Three-in-a-row for Ballygunner, three-in-a-row for Kilmacud Crokes. O’Loughlin Gaels finally got the better of Na Fianna to continue Kilkenny’s dominance of Leinster club hurling while in Connacht, St Brigid’s bounced back with another big win over Corofin. Up in Ulster, it was a case of the kings distancing themselves from the rest as, with their […]

2 years ago

It’s almost provincial final-time. After a Super Sunday of GAA, the Munster hurling, Ulster hurling, Connacht football and Leinster football championships have now been whittled down to the final two. There are still some semi-finals to be played next weekend but after that, provincial silverware will be up for grabs everywhere. After yet another dramatic […]

2 years ago

The handiest thing for Naas supporters these days is just to leave the flags up all-year-round. Such has been the success of their four adult teams over the last while that they haven’t got the chance to take them down. Their camogie team were beaten in Leinster last weekend but for their hurlers and footballers, […]

2 years ago

With a season of hurling and football behind him, Brian Byrne says he’d encourage anyone with the opportunity to give the dual dream a go. Noel and John McGrath have often talked about the freshness a mix of the two can bring and Byrne, along with his Naas dual-playing colleague James Burke, knows exactly what […]

4 years ago

It’s hardly any wonder that, when everything was up in the air, Eoin Doyle was the man to calm things down in Naas. It was eight weeks ago, on the back of a dispute in the build-up to the county semi-final, when Paul Kelly left his job and left the Naas senior footballers without a […]

4 years ago

Tullamore were within kicking distance of a semi-final, only for their Leinster dream to be cruelly ripped from their grasp. They had done the hard part, in surviving an injury-time scramble and when the ball broke to their defender, with four minutes of injury time played and with a two point lead, you could hardly […]

4 years ago