Jul 10
Talking Balls
The Feile – this is getting serious This week Resident Expert Ger Manas reflects as his younger clubmates set out for the festival of all that is good about underage GAA – the Feile. Well, that’s the theory anyway. If the game’s getting professional at the elite level – it’s getting serious at Under 14. [...]
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Jul 10
Talking Balls
Meet Mike? We’d rather not if you don’t mind thanks. . . Toyota have been involved in sponsoring the International Rules series now for a few years, so we looked on with interest to see what they would bring to the Championship Table. Sadly we have to say, not a lot. Toyota’s Championship campaign is [...]
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Jul 10
Talking Balls
Two out of three ain’t bad Jaws dropped and eyes opened wide down at the Pairc on Sunday as Cork out Kerryed Kerry in the Munster Final. A strange enough game – Cork score a paltry 0-3 in the first half – a score and performance pathetic enough to have Colm O’Rourke and especially Joe [...]
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Jul 08
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– Saturday July 12 – GAA Hurling All Ireland Senior Championship Qualifier Round 3 Páirc Uí Chaoimh 5.00pm Corcaigh v Baile Átha Cliath Referee: James Owens (Loch Garman) [E.T. if necessary] Gaelic Grounds 7.00pm Luimneach v Uíbh Fhailí Live RTE2 Referee: Cathal McAllister (Corcaigh) [E.T. if necessary] Christy Ring Cup Round 3 Group 2A Arklow [...]
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Jul 06
Talking Balls
The traditional GAA pitch and clubhouse – hours of entertainment for footballing farmers Tis one of the greatest things about the GAA, and one we blether on about on ad nauseum and that’s our Amateur status. Sure didn’t Mark Conway and Dessie Farrell and the boys nearly come to blows over it? Every gobshite, gobdaw, [...]
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Jul 06
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Jessica Gill – on song for the women of the Tribe with 1-9 LAST year’s beaten finalists Cork moved to within touching distance of the Gala All-Ireland senior camogie championship semi-finals with a 1-16 to 0-10 victory against Munster rivals Tipperary on Sunday. The Rebelettes scored 1-8 during the course of a powerful second half [...]
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Jul 06
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The superb Cora Staunton scored 2-8 as Mayo retained their TG4 Connacht Ladies senior football championship crown today, Sunday. The back-to-back champions collected their fourth Connacht title in seven seasons with a 3-15 to 0-9 victory against outclassed Sligo at McHale Park in Castlebar. Staunton was the star turn with a magnificent individual scoring display [...]
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Jul 06
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MONAGHAN captured the TG4 Ladies senior Gaelic Football crown for the first time since 2005 with a 2-11 to 1-6 victory against Tyrone tonight (Sunday). Monaghan raced into a 0-7 to 0-0 lead after just 16 minutes but Gemma Begley’s goal for Tyrone after 21 minutes revived the Red Hand challenge. However, the Farney women [...]
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Jul 05
Talking Balls
Circling over Casement Park, Belfast Media friendly and ever talkative Antrim chairman Dr John McSparran has said it is unlikely that Casement Park will host a glamourous soccer tie between West Belfast outfit Donegal Celtic and Glasgow Celtic later this month. The Glasgow team were originally pencilled in to play against East Belfast side Glentoran [...]
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Jul 04
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Wexford and Galway – All Ireland Champions to break their duck? Galway will be hoping to deliver All-Ireland Champions Wexford’s second straight defeat in this year’s Gala All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship when the teams face each other this weekend. The two sides met in the semi-final of last year’s Championship when Wexford had a [...]
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