Keaney retires from Dublin duty after two decades

Conal Keaney has announced his inter-county retirement at the age of 38. This was his third stent having made his debut with the county’s hurlers back in 2001 before returning in 2011, Keaney would go on to be part of the Dublin side which captured a National League in 2011 under Anthony Daly, as the…

Lockdowns helped Tipp star come back a hungrier player.

Tipperary captain Conor Sweeney says he embraced the lockdowns of last year to help him come back a hungrier player when the season resumed in the Autumn. Sweeney was pivotal as he lead the Premier County to a first Munster SFC success in 85 years this past November after a famous win over Cork, later…

Passing of Cavan midfield maestro

The death has taken place of former Cavan and Munterconnaught midfielder Mattie Hetherton. Mattie barely measured in at five foot and nine inches but he possessed a briliant pair of hands and a leap that saw him soar above many of the giant midfielders around during the seventies and eighties. In his familiar midfield jersey…

Legendary Packy McGarty passes away

Packy McGarty was hailed as ‘one of the greatest footballers of all time’ as the passing of the legendary Leitrim footballer drew widespread sadness across the GAA community. The proud Mohill clubman, who died this morning at the age of 87, is widely regarded as the best player ever to wear the Leitrim jersey. Making…

Murray sees league as ‘primary focus’ for Antrim

Antrim attacker Conor Murray says the Allianz Football League will be the Saffons’ “primary focus” once the 2021 season gets up and running. Antrim missed out on promotion to Division 3 by a point last season and it has been confirmed that this year’s campaign will see them in a regional group with Leitrim, Sligo…

Dinny Allen on the hardest thing in Irish sport

‘If Cork are playing I watch, and I’d look at a few hand-picked games like Dublin v Kerry, but the rest, really, I wouldn’t be interested’ those were the words of former Cork star Dinny Allen when he spoke with Michael Moynihan from the Irish Examiner. Allen enjoyed the kind of career unlikely to be…

Two-time Tyrone All-Ireland winner ‘critically ill’ in hospital

Two-time Tyrone All-Ireland winner Mickey Coleman is currently ‘critically ill’ in hospital in New York after suffering a suspected heart attack. The 41-year-old from Ardboe, who lives in the Big Apple where he is married with two children, won two All-Ireland senior medals with the Red Hands in 2003 and 2005. President of the hugely…