All-Ireland SHC

This was not in the script…. Once again the BBC showed live coverage of this year’s All-Ireland SHC final, and again it received very positive reviews for its production. In contrast to RTÉ, they bring in special guests and celebrities to add some fun and colour to the show, and to enhance more casual British […]

1 week ago

This does not make for pretty reading…. It was a bridge too far this afternoon for a young Galway side as they were heavily beaten by all-time performance from an all-time Limerick side. They were still in the game at half-time, put an early second-half blitz meant the game was effectively over with more than […]

1 week ago

From bad to worse. The All-Ireland final has gone from bad to worse for Galway, with Ronan Glennon getting sent off for a head-high tackle on Limerick’s Mike Casey. It was has been one-way traffic for the majority of the game, with the Treaty putting in a masterclass of hurling at Croke Park. A comeback […]

1 week ago

Grim… It was the same old story for Cork this evening at Croke Park, as they were knocked out once again of the All-Ireland, despite being favourites against Galway. In the end it was sizeable margin for the Tribesmen, as they won out by 2-26 to 1-18, and it felt very much like last year’s […]

3 weeks ago

A nasty collision. Clare overcame Dublin yesterday – 0-29 to 0-16 – in their All-Ireland SHC clash at Semple Stadium yesterday. However, the win was marred by a serious injury to Banner man David Reidy, after a high hit from Dublin’s Brendan Kenny. Kenny was shown a straight red card before Reidy was stretchered off […]

1 month ago

We have some summer ahead of us! There are still two massive provincial finals to be played in Munster and Leinster, but we already know the six teams that have qualified for the All-Ireland series. Here’s how we ranked them. 6. Offaly It’s been amazing to see the resurgence of hurling within the county, the […]

2 months ago