New Sigerson Cup schedule to help ease burden on inter-county players

An end of January finish is scheduled for the Sigerson Cup in 2020 and it is envisaged that the move will help alleviate the pressure on inter-county players going forward. The Irish Independent reports that the third level football competition is provisionally fixed to finish on Wednesday, January 29, three days after the first round…

Death of former Kerry Football captain

Kerry’s two-time All-Ireland winner Pat Griffin has passed away. A highly regarded centre-forward for the Kingdom in the 60s and 70s, Griffin played in five All-Ireland finals until he retired in 1972. The Glenbeigh native captained the Kerry team that lost the 1968 All-Ireland final to Down, but was back the following two years when…

Death of legendary Wexford goalkeeper Art Foley

The death has taken place in the US of Wexford goalkeeping great Michael ‘Art’ Foley. Art was part of the trail-blazing Wexford team of the 1950s that won All-Ireland SHC titles in 1955 and ’56. His match-winning save from Cork’s Christy Ring in the 1956 All-Ireland final is the stuff of legend. The Enniscorthy native also…

Attride blow for Laois

Laois senior footballers have been hit with a blow following the news of captain Stephen Attride’s departure to Australia. LaoisToday.ie reports that the Knockbeg teacher has taken a year out to travel and won’t be available to new county boss Mike Quirke in 2020. Attride, who has captined the O’Moore County since 2017, headed Down…

The Story of Charlie Gallagher, the GAA’s Lost Icon

A new book recounting the life of “the George Best of Gaelic football”, former Cavan and Ulster star Charlie Gallagher, has soared to number three in the national sports book best-seller charts. ‘Charlie: The Story of Charlie Gallagher, the GAA’s Lost Icon’ tells the story of the attacker who won four Ulster SFC medals (two…

Barry calls it a day with Tipp

Tipperary’s All-Ireland winning full back James Barry is the latest player to have announced his retirement from inter-county hurling. The Upperchurch-Drombane clubman made 25 championship appearances for the Premier County since making his senior debut in 2014, and won two All-Ireland and two Munster SHC medals as well as an All Star in 2016. He…

Galway managers shortlist includes some interesting names

The long running hunt for the next Galway senior hurling manager continues with a list of candidates believed to be interested in the position in place. In what has been a prolonged affair that saw some strange situations occur as the three people initially interested in the job, Tony Ward, Noel Larkin and Francis Forde…

Weir raring to go with Royals

New Meath senior hurling manager Nick Weir admits he is looking forward to getting out on the pitch with his new charges for the new season. Weir has taken over from Nick Fitzgerald who guided the Royals to Christy Ring Cup success this year, meaning the Leinster outfit will be plying their trade in the…

Lohan last man standing as Mulqueen withdraws candidacy

Brian Lohan looks set to become the next Clare senior hurling manager after his only rival for the position Louis Mulqueen withdrew his candidacy. Mulqueen was a key figure when the Banner County delivered their fourth Liam MacCarthy Cup success six years ago. The St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield clubman, who is busy preparing Liam Mellows for…

Quinlivan blow for Tipp

New Tipperary football manager David Power will have to plan without the services of 2016 All-Star forward Michael Quinlivan for 2020. Speaking to SunSport, Power revealed: “Michael is going travelling, it is a thing that has been on his mind for a while now so he won’t be available to us next year. “He’ll be…