Month: April 2022

REIGNING LEINSTER CHAMPIONS Oulart-The-Ballagh cruised past St Rynagh’s and into the provincial semi-final today. They did so without a number of key players, with Keith Rossiter and Nicky Kirwan ruled out through injury, while they lost Eoin Moore due to concussion in the first-half. Advertisement Veteran Paul Roche compounded matters by picking up a straight red card on 32 minutes. Despite all that, Oulart were comfortable throughout, running away as 10-point winners. After 18 minutes they…

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Foxrock Cabinteely (Dublin) 5-10 St Laurences (Kildare) 1-3 FOXROCK CABINTEELY MADE it two Leinster titles in a row as they had a comprehensive victory over St Laurence’s earlier today. Advertisement They now face Cora Staunton’s Cornacon in the semi-final. Source: Foxrock Cabinteely website St Laurence’s couldn’t handle the south Dublin side as they lead from the get-go and won by an impressive 19 point margin in the end. Two goals from both Fiona Claffey and…

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Glen Rovers (Cork) 0-15 Patrickswell (Limerick) 0-14 Jackie Cahill reports from the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick CORK CHAMPIONS GLEN Rovers are through to a first AIB Munster senior club hurling final since 1976. Eight points from Patrick Horgan helped the Glen through to a November 20 decider against Clare kingpins Ballyea. Glen trailed from the start until the 58th minute, when Horgan won a free despite having to win the ball under pressure from three players, and duly converted…

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Ballyea 4-18 Thurles Sarsfields 2-22 SEVEN DAYS ON from a first ever Clare hurling title, Ballyea are only 60 minutes away from a provincial crown after a truly inspirational fightback in Cusack Park this afternoon. Seven points in arrears nearing the final ten minutes, the hosts would somehow reel in the three-in-a-row Tipperary champions thanks to the leadership of Tony Kelly and a last gasp equalising goal from Gary Brennan to force extra-time. And with momentum…

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Cuala (Dublin) 4-16 Borris/Kilcotton (Laois) 1-14 RISING DUBLIN FOOTBALL star Con O’Callaghan steered Cuala to the semi-finals of the AIB Leinster club SHC with a whopping 4-3 haul at Parnell Park. The speedy attacker featured in this year’s Championship for back to back title winners Dublin though is a quality hurler too as he displayed again. A dual Leinster finalist at minor level in 2014, O’Callaghan racked up 3-3 in the first-half alone to all…

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Kilmoyley (Kerry) 4-12 Monaleen (Limerick) 0-13 Jackie Cahill at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick HISTORY FOR KILMOYLEY at the Gaelic Grounds this afternoon as the Kerry senior hurling kingpins won a game in the AIB Munster club hurling championship for the very first time. Kilmoyley, managed by former Clare star Ger ‘Sparrow’ O’Loughlin’s brother Fergie, saw off Limerick representatives Monaleen by 11 points in the provincial intermediate semi-final. Kerry senior captain Daniel Collins led the charge…

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ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS Kilkenny and finalists Cork dominated the 2016 Camogie All-Stars team as this year’s top performers were recognised at the annual awards dinner last night. Kilkenny’s Denise Gaule was rewarded for her individual performances by collecting the Camogie Camogie Association/WGPA Players’ Player of the Year award. Gaule also picked up her first All-Star award and was one of eight Kilkenny players included in the side. Team-mate Emma Kavanagh was selected in goal while Collette Dormer,…

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1. Wexford Youths #SweetChinMusic pic.twitter.com/tqY7mUP89P — Wexford FC (@WexfordFC) October 31, 2016 Source: Wexford Youths FC/Twitter 2. Graham Reilly Myself and trump this morning at fancy dress 🙂 @StColmcillesGAA pic.twitter.com/hLA3QonGPR — graham reilly (@ReillyGraham) November 4, 2016 Source: graham reilly/Twitter 3. Darren Hughes Some men carry the piano,others play it, @dickclerkin8 could do both!!thats me done with carrying you now!#enjoyretirement pic.twitter.com/DFudicxLWm — Darren Hughes (@darrenqz) November 1, 2016 Source: Darren Hughes/Twitter 4. Brian Gartland Whoops!…

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FOR JUST THE second time in the club’s history, Foxrock Cabinteely ladies are gearing up for another Leinster final appearance. They took the honours last year at the expense of Sarsfields Mountmellick (Laois) and this year’s challengers come from the St. Laurence’s club in Kildare. But while they’re full value for their spot in today’s final, Cabinteely’s campaign almost came to a halt before the provincial stages even began. The county final against their rivals St Brigid’s produced…

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Source: David J. Phillip 1. “What would you have done to see this happen? Chicago Cubs, World Series champions. Would you have sold your house? Taken a pay cut? Would you have sworn off chocolate or beer, red meat or golf? Would you endure a summer full of winter? Would you have traded a few Bulls’ championships or erased the memories of the Blackhawks’ Stanley Cups? “Julianna Zobrist handed over her baby. She did not plan…

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