Incredibly brave from the victim. A former GAA referee has been jailed for six years and nine months for assaulting his niece, Maeve Leahy. Thomas Howard, of Old Kilcullen, Co Kildare, pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting and having sexual contact with Ms Leahy over a ten-year period. The abuse began in the mid-1980s, when she […]

4 months ago

Music to the ears of some fans! The GAA will vote on a motion for the All-Ireland SFC final to return to August in 2027, at Congress in February, needing 60% support from delegates for it to pass. It will also entail the hurling final moving to the last week of July, with a gap […]

6 months ago

Will he, won’t he… Among the joy down in Kerry is a growing sense of worry that their five-time All-Ireland winning manager, Jack O’Connor, may step down from his role in the coming weeks. He hinted at it earlier in the year, saying: “I’ve done 10 years over three different periods. I never overstay my […]

8 months ago

They may regret this one…. Cork are left licking their wounds after an epic Tipperary comeback scuppered their hopes of a first All-Ireland SHC title since 2005. After leading by six points at half-time, they ended up losing by 15, and the defeat was even harder to take given that Cork were heavy favourites, having […]

8 months ago

Tickets were like gold dust for Cork v Tipperary at Croke Park Paul Mescal was among the special guests on the BBC’s coverage of Sunday’s All-Ireland Hurling final between Cork and Tipperary, and at least he was honest about the privilege! Mescal, alongside his Dad Paul Mescal Sr, singer Tom Grennan and jockey and Tipp […]

8 months ago

Fancy tickets to the Hurling final? Think again Sunday 20 July will see 82,006 spectators for the GAA All-Ireland Hurling final as Cork take on Tipperary – and tickets for Croke Park will be like gold dust. Cork made it to their third final in five years by strolling past Dublin, while Tipperary overcame Kilkenny […]

8 months ago