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SARSFIELDS CAMOGIE STAR Maria Cooney says her side are grateful to have another attempt at regaining the senior All-Ireland title. Sarsfields star Maria Cooney. Source: Sportsfile The Galway champions were made to wait for their maiden crown, needing three attempts before finally emerging as winners at the end of the 2019 campaign after a tough […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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.  […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]