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Preview: Weekend's Tailteann Cup action
Saturday May 18 Group One Waterford v Kildare, Fraher Field, 5pm Kildare's convincing win over Longford was a morale boosting result. Darragh Kirwan starred in the victory for Glen Ryan's outfit, who will be hoping to generate momentum and confidence. Waterford have made improvements in recent months, summoning a battling
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Kelly says Tribesmen are gunning for top spot in group
By John Harrington
Galway captain, Sean Kelly, says the Tribesmen are targeting top spot in their All-Ireland SFC group that also includes Derry, Armagh, and Westmeath.
Last year they finished second in a group that also included Armagh and Westmeath as well as Tyrone, and missed out on top spot
8 HR AGO
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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 Saturday with the final round of the groups.
Christy Ring Cup
The last round of the Christy Ring Cup round-robin features a top-of-the-table clash between London and Kildare at Ruislip.
Kildare have one foot in another
6 HR AGO
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Táin Óg League a boon for clubs like Clonguish
By John Harrington
Growing hurling in counties where Gaelic football is the dominant sport isn’t easy, but the good news is that hard work pays off.
The Táin Óg U-16 Finals take place this weekend and all of the clubs involved will tell you a version of a similar story.
23 HR AGO
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McGrogan hopes 'humble' Derry are ready to bounce back
By John Harrington
One of sport’s great truisms is that there’s only six inches between a clap on the back and kick up the back-side.
Derry players can surely relate to that sentiment.
Three weeks after they were cheered to the rafters in Croke Park after beating Dublin in an
Thursday 16 May 2024
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Niall Murphy: 'We have been moving along nicely'
By Cian O’Connell
Few are better placed to assess Sligo football than Niall Murphy. The Sligo captain, who made his championship debut in 2013 on a harrowing afternoon in Ruislip, when London caused a seismic shock is still going strong.
Even as a teenager in that chaotic match, Murphy struck
Thursday 16 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