a relatively weak game by his standards, but nonetheless finished with 1-5. The criticism he received mainly […]

2 weeks ago

Brought to you by Budweiser This is a must for footy fans! The FIFA World Cup 26™ marks 40 years of Budweiser being the official beer sponsor of the greatest tournament in the world. To honour the occasion, they have set about at creating the ultimate digital FIFA World Cup 26™ collectible experience – in […]

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