When one door closes, another one opens. Sky Sports have ended their contract with the GAA, meaning that the rights to televise live games for the next few seasons are up for grabs, but so are the pundits. In 2014 Sky Sports made the leap with the GAA to try and bring the sport to […]
3 years ago
No-nonsense from Cody, as you’d expect! Brian Cody has stepped down as Kilkenny hurling manager and, 24 years on, a new era will begin with a new man at the tiller. The Cody accolades have, rightly, been flowing since the announcement was made, early on Saturday afternoon. Of all the playing and managerial glory he […]
3 years ago
“The physique on them is unbelievable. They all nearly look like Dolph Lundgren in Rocky IV.” 10 wins from 10 and champions of the league, Munster and Ireland. Limerick served up another masterclass, against Waterford, on Sunday to win their second Liam MacCarthy in three years. One Kilkenny legend believes John Kiely’s side could bag […]
5 years ago
People can lose their head in sport. When things get heated, when tempers flare, you can do things that are out of character and defy logic and former Kilkenny defender J.J. Delaney is certainly guilty of the latter. Delaney threw a punch at Corbett’s helmet after an altercation 14 yards from the Kilkenny goal that saw […]
7 years ago
Where is Conor Lehane’s best position? The man from Midleton has been a vital cog in the Cork set-up since making his debut straight out of minor in 2011. He played left corner forward throughout Cork’s run to the their last All-Ireland decider in 2013, but you’re more than likely to find him at centre-forward. […]
8 years ago
The new hurling championship format was sold as an alleviating solution to the on-going club fixtures problem in the GAA but it has somehow managed to worsen proceedings in Kilkenny. According to JJ Delaney, the Kilkenny club hurling championship was working well under the old championship format and the new system has actually set their […]
8 years ago