London GAA gets green light to resume games

London GAA is set to receive the go ahead to resume full contact training and play their county championships. While club championship competitions across Ireland on-going for the past month or so, London GAA has had to await approval from the UK government to resume its games. Both RTE Sport and The Irish World newspaper…

McCarthy out for rest of season as knee injury strikes again

Billy McCarthy’s injury nightmare has struck again with the talented Thurles Sarsfields youngster reportedly ruled out for the rest of the season. Last month, the 23-year-old made his return to competitive action from a serious knee injury in the Tipperary SHC, following a two-year absence from the side. According to Tipp FM however, McCarthy suffered…

AIB’s The Toughest Summer to air on RTÉ One this evening

  During the toughest of all summers, when people called out for support, the GAA community helped answer the call, as shown by those who feature in AIB’s The Toughest Summer documentary which will air on RTÉ One tomorrow, Tuesday, August 25th at 10.10pm. The series, which includes five webisodes, celebrates the strength and resilience…

Limerick All-Ireland winner Jim O’Brien passes away

Limerick GAA is in mourning following the passing of 1973 All-Ireland SHC winner Jim O’Brien. A Munster SHC winner in 1973 and 1974, Jim won an All Star at corner-back in the former year and was also part of the Shannonsiders’ National League winning team in 1971. He also won a Munster MHC title in…

4-12 in one championship match by Meath man

  A Meath club footballer may have set a new record for the highest individual score in a single championship match with 4-12. The prolific Pierre Fox achieved this remarkable feat while playing for Dunsany in their JFC clash against Drumconrath last Saturday as his side romped to a 9-23 to 1-2 victory. Not a…

Carew back in inter-county management

Niall Carew has been appointed as Carlow’s new senior football manager on a two year term ahead of the upcoming championship campaign. The Kildare native is the Barrowsider’s choice to take over from Turlough O’Brien who stepped down after six years at the helm. Dublin and St Vincent’s All-Ireland winner Ger Brennan and current Bray…

Collins not confident that inter-county will be played

Colm Collins is not “one bit confident” about the prospect of inter-county games being played this year. The Banner County footballers are scheduled to take on Limerick in the Munster SFC on the weekend of October 25/26 but, appearing as a guest on RTÉ 2fm’s Game On last night, their manager said: “I’m not one…

All-Ireland winning captains: Mick Kennefick

Today we look at another All-Ireland winning captain from the past. This times profile is somewhat different as the man we’re looking at had a very short but memorable career.  It’s former Cork player Mick Kennefick. Underage Kennefick first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team…

Clarke reportedly steps down as Dublin selector

  Paul Clarke has stepped down from his role as selector in Dessie Farrell’s Dublin senior football backroom team. Clarke was brought into the set up under Jim Gavin in 2018 having taken charge of the Dubs during pre-season in the absence of his 1995 All-Ireland SFC winning teammate. The Whitehall Colmcille clubman led a…

Longford champions facing 48-week ban

  Longford senior football champions Killoe have been issued a 48-week ban arising from a €750 fine that they received six months ago. According to the Longford Leader, the €750 fine was handed down by the Longford GAA’s Hearings Committee back in February over the club’s failure to show up for their county U16 A…