Longford teenager becomes youngest Irishman on World Snooker Tour
“I’m buzzing to get over and get playing with the professional players.” Longford teenager Joe Shannon is set to become the youngest Irish player to compete on the World Snooker Tour on Wednesday. The 14-year-old is due to face world number 23 Robert Milkins at 1.40 pm at the Snooker Shoot Out in Leicester. The […]
1 year ago
All-Ireland winner lands coaching job with Liverpool under Arne Slot
A massive opportunity for the Longford native. Clare Farrell, who won an All-Ireland intermediate football title with her club Longford Slashers at Croke Park in 2022, has landed her dream job in Arne Slot’s backroom team at Liverpool. Farrell moves to Anfield to take over as lead performance nutritionist, ensuring the likes of Mohammed Salah, […]
1 year ago
Ulster GAA pick sides in hurling league proposal debacle
The debate continues. Ulster GAA has picked their side of the argument as the debate continues to rage on about the proposal of cutting smaller counties from the hurling league. The proposal is to remove five counties – Fermanagh, Cavan, Leitrim, Longford and Louth – from the Allianz Hurling League from 2025. The thinking behind […]
2 years ago
Two young talents in Gaelic football look set to join AFL side Carlton
This would be a big loss for Kerry and Longford. AFL side Carlton are looking to seal the signatures of two young talents in Gaelic football as they have approached Kerry’s Rob Monahan and Longford’s Matt Duffy. Carlton have previously availed from having Irish players in their ranks in the past, with Zach Tuohy (Laois), […]
2 years ago
O’Byrne Cup reduced to farce as Offaly withdraw from competition
“We cannot field a team this weekend without putting some of our players at risk of injury.” Offaly have confirmed that they are pulling out of the O’Byrne Cup, despite beating Dublin in a great to win to see them reach the semi-final stages. They were due to play Louth, but due to several reasons […]
3 years ago
Five Football National League games postponed due to storm re-fixtured for this weekend
The re-fixture details for the postponed Football League games have been confirmed by the GAA. Although some games managed to survive the horrific conditions endured by GAA players a fortnight ago, some matches just had to be postponed. The relentless nature of the seemingly never ending storms resulted in several pitches being deemed as unplayable, […]
4 years ago