McIlroy didn’t spare Mickelson. Phil Mickelson has hit the headlines recently with his former gambling partner Billy Walters revealing all in a soon-to-be-released book – ‘Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk.’ Previously partners, Mickelson and Walters now appear to be stuck in a bitter feud. In the book, Walters, a renowned Amercian sports bettor, […]

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Cian Lynch looks at Conor Boylan and Conor Boylan looks at Cian Lynch. That’s that, and this is this. Here we go. Having fought on the same side for six months, the GAA season waits for no-one, skip on a fast week after the All-Ireland and the team-mates are now rivals. Patrickswell are taking on […]

2 years ago

Fionán Mackessy didn’t have much heed for Poc Fadas when he competed in the Munster competition earlier in the year. He only went that day, really, because of Ger McCarthy. He’s a good hurling man in the Kerry county board and, having been nominated by him, Mackessy didn’t want to let him down. So off […]

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Elizabeth Ndudi is the European U20 Long Jump champion. The Dundrum athlete broke her own Irish U20 record this morning, on her way to becoming Ireland’s first ever field gold medallist at these championships. With her jump of 6.56m, the 18-year-old also recorded the second longest jump ever by an Irish female, leaving her just […]

2 years ago

This was a sweet one for Cork camogie. After a four-year-famine, the last two of those having ending in All-Ireland final defeats, victory has rarely tasted as good as their convincing win over Waterford at the weekend. Their centre back Laura Treacy was so over-joyed after the game that, in her post-match interview on RTÉ, […]

2 years ago

BOD has put his cards on the table. There will be arguments for and against, there will be heated debate and conjecture, there will be men left in and there will be men kept out. But ultimately, for all the talk and analysis, the bottom line is that the power lies in the hands of […]

2 years ago

Cork 5-13 Waterford 0-9 Amy O’Connor’s three-minute hat-trick ended this All-Ireland final as a contest, as Cork made up for two lost finals in a row to win their first O’Duffy Cup since 2018. The Cork captain certainly led by example. The St Vincent’s club woman set the tone early on with two fine points […]

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Johnny Sexton is expected to make his Ireland return in a behind-closed-doors friendly match this week. The Irish rugby team are jetting out to the Algarve for some warm-weather-training this week, with a practice match against their hosts lined up. The match will take place in Ireland’s training base and it is being reported by […]

2 years ago

It’s the biggest day in the camogie calendar. All eyes will be on Croke Park this afternoon for the triple-header of All-Ireland senior, intermediate and junior camogie finals. Keep up to date with all the action right here. The big one is an all-Munster clash as Waterford take on Cork while, in the grades below, […]

2 years ago

You’re doing well if you beat 16/20. Related articles: The GAA JOE All-Star Football Team of the year 2023 James McCarthy and Dean Rock suggest they may bow out after All-Ireland glory “Apologies for my language” – Mick Fitzsimons delivers great interview after epic David Clifford duel Tomás Ó Sé pays incredible tribute to […]

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Earlier on in the year, when he was left out of League games and even some big championship games, everyone was wondering about Brian Howard. He won two All-Stars in his first two years on the Dublin panel but suddenly, despite being in the peak of his powers, it appeared that his status as a […]

2 years ago

Twitter is an unforgiving place. We know that. Words will be twisted, conclusions will be leapt towards, straws will be clutched and, on a day like today, nobody knows it better than Paul Flynn. The morality police were out in full-force in his tweet replies on Tuesday, they came for him like moral long jumpers […]

2 years ago

Brought to you by Sure 72 Hour Non-Stop Protection Deodorant Marc Ó Sé was in a very similar position to James McCarthy and Michael Fitzsimons back in 2014. Kerry had just won the All-Ireland, he was 34 years of age and everyone was asking him if that was that. Ó Sé says many different factors […]

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There were emotional scenes in Dublin on Monday, as the county’s Sam Maguire winning heroes paraded in front of their supporters. As is tradition, the team’s first port-of-call was the children’s hospital in Crumlin. Dublin corner back and nine-time All-Ireland winner Michael Fitzsimons previously worked in the hospital, and he was particularly delighted to bring […]

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There appears to be something of a power struggle in the Irish women’s camp. Tension between players and management became evident in the closing stages of Ireland’s 0-0 draw with Nigeria in their final game of this World Cup. This was the first point Ireland have ever won at a women’s World Cup but it […]

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The band came back together. The band played one hell of a tune. Jack O’Connor mentioned it after Kerry’s semi-final win over Derry that Paul Mannion, Stephen Cluxton, Pat Gilroy and co. didn’t all come back for the craic. This was what they came for. They say you should never go back but, on a […]

2 years ago

Dublin 1-15 Kerry 1-13 Gavin White has just made a catastrophic error. Colm Basquel has capitalised and, with the aid of a deflection, Paddy Small has scored the goal that has levelled this All-Ireland final up. 45 minutes are on the clock, shadow-boxing has been the name of the game for 30 of them but […]

2 years ago

James McCarthy couldn’t keep the smile off his face. Long before a Dublin back-room team member entered the media zone holding a pint of Guinness that had his name on it, the smile was wider than the moon. He shook his head then when the pint was given to him, laughed a little, and looked […]

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Brought to you by Sure 72 Hour Non-Stop Protection Deodorant Teaching and office jobs may be the norm for inter-county footballers nowadays but Rian O’Neill loves his post as an electrician. The Crossmaglen Rangers and Armagh star has completed his apprenticeship and now works out of Dundalk as a fully qualified sparky. It involves early […]

2 years ago

Richie Sadlier has labelled Vera Pauw’s post-match comments on her Irish team as ‘puzzling,’ and ‘daft.’ Speaking after Ireland’s 2-1 loss to Canada, the Dutch woman rued Irish mistakes during the game. Referencing the first goal as a turning point, she put it down to the fact that it came at a moment ‘where there […]

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Ireland captain Katie McCabe led by example in their defeat to Canada in the group stages of the World Cup. The 2-1 loss ends Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for the knock-out stages, leaving them with nothing more than pride to play for in their final game against Nigeria. But the team can be proud of […]

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Brought to you by Sure 72 Hour Non-Stop Protection Deodorant Tom Phelan was eccentric at some times in the All-Ireland final, erratic at others, but he was always electric, and often exceptional. You can’t ask for more. He’s the 26-year-old who came from nowhere to star for Kilkenny this season so it was fitting then, […]

2 years ago

‘Soooo what do you want to know, and I’ll tell you the God’s honest truth’ ‘Well what did you hear last night, would I ever lie to you?’ It’s not unusual for a team to have their own quirks and routines and the Limerick hurlers have many of them. The ice-cream on championship week is […]

2 years ago

Kyle Hayes was named as The Sunday Game Hurler of the Year. The Kildimo Pallaskenry powerhouse had a brilliant season in the Limerick half back line, driving out of the Limerick defence all year, with his customary dynamism and gusto. Man-of-the-match in the 2018 final, Hayes is a big day performer and in Limerick’s 0-30 […]

2 years ago

Limerick are the All-Ireland champions, and they have a fair few of our All Star selections. The 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship concluded at Croke Park on a rain-sodden Sunday, with John Kiely’s Limerick side victorious over Kilkenny. 11 of our 2023 All Star hurling team featured in that final. Between Limerick (six) and Kilkenny […]

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Today is the day. Can Limerick seal the four-in-a-row? Will Kilkenny be the team to stop them. Keep up to date with all the action in our live-blog right here. For the second year in a row, Kilkenny and Limerick are contesting the All-Ireland senior hurling final. The all-conquering Limerick hurlers will head into […]

2 years ago

Brought to you by Sure 72 Hour Non-Stop Protection Deodorant Conor Whelan was just 18 years of age when he was first called onto the Galway senior hurling panel. Initially, the Kinvara sharpshooter turned down Anthony Cunningham’s call but Cunningham was persistent, and when he called again four months later, just before the 2015 All-Ireland […]

2 years ago

Marissa Sheva conceded the penalty from which Stephanie Catley scored in Ireland’s World Cup group stage loss to Australia. 50 minutes were on the clock when, after a tangle of legs with Hayley Raso, the referee penalised the Irish forward and pointed to the spot. Catley made no mistake from 12 yards, sending Courtney Brosnan […]

2 years ago

In what will amount to a break from tradition, neither Limerick or Kilkenny are staying in Dublin this Sunday, on All-Ireland senior hurling final night. RTÉ have confirmed to us that The Sunday Game will still broadcast on the night of the final from the winning team’s hotel, however. Previously, this would take place in […]

2 years ago

Brought to you by Sure 72 Hour Non-Stop Protection Deodorant Having not been much of a shooter in his younger days, Ryan O’Donoghue is now one of the most prolific in Gaelic football. The Belmullet forward was top scorer in Division One of the National Football League, he was also Mayo’s top scorer in the […]

2 years ago

AFLW side North Melbourne are reportedly resigned to the fact that Vikki Wall will not return in the coming months, and will not fulfil the second year of her contract at the club. Wall, the Meath and Dunboyne dynamo, was one of, if not ladies football’s most coveted prospects in its recent exodus towards the […]

2 years ago

Cormac Costello has never started an All-Ireland senior football final before. That’s about to change. The man has seven Celtic Crosses but hard as it is to believe, he didn’t even play a minute in three of those finals. Just three years ago, in the last final Dublin contested, Costello came on in the 70th […]

2 years ago

Ciaran Meenagh says that along with his Derry players, he was in a state of shock after their loss to Kerry. The Oak Leaf men may have been written off on the outside, with many envisaging the traditional Dublin-Kerry final, but Meenagh didn’t buy any of that commentary. First things first, he didn’t even hear […]

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And yet the place was only half-full. Kerry manager Jack O’Connor found it hard, given the noise of the crowd, to get crucial messages into his players during their narrow All-Ireland semi-final victory over Derry on Sunday. The reigning champions were up against it in the dying stages of the game, two points down with […]

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Derry 1-17 Kerry 1-15 Chrissy McKaigue shakes David Clifford’s hand. Best of luck. The Kerryman could write the book about man-markers, the things they’ll try, the avenues they’ll explore, so he might find it unusual when McKaigue opts not follow it up with the customary let-him-know-you’re there shoulder. That’s not how the Slaughtneil man rolls. […]

2 years ago

Denise O’Sullivan sustained bruising but thankfully no break to her shin-bone after a challenge she shipped during Ireland’s abandoned World Cup warm-up game vs Colombia. Ireland walked off the field immediately after the incident, citing a number of “overly physical challenges” from their Colombian opponents. Just 23 minutes of the match had been played, but […]

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‘There’s nearly an unwritten contract there… a sense of duty I suppose’ – Karl O’Connell. On the outside, we call them outstanding and outliers and wonder how they’re still going this late in the day. In Monaghan, it’s what they do. Karl O’Connell describes it as an ‘unwritten contract’ and Paul Finlay, who played for […]

2 years ago

GAA director general Tom Ryan and RTÉ’s group head of sport Declan McBennett came out swinging on Wednesday afternoon. The pair were in front of the Oireachtais committee to discuss the much-debated subject of GAA broadcasting in Ireland. They were questioned by various TDs such as Kerry’s Danny Healy Rae and Mayo’s Alan Dillion regarding […]

2 years ago

Jack O’Connor wanted him back. The whole of Kerry wanted him back. Of course they did, but there comes a time, as David Moran says, when a man has to focus on other priorities. He has two kids now, is busy in work and, having balanced such commitments with his inter-county career in recent times, […]

2 years ago

Of all the players Paddy O’Rourke soldiered with, over the course of a nine year Meath career, Donal Keogan is the last man standing. So apart from his uncle Colm, who’s the manager of the team, that’s his only real window into a Meath squad that is dominated by younger players. O’Rourke can’t say he’s […]

2 years ago

Working as he does as a Tax Director with BDO, Cian O’Sullivan doesn’t have too much time to sit around and dwell on the glory days. But it’s on weeks like this one when it hits him. The evenings are long, the hype is building, Championship is in the air. For 13 years, he traded […]

2 years ago

Brought to you by Sure 72 Hour Non-Stop Protection Deodorant Evan Niland slots the free that, after 25 minutes of play, puts Galway six points up. Within seconds, Niland throws his arms up to the sky. Henry Shefflin does the same thing, and for good measure, lets out a few roars too. The Galway crowd […]

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Mark Rodgers’ disallowed goal was without doubt a turning point in Kilkenny and Clare’s All-Ireland semi-final. Peter Duggan caught another puck-out and shipped a belt from David Blanchfield on his way back down to earth. Cork referee Lyons instantly raises his hand and plays the advantage, which gives Duggan the chance to get the shot […]

2 years ago

Kilkenny 1-25 Clare 1-22 Mikey Butler gives Tony Kelly the slip. Kelly is effing and blinding, you pup, you pup, you pup, he’s pumping legs, burning oil, hunting hard, but it doesn’t make a difference. Butler has a yard, and that’s all he needs. We’ve all been in Tony Kelly’s position before, chasing but it’s […]

2 years ago

Limerick 2-24 Galway 1-18 William O’Donoghue doesn’t bend his run going into the dressing room. He stays on line because, never one to shun a battle, his line is taking him straight into Henry Shefflin. Oh boy. The Galway manager sees him coming, he’s seen it all before, so he braces for impact and, still […]

2 years ago

How many will hold their places until the end of the year? The All-Star awards often hinge on semi-finals and finals, understandably, because that’s the business end of the season. Some people say that too much leverage is given to those closing games but that’s where heroes are made. It’s where the big prizes and […]

2 years ago

Give it socks brother. Having represented Galway for eight years, Davy Glennon has been there and done that, took the belts and shipped the knocks, but he’s embracing the role of supportive older brother now. Most of the time anyway. The Mullagh man transferred to Westmeath after he was let-go from the Galway panel in […]

2 years ago

Vera Pauw has strongly defended herself once again against anonymous allegations which she says are nothing more than ‘a lie.’ Pauw has been shadowed by the whiff of controversy since 2022, when some of her former players at Houston Dash first made the claims that she had mistreated them. Their gripe, publicised in a piece […]

2 years ago

Back where he belongs now. Galway were beginning to falter in the All-Ireland quarter final when, like a train on tracks, Thomas Monaghan came flying in to blow Tipperary out of the way. It was the classic case of a sub sending their manager a message. Monaghan isn’t used to it these days – barring […]

2 years ago

Ireland and Fiji’s game at the U20 Rugby World Cup was played on Tuesday under a cloud of grief. The Ireland team were in mourning following the deaths of St Michael’s students Andrew O’Donnell and Max Wall, and Munster Rugby Elite Performance Officer Greig Oliver. O’Donnell and Wall passed away tragically on their Leaving Cert […]

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