Dublin's O'Callaghan again rises to the big Croke Park occasion
Dublin 4-6; Derry 0-11 Con O’Callaghan is the man who more than any other will decide where Sam Maguire resides come high summer in 2023. Missing t...
April 04, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Mayo take NFL title in possible Connacht dress rehearsal
Mayo 0-14; Galway 0-11 Both managers will be happy enough with the display of their teams in this Division 1 final at Croke Park on Sunday as they ...
April 03, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Limerick see off Tipp threat in 2nd half; Galway make NFL final
Limerick 1-28; Tipperary 0-25 This was almost championship fare in terms of intensity as Tipp played like men possessed for the entire first half b...
March 27, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Mayo beat Donegal by 11 points, raising expectations for 2023
Mayo 1-17; Donegal 0-9 Mayo are like a different animal this year, and fans leaving MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey on Sunday wondered would this fina...
March 21, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Ireland's Grand Slam is 1st ever completed at Lansdowne Road
Ireland 29; England 16 At last, Dublin gets to salute an Ireland Grand Slam-winning team. After a first slam in Ravenhill in 1948, Ireland had to w...
March 20, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Galway shock Banner
Galway 1-24; Clare 0-22 Galway hurlers have a touch of the Mayo footballers about them. When you expect something big, they let you down and when y...
March 14, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Ireland show mettle vs Scots, set up Grand Slam game on Saturday
Scotland 7; Ireland 22 Four down, one left to a fourth ever Grand Slam! Wow this is quite a fairytale we are witnessing in Irish rugby. Despite los...
March 13, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Derry defeat ailing Dublin with comeback 2nd-half performance
Derry 1-11; Dublin 0-13 They say you find out things about your team in the league and if that is the case Dublin manager Dessie Farrell must be we...
March 06, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Limerick hurlers win in Galway; Mayo hammer Tyrone
Limerick's Kyle Hayes tackles Cianan Fahy of Galway in the game at Pearse Stadium. Inpho/Tom Maher
February 27, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Ireland overcome inventive, athletic Italy to go top
Italy 20; Ireland 34 If you play enough with fire, you will surely end up getting burnt. Ireland Head Coach Andy Farrell should remember that old d...
February 27, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Sports
Burns gets big Congress mandate
Last time around when he was expected to romp home as the 40th president of the GAA, Jarlath Burns was shocked when New York-based Larry McCarthy c...
February 22, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham
Western counties continue to impress in league's early stages
Mayo 2-14; Kerry 1-10 How Mayo would love a high-summer result like this against All-Ireland and League champions Kerry or indeed any of the other ...
February 21, 2023
by P.J. Cunningham