What a fortnight we have in store. The provincial quarter finals have been and gone and now, across the provinces, we’re down to the last four. Over the next two weekends, there are some heavyweight clashes coming up, kicking off with Corofin vs Ballina Stephenites in the Connacht semi-final this Saturday live on RTÉ One. […]

2 years ago

Super-sub JJ Twamley was the hero of the hour as Wexford knocked reigning All-Ireland champions Kilkenny out of the under-20 hurling championship. The Naomh Eanna forward changed the game with a sensational 55th minute goal which, for a finish, was the difference between the teams. Having been subbed on, only to be subbed off against […]

3 years ago

“Oh my God, they’re hitting people with hurls!” The shocked reaction of a supporter watching from the covered stand at the far side of Parnell Park from where a mass brawl broke out in a Leinster Hurling club clash. The all-out melée started between players from Wexford’s Oulart-the-Ballagh and Dublin’s Naomh Barróg, and spilled over […]

3 years ago

County final season has been and gone. It was a tremendous season, full of surprises and sure things, but aside from the Galway hurling and the Limerick football, every other senior club championship in the country has been decided. There were some marvellous stories – Westport in Mayo, Kilruane in Tipperary and Shinrone in Offaly […]

3 years ago

Munster or Leinster – where are the better hurling counties? You could spend a whole day on it. Because it’s a debate that, regardless of how long you spend on it, regardless of whether you’re talking about the past or the present and regardless of who you’re talking to, you’ll come no closer to finding […]

4 years ago

Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Niall McNamee hadn’t enjoyed his finest hour in a Rhode jersey but doesn’t that just say it all. The chips were down but, with the stakes at their highest, the Offaly icon was still showing for the ball and he was still probing for his opportunity. It was a […]

4 years ago