McGuinness's Donegal showing major intent
Donegal 0-15; Armagh 0-14 Once Jim McGuinness threw his hat back into the Donegal ring last Autumn, you just knew you were going to get a green and...
April 02, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Derry take Div. 1 title
Derry 3-18; Dublin 2-21 (Derry win 3-1 pens AET) What an encounter the Big Ds - Derry and Dublin - served up in Croke Park on Sunday afternoon when...
April 01, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Dubs demolish Tyrone at Croker
Dublin 5-18; Tyrone 0-12 As public humiliations go in sport, this was about as bad as you could get from a Tyrone point of view as they left Croke ...
March 27, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Clare too strong for Tipperary
Clare 1-24 Tipperary 2-13 This game almost broke out into a contest after half-time but quickly retreated into a case of one-way traffic, as had be...
March 26, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Cats take champs, raise doubts about 5-in-row
Kilkenny 3-17; Limerick 1-15 On the face of it, this looked like a return to the age-old order of Kilkenny dominating matches and Limerick trying t...
March 25, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Derry show character in Mayo
Derry 3-15; Mayo 2-13 The marriage of Mickey Harte and Derry senior footballers has a special look about it this year despite the Oak Leaf squad ha...
March 19, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Ireland hold on vs. Scots to retain Six Nations title
Ireland 17; Scotland 13 This hadn’t the luster of back-to-back Grand Slams which Ireland had hoped for but winning a’ Slam followed by a championsh...
March 18, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Limerick blitz beats Tipp
Limerick 0-26; Tipperary 3-16 Unlike Ireland, Limerick know how to press opponents into submission as was evidenced by their brilliant second-half ...
March 12, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Irish get grand slamming
England 23; Ireland 22 Modest always in victory, truthful in defeat… that was Andy Farrell’s modus operandi as he praised England as deserving winn...
March 11, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Dubs impress at Harte's Derry
Dublin 1-16; Derry 1-11 Almost certainly this Celtic Park clash on Saturday was not only a dress rehearsal for the Div1 League final but also a pos...
March 04, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Sub McCurry stars for Tyrone
Tyrone 1-15; Mayo 1-11 This was the proverbial game of two halves with visitors to Healy Park Mayo dominating the first period before Tyrone got th...
February 27, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Ireland prevail vs. brave Welsh
Ireland 31; Wales 7 They say that with every rose you get a thorn and so it was no surprise when Ireland's back-to-back Grand Slam aspirations drew...
February 26, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham