THE DAY BEFORE he was named Hurler of the Year, Gearoid Hegarty and his Limerick team-mates formed a guard of honour for their late physio Mark van Drumpt, who died after a long battle with cancer. “I got much more emotional than I thought I would,” admits Hegarty. “It just shows you how much he […]

FORMER GALWAY LADIES manager Tim Rabbitt says he is “deeply hurt” by the accusation that he “attempted to destroy the integrity” of the LGFA. LGFA CEO Helen O’Rourke made the remarks in her annual report ahead of this weekend’s Congress, referring to the comments made by Rabbitt following the controversial All-Ireland semi-final between Galway and […]

REAL MADRID MOVED three points clear at the top of LaLiga after Nacho scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Real Valladolid at Estadio Jose Zorrilla. Click Here: Atletico de Madrid Jersey Sale With title rivals Barcelona slipping to a 2-0 defeat to Valencia on Saturday, Zidane’s men earned a hard-fought victory over a Valladolid […]

Source: AIG Ireland. IT WAS A night to savour in the Mackin household in Camlough. An All-Stars ceremony the ridiculously talented Armagh family will never forget, and not just because of the remote nature of the 2020 ladies football end of season awards: ‘Peil na mBan – Foirne na Bliana – le AIG Insurance,’ on TG4. Sisters, […]

KATRINA PARROCK, A four-time All-Ireland winner and three-time All-Star, had once reached a point with camogie where she couldn’t bare to lift a hurl. Katrina Parrock playing for Wexford in Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO She’d been playing the sport since she was three. Along with soccer, the small ball game was a twin passion in her […]

NEW RESEARCH BY Sport Ireland shows that by the age of 13-15 many girls have labelled themselves ‘not sporty’ and it is the most powerful barrier that prevents inactive girls from taking part in sport. The Adolescent Girls Get Active Research Report was undertaken to discover how to encourage teenage girls, particularly those currently disengaged […]

THE 2021 AFL season kicks off this morning at 8.25am Irish time and unlike last season’s opening round of fixtures, there will be crowds present this time around. Fans will return to AFL grounds in Victoria for the first time in almost 12 months, with a 50% capacity set to be permitted at Melbourne’s MCG […]

Kerry 4-21 Galway 0-11 Paul Brennan reports from Austin Stack Park, Tralee A DAVID CLIFFORD hat-trick – and a fourth goal from his brother Paudie – would have been enough on their own to beat Galway in a criminally one-sided Division One South game in Tralee this afternoon that could be barely called a contest. […]

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN coach Thomas Tuchel on Monday attempted to play down a touchline spat with Kylian Mbappe which overshadowed the French champions’ big weekend win over Montpellier. “There is nothing personal between him and me. These things happen,” said Tuchel after Mbappe reacted angrily to being substituted midway through the second half of PSG’s 5-0 […]

FORMER CLARE HURLER and manager Ger Loughnane is calling for Clare fans to help at a time of crisis. Loughnane is calling on supporters to join Club Clare to financially assist the county’s hurling teams.  “We are in disarray, so much so that the gap between us and our main competitors is widening at a […]