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Joe McDonagh Cup: Duignan inspires Offaly
Joe McDonagh Cup Offaly 2-23 Westmeath 1-20 By Kevin Egan at Glenisk O'Connor Park Both Offaly and Westmeath went into this Joe McDonagh Cup clash at Glenisk O'Connor Park in Tullamore with their hopes of ascension to Liam MacCarthy Cup hurling hanging by a thread following first round defeats, but
19 HR AGO
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Joe McDonagh Cup: Laois cruise to victory
Joe McDonagh Cup
Laois 7-29 Meath 1-16
By Paul Keane at St Loman's Park, Trim
Goal hungry Laois registered a neat half century of points in Trim, issuing a significant statement of their Joe McDonagh Cup intentions in the process.
Fresh off their morale boosting Round 1 defeat of Offaly,
21 HR AGO
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Round-up: Saturday's Electric Ireland Leinster MHC action
Electric Ireland Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
TIER ONE
Wexford 2-20 Kilkenny 1-20
Galway 2-16 Dublin 1-14
TIER TWO
Antrim 1-24 Meath 1-20 AET
Laois 3-12 Carlow 0-15
Kildare 2-15 Kerry 1-15
Kilkenny staged a late comeback, but Wexford still prevailed following an exciting encounter.
At Chadwicks Wexford Park the hosts
20 HR AGO
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Round-up: Saturday's Electric Ireland Ulster MFC action
Electric Ireland Ulster Minor Football Championship
Down 3-9 Donegal 1-6
Tyrone 4-13 Monaghan 0-10
The chase for the one semi-final spot up for grabs from Group A of the Ulster MFC has been thrown wide open following first defeats of the series for Donegal and Monaghan.
Down, previously without a
23 HR AGO
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Down hurling building on solid foundations
By John Harrington
Their Allianz Hurling League Division 2A Final defeat to Westmeath was disappointing, especially the 19 wides they hit, but perspective still comes easily for Down hurling team manager, Ronan Sheehan.
He’s been working hard at the coal-face of hurling in the Mourne County for the last number
13 April 2022
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A thriving club and a European hub
By Kevin Egan
29 years ago this June, the Irish people voted to allow the Dáil to ratify the Maastricht Treaty, a European Union treaty that introduced European Citizenship and allowed for greater freedom of movement across state borders.
The Treaty was officially designed to “safeguard the common values, fundamental
01 April 2021
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Following in the footsteps
By Kevin Egan
Through the gaelic games world there are stories of children growing up with parents who have achieved great feats on the field of play, which in turn inspires those children to reach for the stars themselves. When Nicky Quaid was selected on the 2020 PwC hurling All-Stars
30 March 2021
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The GAA Gene - The Kilkennys
The GAA is built on tradition, and there is nothing more traditional in Gaelic Games than great family dynasties.
Trace the history of any county team in Gaelic Football or Hurling and you’ll see the same surnames consistently reappearing as you move back through the decades.
In our series –
12 July 2019