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This weekend’s fixtures, times venues and TV coverage. For all you lounge lizards and couch praties, this weekend’s matches on the telly are Tyrone v Westmeath at 3.00pm on Saturday on TV3; Donegal v Monaghan at 5.00 on RTE2 whilst on Sunday RTE2 also has live coverage of the hurling quarter finals – Wexford v [...]

Bacardi – proven when tested, Limerick style News has been emerging that a number of the Limerick hurling panel frequently refuelled Gaza-style after training. Disappointed after the shock home defeat to Offaly last Saturday week, manager Richie Bennis has revealed that he felt badly let down by a group of players who, he claims regularly [...]

Play it again Shane – dual headache Fermanagh’s draw with Armagh has given dual star Shane McCabe an added headache. As part of Glentoran’s UEFA Cup squad, McCabe was given a dispensation by Glens manager ‘Big’ Alan McDonald to play ‘gaelic’. Speaking after Fermanagh qualified for the Northern Ireland ‘Gaelic’ Final, Macca, himself famous for [...]

Have a Guess? – Loughnane tongue out at begrudgers or swallowing his pride? So fourteen man Cork upset the odds and beat the one man show that was Galway hurling on Saturday night. The summer will certainly be a quieter and less interesting place without Ger Loughnane and particularly Joe Canning whose one man exhibition [...]

A mirage? Or the pitch you paid €0.25million to have relaid? As part of their All Ireland sponsorship package, Etihad Airlines are dangling one hell of a prize in front of hurling clubs the length and breadth of the country. Etihad Airways will fly one deserving club hurling team to a 4 day training camp [...]

DUBLIN will meet Tyrone in the All-Ireland minor ladies football final at Cavan’s Breffni Park on Bank Holiday Monday, August 4, a game which will be screened live on TG4. Tyrone booked their place in the final with a 1-9 to 0-8 victory against Monaghan in Kinawley, Fermanagh on Sunday evening. The Red Hands repeated [...]

Kilkenny’s Ann Downey – 12 All Ireland medals mean you can wear whatever hat you want KILKENNY repeated their National League final victory over Galway by scoring a 1-13 to 1-9 victory against the Tribeswomen in the Gala All-Ireland senior camogie championship on Sunday. The Cats overturned a 1-5 to 0-6 half-time deficit to outscore [...]

Vivienne Harris – we thought she’d gone away you know! LAST year’s beaten finalists Cork qualified for the semi-finals of this year’s Gala All-Ireland senior camogie championship with a facile 2-21 to 1-5 victory against outclassed Limerick on Saturday. The Rebelettes were far too good for a spirited Limerick in Ballinlough and booked their place [...]

Brian Crowe – not so many whistle blowing jobs these days Last summer Cavan referee Brian Crowe officiated at the Meath v Cork All Ireland semi-final. During the match Cork tough guy Noel O’Leary administered a stiff box to the jaw of Meath legend Graham Geraghty. Well deserved thought many. Others reckoned O’Leary should have [...]

Championship action hotting up This weekend Galway have the opportunity to secure their place in the semi finals of the Gala All-Ireland Camogie Championship as they take on Kilkenny. This is quite a turnaround for a side who endured a disappointing season last year. The Tribeswomen narrowly made the semi finals last year following a [...]