By Daire Walsh In the two years since Siobhan McGrath last donned the sky blue jersey, the personnel of the Dublin senior ladies football team has changed dramatically.  From the team that started their TG4 All-Ireland SFC decider defeat to Meath at Croke Park on September 5, 2021, only seven were in the first 15 […]

2 years ago

Moises Caicedo had looked set to join in a £111m deal. Jurgen Klopp has highlighted Saudi Arabia’s big-spending summer as the reason why he broke his own vow to never spend more than £100m on a player. On Thursday it was revealed that Liverpool had agreed a deal with Brighton to sign Moises Caicedo for […]

2 years ago

Liverpool had agreed a British record transfer fee for the midfielder Moises Caicedo has reportedly rejected Liverpool for a move to Chelsea. According to Fabrizio Romano, the Brighton midfielder “only wants to join Chelsea,” and will only accept the personal terms he agreed with the London club in May. The news comes just hours after Liverpool […]

2 years ago

Never give up

2 years ago

Some days it goes your way and some days it doesn’t. Waterford lost Vikki Falconer, who had been having an All-Star season, to a serious looking leg injury after just two minutes of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie final vs Cork. The player she would have been shadowing, Cork captain Amy O’Connor scored 3-7 […]

2 years ago

Clare 3-7 Tipperary 1-9 Clare recovered from an atrocious start and a six-point deficit to record a deserved victory in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Premier Junior final.  The Banner were winning the title for the first time since 2008, when current senior star Chloe Morey was playing, but that was the county’s first team and […]

2 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir  In the ever-increasing era of control, the personality of sportspeople within a team setting is becoming harder to unearth.  As crowds of children and adults swarmed around the players at the Cork Camogie Grounds ahead of the Leesiders’ appearance in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final against Waterford at […]

2 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir  Sean Power has spoken about not wasting energy swimming against the tide. Waterford is a passionate sporting county, insanely so when it comes to Gaelic games and people are desperate for success.  Hype has been blamed for the failure of the county’s senior hurlers to get over the line in All-Ireland […]

2 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir  In another year, Sinéad O’Keeffe might have been preparing for two All-Ireland finals in a week. However, the decision to concentrate on camogie has probably eked out improvements that have helped her and Clare get over their semi-final hump to be putting the finishing touches to their preparations for the Glen […]

2 years ago

By Anthony Newman Dublin 2-19 Cork 0-13  Dublin are back in the TG4 All-Ireland senior ladies football championship final for the first time since 2021 after their win over Cork at FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles.  A goal by Hannah Tyrrell in the 22nd minute, which the officials took a lengthy look at before it […]

2 years ago

By Paul Keane Paddy Andrews has backed Dublin’s ‘marquee’ midfield pairing to provide a ‘massive platform’ which tips the All-Ireland final their way. The seven-time Sam Maguire Cup winner has tipped his native county to dethrone Kerry and to return to the Championship’s summit. Andrews acknowledged that Kerry possess a player in David Clifford who […]

2 years ago

By Paul Keane Former Kerry attacker Barry John Keane believes that the Kingdom management would be happy for Dublin to hold Ciaran Kilkenny in reserve for the All-Ireland final. The Kilkenny question is surely the single biggest head scratcher for the Dublin backroom as they consider their team selection for Sunday’s decider. The Castleknock man […]

2 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir, at UPMC Nowlan Park  Waterford 1-12 Tipperary 1-11  Waterford recovered from a very poor start to emerge narrow victors of a pulsating Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie semi-final at UPMC Nowlan Park, in the process bridging a gap back to 1945 since their last appearance in a decider.  Beth Carton earned […]

2 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir, at UPMC Nowlan Park   Cork 0-15 Galway 2-6  Cork ended a run of eight consecutive losses against Galway, including three this year alone, to emerge victorious in a fiercely fought Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie semi-final at UPMC Nowlan Park.  In front of a strong overall attendance for the televised double […]

2 years ago

Compiled by John Fallon  Kerry joint manager Darragh Long paid tribute to his charges for the way they mastered the conditions in Tralee. The Kingdom ousted reigning TG4 All-Ireland champions Meath and took another step towards ending their 30-year famine since the Brendan Martin Cup rested in the Kingdom. Kerry laid the foundation for their […]

2 years ago

By Anthony Newman   Cork 0-14 Armagh 2-5  Two frees from Katie Quirke proved crucial as Cork got the better of Armagh in their TG4 ladies football championship quarter-final tie at the Box-It Athletic Grounds.  It was a close battle all through but in the end Cork, inspired by Ciara O’Sullivan, came out on top to […]

2 years ago

By Paul Brennan  Kerry 2-8 Meath 0-10    There will be a new name on the Brendan Martin Cup this year, and Kerry will hope they can end their famine after they knocked out the back-to-back champions Meath in Tralee.  The reigning TG4 All-Ireland champions went down fighting, closing a 10-point interval deficit to four at the […]

2 years ago

TNT bosses also want Laura Woods to present their coverage of live sport Jules Breach is being lined up to become the touchline reporter and post-match interview at TNT Sports (Formerly BT Sport). As revealed by the Daily Mail, bosses at the rebranded BT Sport want Breach to replace the outgoing Des Kelly, with the company set […]

2 years ago

Cork 2-14 Kilkenny 2-13  One point in it, as per… Cork manager Matthew Twomey admitted that his overriding emotion was one of relief after his side recovered from a slow start to dominate much of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie quarter-final, only to have to withstand a late Kilkenny/Denise Gaule rally before prevailing by […]

2 years ago

Six PSG players have reportedly contacted the club’s president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, to complain about comments made by Kylian Mbappe regarding the club. Mbappe went on record with France Football Magazine on Saturday morning, where he described PSG as ‘a divisive team’ and ‘a divisive club” which “attracts gossip.’” “I think that playing at PSG does […]

2 years ago

Don’t think they’ll be sending each other a Christmas card Richarlison has revealed that former Spurs boss Antonio Conte spent two hours “scolding” him in front of his teammates after a comment he made while on media duties. The Brazilian delivered an explosive interview after Spurs’ Champions League exit to AC Milan in March after […]

2 years ago

​​By Daragh Ó Conchúir Gender was never an issue for Aoife McGrath or her sister Eimear growing up in a family where hurleys, sliotars and footballs were as much a staple of their lives as shoes and socks.   During a conversation regularly punctuated by laughter, the description of the matches played when siblings and relatives […]

2 years ago

The ‘Turkish Messi’ has joined Real Madrid from Fenerbahce. Turkish wonderkid Arda Guler was spotted wiping away tears away his mother’s face during his unveiling as a Real Madrid player. The Spanish giants announced the signing of 18-year-old Guler on Thursday on a six-year deal from Fenerbahce. The player was unveiled by Real Madrid on […]

2 years ago

Kyrgios withdrew from the tournament at the eleventh hour Nick Kyrgios has been told not to return to Wimbledon following his last-minute withdrawal. Kyrgios announced that he was no longer competing in the Grand Slam the day before his first round match against Belgian David Goffin, saying that a wrist injury was the reason behind […]

2 years ago

Brought to you by Wotsits Crunchy Range. 12 is an excellent score in this Premier League quiz. Can you guess which Premier League transfer was more expensive? We have 15 questions in this Crunch Time quiz about some of the biggest moves in Premier League history. You just have to tell us which deal was […]

2 years ago

It is more than a decade since Doireann Murphy was crowed a world champion and she has a couple of All-Ireland medals rattling around in her pocket already.  But if Clare beat Cork at Cusack Park today to supplant the Rebels as likely runners-up in Group 1 of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Championship and seal […]

2 years ago

By John Fallon  Meath interim manager Jenny Rispin said she was delighted that the reigning TG4 All-Ireland champions got the defence of their title off to a winning start when they defeated Waterford by 1-13 to 1-8 at Fraher Field.  All Star forward Emma Duggan fired 1-4, including a late goal, as they advanced to […]

2 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir Family members lining out alongside one another is an integral element of Gaelic games. It is a manifestation of the community spirit at their core and while less prevalent at inter-county level than club, is not unusual.  What must be close to unique however is three siblings being called into a […]

2 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir   Ciara Storey is a survivor from an era when Wexford bestrode the camogie landscape with the conviction that comes from being three-in-a-row champions but the brilliant defender now admits that maybe they are at their best when written off.  Storey was a teenager when coming into the field of play as […]

2 years ago

Peter Drury is set to replace Martin Tyler as the new voice of Premier League football on Sky Sports. The Daily Mail have reported that the 55-year-old, who currently commentates on Premier League football in the US, will become the main voice after Sky opted not to renew the contract of Tyler in what is likely to […]

2 years ago

Walker was left disappointed after starting as a sub in the Champions League final. Kyle Walker could leave Manchester City this summer. Walker was reportedly left ‘disappointed’ after being named as a substitute for the Champions League final and came on in the 82nd minute to replace John Stones. The form of Manuel Akanji has […]

2 years ago

By Kevin Egan What a comeback from Wexford. The result will show that it finished all square in UPMC Nowlan Park in this evening’s Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior championship Group 2 clash between Leinster rivals Kilkenny and Wexford, but it will feel like a victory for Colin Sunderland’s Wexford side, as they rattled off the […]

2 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir Galway’s last three competitive outings have been against Cork and they retained their 100 per cent record against the Rebels to record a 1-12 to 0-12 triumph in their first Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior championship Group 1 tie at Kenny Park, Athenry.  The sides last met in the League final seven […]

2 years ago

‘You’ve got be more of a fighter, and that’s not him’ Michail Antonio says that Gianluca Scamacca isn’t suited to David Moyes’ style of play. Scamacca was one of David Moyes’ marquee signings alongside Lucas Paquetá but has failed to set the world alight at the London Stadium. The Italian has struggled for fitness and […]

3 years ago

Brought to you by William Hill. Former Ireland winger Hunt returned to the show. Pep vs Fergie, squaring up to Ronaldo and how transfers really happen – Stephen Hunt joined us for episode eight of House of Football. The former Republic of Ireland winger spoke to host Eric Lalor, and SportsJOE editor Robert Redmond, about […]

3 years ago

The pizza chain have inflicted even more pain on Spurs Tottenham’s misfortunes have continued after Domino’s brutally trolled them on social media. Their 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa on Saturday means that their slim hopes of Champions League football have all but ended to cap off what has been a dismal campaign. Following the sackings […]

3 years ago

By Daire Walsh Having already done it once before with the Erne County, Aisling O’Brien is hopeful Fermanagh can make amends for a disappointing end to 2022 by going all the way in this year’s TG4 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship.  Back in September 2019, O’Brien was selected at corner-forward as the Ulster side lost out […]

3 years ago

Some of the finest

3 years ago

A signing that could change the course of an entire season Chelsea is said to be among a number of clubs interested in securing Lionel Messi in the summer, writes Steve Hopkins. The Argentine ace looks to have played his last match for PSG and is said to have hopes of returning to play for […]

3 years ago

If you pick one outside of these 14, the quiz is over!

3 years ago

By Daire Walsh While her memory of the on-field action is somewhat sketchy, Laois defender Clodagh Dunne had the privilege of being amongst a crowd of 21,000 at Croke Park as her county finally reached the promised land on September 30, 2001. Following seven previous defeats – and a drawn encounter with Monaghan in 1996 […]

3 years ago

Loads of time

3 years ago

‘Tori was a champion… a beacon of light that shined so bright’ US track star Tori Bowie has died aged 32, writes Steve Hopkins. Representatives for the three-time Olympic medalist confirmed her passing in a statement on social media shortly before 1pm Wednesday. The statement read: “We’re devastated to share the very sad news that […]

3 years ago

Javi Gracia has overseen four defeats in five games during his short spell in charge Leeds United could be set to sensationally parachute Sam Allardyce in to stave off relegation with just four games to go. Mail Sport and The Athletic are both reporting that Javi Gracia’s days could be numbers after the Spaniard struggled to revive the […]

3 years ago

By Charlie Herbert. The pair had never met each other before. Marcus Rashford has been labelled a “gent” for coming to the aid of female footballer Alisha Lehmann in a nightclub. The pair were enjoying separate nights out in Manchester in April, and both ended up at Chinawhite nightclub in the city centre. But Aston […]

3 years ago

By Charlie Herbert. He’s chosen his destination this summer. Jude Bellingham has decided to move to Real Madrid this summer, according to reports in Spain. The 19-year-old Borussia Dortmund midfielder is arguably the most sought after player in the world at the moment. Although his contract at Dortmund doesn’t run out until 2025, it seems a […]

3 years ago

By Jack Peat. There’s just one snag. Ryan Reynolds has confirmed what he is prepared to do to get Gareth Bale to sign for Wrexham. The Welshman retired from football last summer after finishing his illustrious career with a short spell at Los Angeles FC. He came through the ranks at Southampton as a youngster, but it […]

3 years ago

Connolly and Cawley joined us for episode four of our new podcast. Former Republic of Ireland striker David Connolly, and ex-League of Ireland midfielder Alan Cawley, joined us for episode four of our new podcast House of Football. Connolly spoke about Mick McCarthy staying with him when he played in The Netherlands, Roy Keane’s team […]

3 years ago

The crash happened in November 2022 CCTV shows the moment former Premier League striker Danny Graham crashed his Land Rover into a supermarket whilst drunk. On November 4 last year, the now-retired footballer, who has played for the likes of Watford, Swansea, Sunderland and Blackburn, ploughed through the front of the Co-op Village Store near […]

3 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir Cork 2-13 Galway 1-12 A fantastic goal from Sabina Rabbitte mid-way through the second half, allied with a personal contribution of a goal and eight points from Carrie Dolan and a dour defensive display, all added up to Galway retaining their Very Camogie League Division 1A title at the expense of […]

3 years ago