GAA confirm massive experimental rule changes coming to hurling
People will be divided! The new experimental hurling rules will be applied in third-level Division 1 games this year. The main change is the new hand pass rule, which forbids players to make two or more hand passes. This comes after much skepticism over the hand pass and whether players throw the ball more often […]
6 days ago
Cork hurlers take ex-Kerry coach with big management change
Interesting… The Cork hurling team have hired Cian O’Neill as their head coach for the upcoming season. O’Neill stepped down from the Kerry football management team after their All-Ireland final defeat to Mayo. It will be his first first hurling role since working as the strength and conditioning coach for the 2010 All-Ireland winning Tipperary […]
2 weeks ago
Cork make huge change to backroom team as they chase All-Ireland success
Another big year ahead! The Cork hurlers have made a big change to their backroom team ahead of next season. Performance coach Gerry Hussey has left the set-up, after just one season with the Rebels. Hussey came with a big reputation, having worked with the Olympic boxing team and the All-Ireland winning Tipperary side from […]
3 weeks ago
Prized DJ Carey possession sold to help victims in ‘dire circumstances’
DJ Carey’s first All-Ireland medal has been sold at auction for an undisclosed fee. The disgraced hurling icon lifted the Liam MacCarthy five times during a glittering career, with the first coming in 1992, when Kilkenny defeated Cork in the final. Carey is currently serving a five-and-a-half year prison sentence for defrauding 22 people out […]
1 month ago
The 20 counties who have never won the All-Ireland Hurling Championship
Who will be next…. The following 20 counties have never won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Incredibly, London won the All-Ireland SHC back in 1901 and have been runners-up on three occasions. New York, Glasgow and Lancashire have all competed, but have no titles.
1 month ago
DJ Carey transferred from prison to Mater hospital
Disgraced former hurler DJ Carey has been transferred from Mountjoy prison to the Mater Hospital, where he will stay for a number of nights. The 54-year-old Kilkenny man is currently serving a five-and-a-half year sentence for defrauding people through a fake cancer scam. The amount totals to nearly €400,000 and $13,000, while just under €45,000 […]
1 month ago