Month: April 2022

Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO AS THE FINAL whistle blew and Thurles Sarsfields were crowned Tipperary senior hurling champions once again, there was one man very much on Paudie Maher’s mind. Lieutenant Colonel Jack Griffin was a Sarsfields clubman through and through until his tragic death last November at the age of 47. Advertisement As Sars beat Kiladangan to clinch their first county three-in-a-row since the 1960s, they dedicated it to Griffin, who served as both trainer…

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15 pictures that sum up a brilliant weekend of club GAA action Previous 1 / 15Next GAA Pics of the Weekend Davy Fitzgerald is enjoying life in Wexford.Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO GAA Pics of the Weekend The Gort and St. Thomas march behind St Patrick’s Brass band ahead of the Galway hurling final.Source: Mike Shaughnessy/INPHO GAA Pics of the Weekend Mark Schutte and Phillip Smith do battle in the Dublin SHC semi-final.Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO GAA Pics…

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INCOMING WEXFORD BOSS Davy Fitzgerald has spoken about the sense of relief he felt after stepping down as Clare manager last month. Fitzgerald’s five-year spell in charge of the Banner came to an end before he was quickly snapped up by Wexford. The 45-year-old agreed on a three-year term in charge of Wexford, with a review to come after two years. In a revealing interview with RTÉ Sport, Fitzgerald spoke about the series of events…

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1. Bundee Aki scores a crucial late try in Connacht’s Champions Cup win against Toulouse yesterday Source: Inpho/Billy Stickland 2. Uruguay’s Egidio Arevalo shows off his acrobatic skills in a World Cup qualifier against Colombia Source: Ricardo Mazalan 3. Cork’s Stephen Dooley and Adam Hanlon of Finn Harps battle for the ball and with the conditions at Turner’s Cross on Friday night Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Advertisement 4. Green Bay Packers’ Clay Matthews celebrates a sack on New…

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CILLIAN O’CONNOR WENT on a goalscoring rampage this afternoon as he shot 4-4 to help his club Ballintubber reach the semi-finals of the Mayo senior football championship. Ballintubber blitzed Garrymore to win 6-14 to 1-9 with O’Connor firing four goals to the net while Jason Gibbons and Alan Plunkett also raised green flags. At the break Ballintubber were in front by 3-7 to 0-2 and they ran out victors by 20 points as the 2014…

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STRADBALLY STUNNED PORTLAOISE with a dramatic last-minute goal to seal their first Laois SFC title since 2005. Jody Dillon rattled the back of the Portlaoise net to end their 10-in-a-row hopes and pick up Stradbally’s 16th county title. Portlaoise were leading by two points in stoppage-time before Dillon’s goal. Laoch na himeartha,Michael Murphy-The 3 county finals @GaaGlenswilly have won,Murphy has been Man of the Match. What a man!@officialdonegal pic.twitter.com/2Y9nsjYdHB — Damien Ó Dónaill (@RNF36) October…

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Clonlara 1-11 Ballyea 1-11 CLARE’S YEAR OF the draw was confirmed this afternoon as for the second successive Sunday, there would be no winner in the senior final in Cusack Park. Following in the footsteps of Cratloe and Kilmurry Ibrickane’s dramatic stalemate the previous week in the football version, a replay would also be forced in the hurling decider after Cathal ‘Tots’ O’Connell popped up with a last-gap 65th minute equaliser to deny Ballyea a first…

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Thurles Sarsfields 0-27 Kiladangan 1-15 ON THE DAY a club legend passed away, Thurles Sarsfields claimed a 35th Tipperary senior hurling championship crown. A minute’s silence for Mickey ‘The Rattler’ Byrne was impeccably observed before throw-in and when play got underway, the Blues stamped their authority all over proceedings to claim a third successive title. It’s the first time Sars have managed three-in-a-row since the 1960s and they have a fortnight off before an AIB…

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Dr Crokes 2-16 Kenmare District 1-12 Damian Stack reports from Fitzgerald Stadium DR CROKES ARE kings of the Kingdom again after a powerful display saw them run out seven point victors over Kenmare District in today’s county senior final at Fitzgerald Stadium. Pat O’Shea’s men had their homework well done on the combination side, especially their kick-out strategy. Kieran Fitzgibbon was put under severe pressure and, from the turnovers forced from him and his team,…

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BALLYGUNNER AND PASSAGE will square up for the Waterford SHC final at Walsh Park next Sunday in a repeat of the 2013 decider. Passage  1-13 Dungarvan 1-12 Owen Connors nailed an injury time winner as 14-man Passage scraped past Dungarvan after a frantic conclusion. The skipper produced 0-9 for Peter Queally’s charges to reach their first final in three seasons. In a slow burner, substitute Conor Carey lashed to the top corner to create a 1-10 to…

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