Defiant Errigal prevail in Ulster
Errigal Ciaran (Tyrone) 1-8; Kilcoo (Down) 0-10 Scoring was limited, man to man confrontations were confined to spoiling and marking tightly rather...
December 09, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Ulster final does not disappoint
Slaughtneil (Derry) 2-19; Portaferry (Down) 1-19 For once let us forget about the epics of Munster and Leinster hurling - instead dwell on Ulster h...
December 04, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Farrell is 'proud' as Irish show grit in comeback vs. Aussies
Ireland 22; Australia 19 On the face of it, three out of four ain’t bad, but performance wise, Ireland are still trying to find the swagger and rug...
December 02, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
GAA Special Congress approves Gavin's rules overwhelmingly
Dubliner Jim Gavin’s influence on Gaelic football won’t have ended with his decision to step down following his county’s five in a row against Kerr...
December 02, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Canavan is Errigal's hero
Errigal Ciarán (Tyrone) 0-14; Clann Eireann (Armagh) 1-10 Trying to separate these two totally committed sides was always going to take something s...
November 26, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Champagne rugby pleases boss
Ireland 52; Fiji 17 It may have been only Fiji but a new-look Ireland 15 rediscovered their creativity in attack and doggedness in defense, leaving...
November 25, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Thomastown make shock exit
Castletown Geoghegan 1-25; Thomastown 1-14 As GAA shocks go, this one where a minnow from Westmeath eats a shark from Kilkenny is just about as big...
November 19, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
A case of the good, the bad and the ugly in Irish win vs. Pumas
Ireland 22; Argentina 19 As we prepare for the “easy” Autumn series match against Fiji this weekend, the management team must be scratching their h...
November 18, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Irish lacking creativity, energy
Ireland 13; New Zealand 23 Dublin can be heaven when Ireland are playing well along Lansdowne Road’s Aviva Stadium but on Friday night last, it was...
November 12, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Clann extend Armagh run
Clann Eireann (Armagh) 0-14; Newbridge (Derry) 0-12 Everything Armagh related teams do lately turns to gold. Following the All Ireland senior footb...
November 12, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Ireland seek to banish World Cup hurt vs. All Blacks on Friday night
Head Coach Andy Farrell and his Ireland squad are much too streetwise to describe tomorrow night’s test with the All Blacks (K.O. at 8.10 p.m.) as ...
November 07, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Conroy, O'Donnell get top awards
By P.J. Cunningham office@irishecho.com His county may have lost a second All-Ireland final in three years but there was no denying the high standa...
November 06, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham