Munster CEO takes defiant stance against expected All-Ireland changes by GAA
He is not happy. It is expected that the GAA Congress will vote to remove the All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-finals when they meet in February. This will mean two more quarter-finals and and four teams qualifying from both Munster and Leinster, instead of the current three. Among the supporters of the extra side are Galway […]
2 months ago
Dingle win Munster SFC with last kick after hugely controversial call
Fans were not pleased. Dingle are the Munster SFC Club champions, after defeating St Finbarrs by 1-18 to 0-20 at Semple Stadium this afternoon, and will go on to face Ballyboden in the All-Ireland semi-finals. However, the game finished in controversial circumstances after a two-point free from Conor Geaney won the match with virtually the […]
3 months ago
OPINION: New seeding in Munster football makes total sense – and here’s why
It doesn’t just make sense in Munster, it makes sense in all provincial championships. The Munster Council has approved a three-year plan to seed the provincial senior football championship. From 2026, the top two Munster teams in the previous year’s Allianz Football League will be kept apart in the semi-final draw. That means All-Ireland Champions […]
6 months ago
Munster counties rally after favourable Championship decision for Kerry & Cork
Players are not pleased. Last week it was reported that the Munster SFC would be seeded from next season onwards for three years, after a decision from the Munster Council. The top two sides from the Allianz will be placed on opposite sides of the draw, meaning Kerry, who won Division 1, and Cork, who […]
7 months ago
13 man Kiladangan denied by Clonlara at the death after one of the great Munster championship games
Clonlara 0-23 Kiladangan 1-19 18-year-old Diarmuid Stritch scored the winning point as Clonlara came from two points down in injury time to defeat Kiladangan in the Munster club semi-final. Having been reduced to 13 men in the second half, Kiladangan battled tremendously to lead going into injury-time but Clonlara scored the last three points of […]
2 years ago
Predicting this weekend’s seven big senior provincial championship games
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