Month: March 2022

A WEDDING, AN All-Ireland club camogie final and another championship campaign that has reached the semi-final stage. Oulart-The-Ballagh’s Ursula Jacob. Source: Sportsfile Ursula Jacob has had a busy time on and off the pitch over the past two months. With her club Oulart-The-Ballagh, she played her part in helping to capture the 2020 All-Ireland senior championship after dethroning Galway’s Sarsfields in a final which was delayed until last December. The long pause to complete the…

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Updated Mar 11th 2022, 12:00 PM Friday 11.30am: Round 2, The Players’ Championship at TPC Sawgrass – Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf. 1pm: DCU v UCC, O’Connor Cup semi-final – LGFA Facebook & YouTube. 1.15pm: Paris-Nice, Stage 6 – Eurosport. 3pm: UL v NUI Galway, O’Connor Cup semi-final – LGFA Facebook & YouTube. 5.10pm: Sharks v Scarlets, United Rugby Championship – TG4 and Premier Sports 1. 7pm: Italy U20 v Scotland U20, Six…

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THERE WILL BE plenty of inter-county talent on show at the 2022 Yoplait Ladies HEC Championships this weekend. There’s four more pieces of silverware up for grabs at DCU St Clare’s, where the O’Connor Cup is the showpiece, top-level competition. After a two-year competition absence amidst the pandemic, the semi-final line-up will see hosts DCU Dóchas Éireann up against UCC on Friday afternoon, followed by the second semi-final between reigning champions from 2019, UL, and…

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For a lowdown on what the new smart sliotar entails, go here.  1. U20s will train with smart sliotars The new balls will be trialled in the upcoming All-Ireland U20 hurling championship, which takes place in April and May. Before the games, 24 unbranded balls will be supplied to each team in a sliotar bin.  Smart sliotar work group member Brendan Cummins said that counties will be given smart sliotars to train with before the…

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IT IS THREE years since the Meath and Cork footballers crossed paths in the league arena. That Division 2 clash on a Saturday night in February 2019 saw Meath sign off with a six-point cushion by the final whistle and they journeyed home from Páirc Uí Rinn content, having reinforced their position of superiority at the top of the table. Cork were struggling without a win from their first three games and the match provided…

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THE MANAGER OF the Roscommon minor footballers says he is “very proud” of his squad who have united to show solidarity with one of their team-mates who comes from Ukraine. Nikita Berzins is an emerging defender from the Kilmore/Shannon Gaels club who has family that are based in the centre of Ukraine. Following the Russian invasion of his home country, the Roscommon team and management joined together to send over vital supplies that will help…

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SOME OF THE country’s top ladies football stars are facing the prospect of playing three games in three days this weekend. The semi-finals and finals of colleges’ championship action take place on Friday and Saturday respectively, while the Division 1 and 3 relegation play-offs are slated in for Sunday. The O’Connor Cup is the the top-level colleges’ competition down for decision in DCU, while Westmeath, Waterford, Louth and Wicklow are the counties involved in relegation…

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HURLING’S NEW SMART sliotar could come into senior inter-county action next year and GAA president Larry McCarthy hopes it will help maintain the “integrity of the game.” Croke Park have unveiled the new ball which will see sliotars standardised and ensure they are supplied by approved manufacturers. A chip is embedded in the core of the sliotar and match officials will determine its authenticity before games by holding the ball up to a smartphone app to…

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THE AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL League Women’s [AFLW] season is set to kick off in August this year, with several Irish players likely facing a big decision as a result.  A report in Australian outlet The Age confirmed that the AFL Commission informed the clubs in a meeting on Wednesday that it had been given approval for the change to the timing of the next AFLW season.  The season would run until the end of November or…

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WE’VE MOVED PAST the halfway point of the 2022 GAA football league as the action enters a decisive phase. Eight teams are still awaiting their first win, frustrated in their four games to date and hoping for better luck as Round 5 fixtures await this weekend. But who is feeling the greatest pressure as fears of relegation start to intensify? ****** Division 1 Monaghan The last day out against Kerry was Monaghan’s most dispiriting performance…

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