By Declan Rooney It was at the frontline of the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic that Carlow footballer and nurse Róisín Byrne celebrated a vital win this week. After a month and a half of staff tending to patients in the main Covid-19 ward at St James’ Hospital in Dublin, the first discharge of a […]

6 years ago

By Declan Rooney Little did they know, but Tyrone Ladies were already fully armed in their battle to cope with home training as the coronavirus called a halt to group sessions. With a squad of more than 30 players all operating out of their back yards, tethered together only by social media, the talents of […]

6 years ago

Football back before Google searches could give you a dig-out. To keep you all going, we have devised a 1990s football quiz that will test your knowledge of a great decade for the sport. There are a few familiar faces in there, and a few that you’ll need all your mental resources to get right. […]

6 years ago

By Daragh Small Life has changed significantly for Niamh McLaughlin during the Covid-19 crisis – with the Dublin-based Donegal star admitting that she’s longing for home and deeply worried about her elderly grandmother. The renowned Santry Sports Clinic in Dublin, where McLaughlin works as a physiotherapist, has come to an agreement with the HSE which […]

6 years ago

By Jackie Cahill In an ideal world, former Armagh All-Ireland winner Marian McGuinness would have been jetting off on the 2020 TG4 All Star tour yesterday (Wednesday) morning. Instead, she’s in self-isolation having received confirmation of a positive test for Covid-19 last Friday. McGuinness, who landed a TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate medal with the Orchard County […]

6 years ago

By DECLAN ROONEY One of the highlights of social distancing has been the various sports stars who have taken to social media to show and share their talents, and from a Ladies Football point of view, Cork’s Orlagh Farmer has excelled. For the last five days, she has posted a daily video for aspiring and […]

6 years ago

By Declan Rooney Tipperary midfielder Aisling McCarthy says there is a fierce ambition among the county’s ladies footballers to be a force in this year’s TG4 Senior championship. McCarthy (24) only returned on Sunday from a six-month stint in Melbourne where she played with Western Bulldogs and she is currently in a self imposed two-week […]

6 years ago

By Declan Rooney At the heart of the fight against the Covid-19 outbreak have been the medical professionals in our hospitals and surgeries. In the very front line is Galway star Tracey Leonard. An outpatient nurse in normal times, the Corofin native has been secounded into a role as a tester in UCHG’s drive-through coronavirus […]

6 years ago

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6 years ago

The League has been unspectacular to date, but Wooly and Cheddar still have plenty to talk about. From club management to Tipp’s frightening depth of hurlers. The lads discuss the value of the pre-match speech and analyse the weekend’s fixtures, headlined by Tipp V Galway and Waterford v Limerick. Watch the show here.

6 years ago

By Jackie Cahill On the weekend when the Ladies Gaelic Football Association will vote in a new President-elect, focus on the field of play is very much on the quest for prized spots in the Lidl National League Finals, and the battle against relegation. There’s a full schedule of fixtures down for decision across the […]

6 years ago

“If you can’t fight, you might as well stay at home.” Not exactly a tourism tagline Strabane will be pushing for any time soon but, James Gallagher insists, that was his reality, growing up. The Bellator star has been fighting, in some form or another, for most of his 23 years on this earth. Already […]

6 years ago

Galway are still flying high. But Mayo on the other hand, are slipping away. While League Sunday came in for plenty of criticism in the years gone by, Wooly is full of praise for the slick new-look show on RTÉ. The GAA’s new president Larry McCarthy hasn’t bowled Wooly over with his early interviews while […]

6 years ago

Shane O’Donnell is made of different stuff. His touch-down against Dublin, is hailed as one of the most “underrated pieces of brilliance” by Colm Parkinson. Red cards are being thrown around too easily according to the lads. Cork and Dublin might just regret not making the League quarter finals, because they face a game-less ten […]

6 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir at Croke Park Gailltír snatched victory not just from the jaws of defeat, but from its belly, when Úna Jackman sent a close-range piledriver to the roof of the net to deny a heartbroken St Rynagh’s in a pulsating AIB All-Ireland Intermediate Club Camogie Championship Final. Eleven points from the magnificent […]

6 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir To the outsider, it was noteworthy that a 17-year-old Annie Fitzgerald would line out at centre-forward in the AIB All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Club Championship Final last year. Those that knew Waterford Camogie were unsurprised that the Leaving Cert student showed such leadership qualities and would have been player of the match […]

6 years ago

By Declan Rooney 2019 was a year that featured several thousands of miles on the road, delivered memorable individual, club, inter-county and provincial victories, and Rebel defender Melissa Duggan wants to do it all again. Since her debut for Cork in 2017, Duggan (23) has become a key motivational and playing figure in Ephie Fitzgerald’s […]

6 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir It’s one of the pinnacles of the camogie calendar. The club camogie finals will light up Croke Park this Sunday.  Senior Final Preview – Sarsfields (Galway) v Slaughtneil (Derry) Throw-in: 3.30pm Referee: John Dermody (Westmeath) These two sides have established themselves as the premier club teams in the land over a […]

6 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir The past 12 months have been the greatest of Sarah Spellman’s sporting life, and to help Sarsfields finally get the better of their bête noire Slaughtneil in Sunday’s AIB All-Ireland Senior Camogie Club Championship Final would be perfection. Of course attentions will turn thereafter to the retention of the National League […]

6 years ago

Compiled by Jackie Cahill The repeat of the 2019 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Final between Dublin and Galway is the stand-out fixture in Round 4 of the Lidl National League. The sides meet at DCU St Clare’s on Sunday (1pm) in a fixture with big implications at the top of the table. Dublin are currently two […]

7 years ago

Andy Farrell has named an unchanged 15 to play England on Sunday. The Irish head for Twickenham with two wins under their belts and, after a convincing performance against Wales, the starting team hasn’t been touched. It means that Larmour remains at full back and Andrew Conway unsurprisingly keeps his place on the wing whilst […]

7 years ago

It’s a rough thought, hurling in the wind, rain and freezing cold. Belts are ten times sorer, scores are harder earned than a pat on the back of Brian Cody. But once you get into the zone, you’ll put all parts of your body anywhere, just so it might benefit your team. Just like Chris […]

7 years ago

Compiled by Declan Rooney Tipperary 0-11 Westmeath 1-6 Aishling Moloney kicked ten points as Tipperary battled their way past a strong and stubborn Westmeath effort to claim a vital win in Division 1 of the Lidl National Football League in a windswept Bansha. Another outstanding individual performance from Moloney paved the way for the Premier […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir University of Limerick 3-14 University College Cork 0-12 UL became the fifth college to complete the UPMC Ashbourne Cup five-in-a-row, emerging deserving winners over a gutsy but outgunned UCC at WIT Arena in Carriganore. It was a bitter pill to swallow for the Leesiders, who have been UL’s victims on each […]

7 years ago

By Enda Treacy Tipperary 0-11 Westmeath 1-6 Tipperary battled their way past a strong and stubborn Westmeath effort to claim a vital win in Division 1 of the Lidl National Football League in a windswept Bansha. Another outstanding individual performance from Tipperary’s Aishling Moloney paved the way for the Premier ladies to claim the win […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Small Gráinne Kenneally is a Tipperary woman, who grew up on the Cork, Tipperary and Waterford border, played her club football in Waterford, went on to play inter-county for the Déise and now lines out for Kildare. The 32-year-old has added massive experience to the Kildare ranks this year and they have a […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir Storm Denis made it difficult at times but the 105th UPMC Ashbourne Cup Festival is well under way at Waterford IT Arena and a feast of drama has already been provided with the composition of the UPMC Ashbourne, Purcell and Fr Ó Meachair Cup Finals known at the end of the day’s […]

7 years ago

Cheddar Plunkett is here so shut up and listen. Brian Carroll, Colm Parkinson and the Laois hurling legend are back to preview the return of the national league. On top of that, Joey Holden sat down with Wooly for an in-depth interview on the hurling show.

7 years ago

It’s a new era for Dublin and that means it’s a new era for The GAA Hour. Dublin players sitting down face to face with Colm Parkinson is a welcome addition to the Dessie Farrell reign and Jonny Cooper first up provided a fascinating discussion. From the All-Ireland final sending off, body language and work […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir The fantastic Waterford IT Arena in Carriganore, on the outskirts of Waterford city, will play host to the 105th UPMC Ashbourne Cup weekend and it is shaping up to be a riveting festival of top notch Camogie. The multitude of current and former All-Stars participating for their third level institutions is a […]

7 years ago

Complied by Declan Rooney Galway’s Tracey Leonard said her side’s character shone through as her hat-trick of goals helped Galway to an impressive Lidl NFL Division 1 win over Donegal in Letterkenny. The win sees last year’s league and TG4 championship finalists stay in touch with leaders Cork, who picked up their third win of […]

7 years ago

By Alan Foley in Letterkenny Galway 3-12 Donegal 4-5 Tracey Leonard fired home an impressive 3-4 as Galway came from five points down to post a fine win over Donegal in their Lidl Ladies NFL Division 1 fixture at O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny. Last year’s beaten Division 1 and All-Ireland finalists maintained their composure in […]

7 years ago

By Daire Walsh Cork 0-8 Dublin 1-4 Cork strengthened their grip at the top of the LIDL National Football League Division One table when they held off a late rally from All-Ireland champions Dublin at a rain-swept Croke Park. The ever-dependable Orla Finn kicked five points for the visitors, while Hannah Looney also chipped with 0-2 […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Small Caroline Conway’s 3,914 days of Roscommon exile ended last month and now she hopes to line out in her native county’s midfield for the third time in as many weeks. Roscommon are flying high at the summit in Division 3 of the Lidl NFL after back-to-back victories while they go to Fermanagh […]

7 years ago

By Jackie Cahill The race for top-two finishes and Final places in all four Divisions of the 2020 Lidl Ladies National Football League intensifies this weekend – with Dublin and Cork preparing for a tussle under the lights at Croke Park. The TG4 All-Ireland Senior Champions and Lidl NFL Division 1 holders clash as part […]

7 years ago

Padraic Joyce is only a few games in, but Galway are already making strides. He’s encouraging his players to attack with conviction, like he did in his day, and the signs of improvement are already showing. Meanwhile, Mayo are going through the motions while Dublin stretch away even further. Back in Division Two, it’s dog-eat-dog […]

7 years ago

The League of experimentation. With another, more important league on the horizon in a couple of months, most managers are treating the Allianz Leagues with a sense of freedom and ambivalence. They could take it or leave it. Win lose or draw, most managers come out with the same tone and the same message. There’s […]

7 years ago

Tipperary 0-10 Limerick 1-06 “Upon review by the referee, in consultation with his umpires and match officials, of the scoring in yesterday’s Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 Group 2 fixture between Limerick v Tipperary we can now confirm the official match result as Limerick 1-6 Tipperary 0-10 resulting in a one point victory for […]

7 years ago

Galway 5-11 Westmeath 0-7 By Tomás Keating Róisín Leonard netted a hat-trick as Galway got back to winning ways with an emphatic victory in their Lidl National Football Division 1 clash with Westmeath in Mullingar. The Tribeswomen struck two goals in the space of a minute in the early action, and it was one way traffic […]

7 years ago

Cork 2-11 Tipperary 1-6 By Paul Carroll Reigning champions Cork proved too strong for Tipperary in their Lidl National Football League Division 1 clash at Ardfinnan with goals in each half from Áine O’Sullivan the difference between the sides. Ephie Fitzgerald’s side continued their perfect start to the campaign with an impressive performance and a comfortable […]

7 years ago

Donegal 2-10 Waterford 1-11 By Tomás McCarthy A last gasp goal by full-forward Emma McCroary delivered a dramatic Lidl National Football League Division 1 win for the Donegal ladies on a windswept Saturday afternoon in Dungarvan. Maxi Curran’s side trailed 1-11 to 1-9 deep into injury time, but a Geraldine McLaughlin free – her eighth […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Small Donegal make the long journey to the opposite end of the country this morning, where they face Waterford in Division 1 of the Lidl NFL at 1pm in Fraher Field, and it brings back some fond memories for Emer Gallagher. When the Ulster outfit made a similar lengthy trip to Páirc Uí […]

7 years ago

Rivals for 80 minutes, friends forever. The 2020 Guinness Six Nations is upon us. Great deeds await, rivalries will be renewed and friendships, old and new, forged stronger still be a collective passion. 2019 brought us ‘The Purse’ – an evocative story of Welsh brothers Gareth and David Rees and a love of rugby they inherited […]

7 years ago

From brothers in arms to bitter enemies. Davy Fitzgerald’s and Brian Lohan’s relationship has taken a turn for the worse since the days they spent soldiering in the saffron and blue. Now, they’re on opposite sides when Clare take on Wexford in the League on Sunday. That should be heated. Why mic’d up hurley carriers […]

7 years ago

After six years away, Paddy Cunningham is back. Six years ago, the free-scoring forward was sick of it. Having been juggling hurling and football for Antrim for years, inter-county GAA became more of a chore and he took an indefinite period of leave. One year turned into six but at 36, Lenny Harbison coaxed him […]

7 years ago

The hurling league before the real hurling league. The Munster and Leinster restructures might’ve taken the sting out of the national league, but there’s plenty to be garnered from it. Galway legend Damien Hayes joins Colm Parkinson on The GAA Hour hurling show to look back over the weekend’s action.

7 years ago

The GAA Hour football show never went away but the county football did. Now, it’s back and what better way to pick up then where it left off? Dublin v Kerry. David Clifford v Brian Fenton is going to be a battle of the ages and in studio with Colm Parkinson, Conán Doherty and Leitrim […]

7 years ago

The players are smiling, the college is bouncing, IT Carlow can taste it. Never before have they tasted Sigerson Cup glory but thanks to a Laois legend and his fun games, they’re 60 minutes from success with only DCU standing in their way. Pat Critchley isn’t scared.

7 years ago

“We have to put on a spectacle, and perform and start winning games to be respected within Tipperary and get people following us.” Those were the words of Tipperary star Aishling Moloney when she spoke with SportsJOE ahead of her side’s Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 opener against All-Ireland champions Dublin. On Sunday, Moloney […]

7 years ago

By Declan Rooney She may have been a late comer to inter-county football but new Sligo captain Nicola Brennan has taken the job with the sole focus of leading her side into Division 2 of the Lidl National Football League. Ten years on from making her league debut as a 17-year-old, Brennan made it back […]

7 years ago