Ballyhale Shamrocks have been dealt some good news ahead of their Kilkenny senior hurling final against Bennetsbridge on Sunday. Henry Shefflin’s charges go into this weekend’s final carrying a few knocks, and their hopes of winning their first crown since 2014 were dealt a huge blow when rising star Adrian Mullen was given a straight […]

8 years ago

Trinity College Dublin caused a major upset last night in Division One of the league when they defeated rivals UCD at Belfield. The Trinity lads travelled to their near neighbours in hope of picking up a much needed win after losing their opening league game to other Dublin rivals, DCU. Oh by gad we'll be […]

8 years ago

The controversy following the recent Laois county hurling final continues to rumble on. Camross collected their 26th title after overcoming Rathdowney-Errill, but their win has been marred by the inquest that followed it. A few minutes shy of half time, chaos ensued as some of the Camross players got involved in some wild pulling underneath the […]

8 years ago

Rory Beggan had his best season yet in a Monaghan jersey as the Farney men reached the All-Ireland semi final for the first time in 30 years. Beggan was flawless in his performances. His distribution was second to none and his free taking excellent, he was like a quarterback, and helped to take the pressure […]

8 years ago

Legendary jockey Ruby Walsh has been discussing the rich array of novice hurdler’s within the famed Willie Mullins’ camp and has cited three in particular to make the breakthrough this season. According to the Paddy Power brand ambassador Blackbow is the one horse that has stood out to him thus far, making serious improvements on […]

8 years ago

This is huge! Reports are circulating that the UFC and ONE Championship are in negotiations about a history making trade deal. The likes of which has never been seen before in mixed-martial-arts. As first reported by ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, the two promotions are close to striking a deal that will see former welterweight champion Ben […]

8 years ago

St. Patricks Corduff 2-17 Holy Spirit, Ballymun 2-3 This years Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Finals got off to an absolutely cracking start as Holy Spirit, Ballymun faced off against St. Patricks Corduff. In a game that ebbed and flowed it was the Ballymun boys who made the brighter start, with an early goal through Daryl […]

8 years ago

St. Patrick’s Corduff 1-03 Lios na nÓg 2-18. Spectators at Croke Park were treated to a fantastic game of ladies football between St. Patrick’s Corduff and Gaelscoil Lios na nÓg in the second match of this year’s Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Finals. In what was a very entertaining first half, it was Lios na nÓg […]

8 years ago

Following his loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229, Conor McGregor released a statement on Instagram breaking down were the fight was won and lost. ‘The Notorious’ highlighted what he done wrong, what Khabib did right, and claimed that he is fine with taking on a different opponent, if an immediate rematch isn’t on the […]

8 years ago

One of female boxing’s most high profile fighter’s has said she will fight Katie Taylor, claiming it is the biggest fight to make in the sport. Mikaela Mayer is a former US Olympian and signed with promotional heavyweights Top Rank in 2017 after turning professional. Todd du Boef, president of Top Rank declared after she […]

8 years ago

Joseph O’Brien trained horse, Tuamhain made it’s big breakthrough yesterday after she romped home in the Callan Handicap at Gowran Park in Kilkenny. The horse was making only her fourth start for O’Brien having previously been trained by Kevin Prendergast. Despite O’Brien’s relatively short amount of time with the horse, it has now placed in […]

8 years ago

Camross hurler, Darrell Dooley has had his two game suspension lifted, following the ugly scenes that marred the Laois county hurling final. The incident – which saw Rathdowney-Errill’s Ross King require extensive dental work – was captured on video and circulated nationwide. At the time though, referee John O’Brien only saw fit to reprimand Dooley […]

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St. Mary’s BNS, Lucan 0-07 Belgrove Senior BNS, Clontarf 6-08 Tuesday’s Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Finals game between St. Mary’s BNS, Lucan and Belgrove Senior BMS, Clontarf, was a classic case of goals win games as Belgrove put St. Mary’s to sword emphatically. The both sides went at it from the off, however St. Mary’s […]

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St. Brigid’s GNS, Glasnevin 2-02 St. Mary’s NS, Garristown 3-05 The girls from Garristown survived a second half scare this afternoon as they hung on to defeat St. Brigid’s Glasnevin in the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Finals. St. Mary’s started the match at 100 miles an hour and it wasn’t long before Holly Davis had […]

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St. Anne’s NS Shankill 0-03 Our Lady of the Wayside NS, Kilternan 1-05 In the final game of this year’s Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Finals, St. Anne’s NS Shankill faced Our Lady of the Wayside NS, Kilternan, and it was an absolute war of attrition. Don’t let the low score line fool you, these girls […]

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St. Andrew’s Malahide NS 4-02 Ballyboughal NS 4-13 Daniel McGill was inspirational for Ballyboughal today as they came out on top in an absolute goal-fest at Croke Park against St. Andrew’s Malahide. It was the Malahide team who started the brighter of the two racing into a two goal lead. Their first was scored by […]

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St. Kevin’s 2-11 Gaelscoil Cholmcille 3-09 Fan’s in attendance will have went home happy today having witnessed one of the best games Croke Park has seen this year between St. Kevin’s BNS Kilnamanagh and Gaelscoil Cholmcille Lánana Cúlóige in the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Finals. The two sides went hammer and tong throughout a frantic […]

8 years ago

Talk about being shit out of luck… Ciaran Byrne recently retired after a six year AFL career with Carlton Blues. Upon his return home, Byrne helped his beloved St. Mochta’s to their first Championship title in 38 years. However, for Byrne it was a short night as he broke his ankle eight minutes after being […]

8 years ago

After 220 minutes of football in just 14 days, Ballintubber have been crowned Mayo senior champions for the fourth time in their history. Drove on by Alan Dillon and the O’Connor clan, Ballintubber are now champions for the first time since 2014. Ballintubber came into the game as favourites after overcoming perennial kingpins Castlebar Mitchels […]

8 years ago

This was very cheeky from the Cork man… It just was not meant to be for Ulster as they fell to a 44-12 in Paris against Racing 92. Ulster gave their French counterparts an early scare running over an early try through back-up scrum half David Shanahan. What a start for Ulster 🔥 David Shanahan […]

8 years ago

Danny, Danny, Danny… It seems as though trouble follows Danny Cipriani everywhere he goes, and no matter how hard he tries, it keeps coming back to bite him in the arse. The out half was back out on the pitch today, fresh off his November series snub from England, looking to prove a point to […]

8 years ago

What an entertaining opening half in Paris. It’s been a rough couple of weeks for the Ulster men following back-to-back defeats to Munster and Connacht. Even in spite of their heroics at home against Leicester last week, not many were giving them a chance heading to Paris to take on last years beaten Champions Cup […]

8 years ago

After a shaky start, Munster rallied to a convincing win this afternoon, but not without Gloucester’s help. The English side started well in Thomond Park, disrupting Munster’s flow and spoiling a couple of early line outs. Their discipline completely caved though, and Munster punished the Premiership side. It was all looking so good for Danny […]

8 years ago

José Mourinho returned to his old stomping ground Stamford Bridge this afternoon, hoping to take home a much needed three points. The Manchester United manager has clearly been under pressure in recent weeks and his players needed a big performance to ease life at Old Trafford. It was the home side though who took an […]

8 years ago

For these young men, the wait is over… ‘The Underdogs’ are ready to go and do battle with All-Ireland champions Dublin. The game will be played under lights this evening in Parnell Park and will be broadcast live on TG4. Managed by former Galway captain Ray Silke, Cork Ladies legend Valerie Mulcahy and former Footballer […]

8 years ago

Life is good for Derek Lewis… When “The Black Beast” was down on all three judges score cards at UFC 229 and he landed that monster of a right hand to finish Alexander Volkov, he probably had no idea what the win would do for his career. His biggest win inside the Octagon was made […]

8 years ago

The stage is set. This evening, 15 men from around Ireland will come together to take on the best team in Gaelic football… The lads have been training all summer, combining club commitments with the underdogs, and it all comes down to tonight. A crack at the champions Dublin, live on TG4 from Parnell Park. […]

8 years ago

The power of the club… Dublin side Round Towers Lusk take on Naomh Barrog in the Dublin intermediate championship final next Saturday in Parnell Park, and the club have went above and beyond the call of duty to bring home one of their key men. Cathal ‘The Bomber’ Bollard has been outstanding all year for […]

8 years ago

Bring Mike Home… That is the simple message from Waterville GAA in Kerry. Mike Curran needs our help. The proud Kerry man was coming to the end of a trip of a lifetime with his girlfriend Sara O’Shea, but unfortunately he was struck by a car in France and has suffered some serious injuries. They […]

8 years ago

Jonny Cooper epitomises the juggernaut that is the Dublin footballers. He is their go-to man, if a job needs done at the back, Cooper is called upon. Dublin have won six All-Ireland’s since 2011 and Cooper has been an ever-present in five of those six victories, his value to this all-conquering Dublin side is unquestionable. Whilst […]

8 years ago

As the clocked ticked down on All-Ireland final Sunday, Limerick looked comfortable and en route to a first Liam MacCarthy cup in 45 years. Enter, Joe Canning. Galway’s golden gun dragged the Tribesmen back into a game they had no right to be in, such is his awesome talent. Declan Hannon summed up those last […]

8 years ago

Scrum half Nick McCarthy is to join Munster next season on a two year deal. Leinster stormed their way to a European and Domestic double last season, and McCarthy featured prominently throughout the campaign, making three starting appearances and coming of the bench 18 times. The scrum half has made 30 appearances in total and […]

8 years ago

Class… When Dublin release a new jersey it is always a hot topic of debate among fans. The debate hit fever pitch last week with the reveal of Dublin’s new jersey for the 2019 season. Many fans love the new Dublin kit which you have to say is very original. The faded shorts are a […]

8 years ago

Controversial pundit Joe Brolly loves to get a rise out of people, and that’s exactly what he achieved with his scathing article about MMA. The Sunday Game analyst was writing in response to Conor McGregor’s return at UFC 229 where he criticised mixed-martial-arts as a throwback to ‘slave-fighting’, whilst comparing McGregor to a ‘prostitute’. Brolly […]

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By God, Conor McGregor fans are loyal… In April of this year, Khabib Nurmagomedov and his team cornered McGregor’s sparring partner Artem Lobov during the UFC 223 fight week and proceeded to threaten the SBG fighter. The Irishman’s response was to go absolutely buck wild as he arrived in Brooklyn armed with a gang of […]

8 years ago

Only three players survive from last years Ireland squad selected to play in the annual hurling shinty international game with Scotland this Saturday. Ireland’s management team, made up of Tipperary’s Willie Maher and Kilkenny man Conor Phelan have also included 13 different counties in their final squad for the trip to Bught Park, the home […]

8 years ago

Since UFC 229 concluded calls for a rematch between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor have been rampant. SBG head coach, John Kavanagh confirmed the Monday after the fight that McGregor was immediately talking about a rematch. It is a second fight that would arguably be even bigger than the first given the sheer drama involved […]

8 years ago

Veteran horse Hidden Cyclone has been retired after finishing third at Punchestown on Tuesday it has been confirmed by John “Shark” Hanlon. The horse was trained by “Shark” his entire career who announced his retirement after returning from a year-long lay off to finish third in the two miles rated hurdle. 🏇A favourite of many, […]

8 years ago

Former UFC lightweight champion has jumped ship and signed for rival promotion ONE championship it has been confirmed. “The Underground King” currently boast a 29-6 record and has fought some of the biggest names in MMA, including Conor McGregor. The Philadelphia native has held world titles in the UFC, Bellator and Dream, making him one […]

8 years ago

It is hard to know who is next in line to challenge Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight belt following his dismantling of Conor McGregor at UFC 229. So what’s next for Khabib? Obviously a fight against Tony Ferguson would be off the charts, and El Cucuy has done more than enough to warrant a shot […]

8 years ago

A lot of people doubted Duncan Williams heading in the first weekend of this year’s Champions Cup. The scrum half was parachuted into the starting 15 for the crunch game against Exeter this week after Alby Mathewson was ruled out yesterday through injury. The 32-year-old is Munster’s third choice number nine and not many gave […]

8 years ago

You would think that given the rivalry between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz that his elder brother Nick have liked to see the Irish man dominated last weekend. That is not the case however… The pairs first encounter came three years ago at a UFC press conference. Both men were asked what they thought of […]

8 years ago

Remember the name Mike Kimbel, we suspect you will be hearing a lot more from him. The 21-year old bantamweight is only two fights into his pro MMA career and already he has fans around the world talking about him. The Connecticut based fighter made his pro debut at Bellator 194 back in February and […]

8 years ago

As they say, he’s some man for one man.. Paul Carberry retired in 2016 after an illustrious career as a National Hunt jockey. In a riding career than spanned 25 years Carberry was a 14-time Cheltenham festival winner. On top of that he won numerous big races on both sides of the Irish sea and […]

8 years ago

“Our games are not about being Irish, or being winners, it’s about welcoming everybody, from every race, every ethnicity, every level…” Those were the words of Joe Trolan, chairman of the Asian county board as he summed up the success of the Asian Youth Championships which took place in Kuala Lumpur last weekend. Gaelic games […]

8 years ago

This is pure hurling porn… You may remember the composite hurley that Reynolds Hurling introduced to the world last year. The recyclable hurley that was initially founded to help respond to the outbreak of ash dieback that ravaged most of Ireland’s Ash supplies. There simply was no cure until they came along. Since their launch […]

8 years ago

Declan Hannon has squeezed so much into his inter-county career, it’s hard to believe Limerick’s fearless leader is only 25. He made his debut as a sprightly 18 year old, and admits to having gone through tough times representing the Treaty county. “It’s been tough at times, definitely. I was just 18 when I first […]

8 years ago

It’s hard to know whether he was being serious or not… Khabib Nurmagomedov went off on one last Saturday night. It wasn’t enough that he completely dominated Conor McGregor from start to finish. The Russian fighter decided to go one step further following the fourth round stoppage win by scaling the cage and leaping into […]

8 years ago

There is only so much you can mimic an opponent, you can get so close, but they are never going to be same… especially if that opponent is Khabib Nurmagomedov. Those were the sentiments shared by John Kavanagh on Monday night’s episode of the Joe Rogan Experience. At UFC 229, Kavanagh’s star pupil Conor McGregor […]

8 years ago

Jonny Cooper has five All-Ireland titles, in five different positions. Let that sink in for a second… One can only imagine how hard it is coming into a team that are All-Ireland champions and trying to make your mark. Cooper though, has done it so effectively that you forget he wasn’t even part of the […]

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