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Preview: Weekend's provincial football championship action
Sunday May 12
Leinster SFC Final
Dublin v Louth, Croke Park, 1.45pm, RTE
These are encouraging times for Louth football, who face a daunting task against the standard bearers at Croke Park.
Dublin, looking for a 14th Leinster SFC title in a row, have been ruthless when dismissing Meath and
Friday 10 May 2024
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Preview: Weekend's provincial hurling championship action
Saturday May 11
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Carlow v Kilkenny, Netwatch Cullen Park, 4.30pm, GAAGO
Despite missing some key players, Kilkenny have still registered three points from their opening two fixtures.
Derek Lyng will be satisfied with how Kilkenny coped at Pearse Stadium against Galway, who did rally well in
Friday 10 May 2024
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Preview: Weekend's Tailteann Cup action
Saturday May 11
Group One
Kildare v Longford, Manguard Plus Kildare GAA Centre of Excellence, 6pm, GAAGO
It has been a hugely disappointing 2024 for Kildare, who will want to make a positive start in the Tailteann Cup against Longford.
Paddy Christie's charges reached the preliminary quarter-final last year before
Friday 10 May 2024
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Preview: Weekend's Ring, Rackard, and Meagher Cups action
The Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cups reach a critical stage this weekend with the penultimate round of the groups.
Christy Ring Cup
A pivotal game in the race to qualify for the Christy Ring Cup Final sees Derry host London at Owenbeg on Saturday.
Wins over Tyrone,
Friday 10 May 2024
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Electric Ireland Munster MHC: Tipp and Clare through to final
Electric Ireland Munster MHC round 5
Clare 2-22 Cork 0-19
Tipperary 0-13 Limerick 0-12
Clare and Tipperary will meet in the Munster minor hurling final on Monday week after both counties secured final-round victories over Cork and Limerick respectively.
Liam Murphy was again the Banner goalscoring hero to make it
Thursday 9 May 2024
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Wexford captain Coleman doing his family proud
By John Harrington
It really is true that you never know what someone else is going through.
Wexford football team captain Liam Coleman attended the launch of the Tailteann Cup this week in Croke Park and he couldn’t have been more accommodating.
He was thoughtful and forthcoming in his interviews
09 May 2024
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Record-breaking Foley as hungry as ever
By John Harrington
If you didn’t know Darragh Foley, you might have expected him to ride off into the sunset after Carlow’s season ended in 2023, content with a record-breaking inter-county career spanning 14 seasons.
After all, last year he became the county’s highest ever scorer, with a monstrous tally
08 May 2024
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Clare footballer Ikem Ugwueru hopes to inspire others
By John Harrington
It’s quite common nowadays for sportspeople to have something of meaning written on a wrist strapping or even the back of their hand before they go out to compete.
It could be a key performance indicator they’re chasing, a message that refocuses them in a moment of
30 April 2024
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Neil McManus hopes Unionists will come to embrace Gaelic games
By John Harrington
In a way, Neil McManus is a child of The Troubles.
He grew up in Cushendall on the North Coast of Antrim, but his family is originally from a mainly Protestant area of Belfast
Such were the intimidatory times, they were among thousands of Catholics who felt
26 April 2024