Apr 19
Talking Balls
Boring for Ireland – The Chairman of Beijing Brian Boru’s sleeps his way through the global webcast of Congress. The Powers That Be had a bit of a coup with the news that that the proceedings of this year’s Congress would be streamed live on the RTE website. It is understood an intense and highly [...]
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Apr 19
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EMMA Mullen was Mayo’s scoring ace with 3-3 as the Westerners advanced to meet holders Cork in the final of the 2009 Bord Gáis Energy Ladies National Football League. Player of the match Mullen put Laois to the sword at Aughamore as the home side overturned a 1-5 to 0-9 half-time deficit to win by [...]
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Apr 19
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EIMEAR MCDONNELL made a sensational return as Tipperary powered their way to the Division One National League final at Semple Stadium yesterday. The former All Star who took a year out fired 2-6, all from play, totally outclassing defending champions Kilkenny on a hefty scoreline of 2-19 to 0-13 whilst qualifying for the final against [...]
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Apr 12
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IT WAS a good day for the Carr family yesterday with Dad Ross guiding Down to a narrow two-point National League Division Three football win over Roscommon at Hyde Park, while his daughters Sara Louise and Fionnuala made history with the Mourne County taking the National League Division Three Camogie title with only the minimum [...]
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Apr 12
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IT WAS a good day for the Carr family yesterday with Dad Ross guiding Down to a narrow two-point National League Division Three football win over Roscommon at Hyde Park, while his daughters Sara Louise and Fionnuala made history with the Mourne County taking the National League Division Three Camogie title with only the minimum [...]
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Apr 10
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DIVISION THREE NATIONAL LEAGUE FINAL LAOIS V DOWN (Donaghmore Ashbourne, Sunday, 3.15pm) With The Harps achieving an incredible hat-trick of All Ireland junior club wins last season, there will be incentive for Laois to add a National title at county level. They were beaten by the narrowest of margins in the penultimate stages of the [...]
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Apr 07
Talking Balls
Under the Dropping Ball. . . A Tough Week’s Training ahead for Continuity Cork squad All GAA players are equal and some are more equal than others. We all know that, or do we? But for an accident of birth you could be a Wexford senior hurler or footballer, proud to play for your county. [...]
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Apr 07
Talking Balls
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTFFhJ60CPA[/youtube]Exclusive footage has shown up on the popular self-publicist website YouTube featuring non-other than the GAA’s fittest former goalkeeper, Benny Tierney. Benny, who now makes a comfortable living on the after dinner circuit making jokes about his wife, his mother-in-law, Joe Kernan, Kieran McGeeney and everyone else to whom he should be grateful, is revealed [...]
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Apr 06
Talking Balls
Recession means playing on foreign fields? We hope not. The Powers That Be have revealed that incoming Uachtaran, Christy Cooney, will be unveiling plans to help GAA players out of work as a result of the current economic situation. The news comes amidst tales that up to half the Donegal squad are under pressure through [...]
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Apr 05
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WEXFORD gave All Ireland champions Cork a guard of honour before their Division One National League clash in Killurin yesterday, however, the pleasantries stopped there as the home side went on to top Group Two defeating the Red and White 0-10 to 1-4 while qualifying for the league final against either Tipperary or Kilkenny on [...]
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