Leinster prove much too strong for Connacht
Leinster 33; Connacht 12 Leinster’s new season's resolution seems to be - “Get the work done quickly and then manage the game to the end.” After bl...
October 22, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Thumbs up for new rules
Ulster 2-23 (31); Connacht 4-15 (31) (Ulster win 2-1 on penalties) It was a resurrected Railway Cup series brought back to life as a guinea pig to ...
October 21, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Lions to get share of profits
The British and Irish Lions have confirmed that players selected for the 2025 summer tour of Australia will become the first to benefit from a prof...
October 18, 2024
by Sean Creedon
St. Barnabas hosts All Stars
Generally All-Star events are inundated with the paparazzi, sports scribes and a crew “of who’s who” in the sports world. Well, this weekend in St....
October 17, 2024
by Frank Brady
McGrath proves key in Tipperary senior hurling final win
Loughmore-Castleiney 2-19 Toomevara 1-17 He has been an intercounty star for well over a decade but John McGrath really forged his name for his clu...
October 16, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Easy for Leinster at Croke Park
Leinster 26; Munster 12 It was an unusual fixture where the venue rather than the game itself became the story as Croke Park housed almost 82,000 f...
October 15, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Manager gets 1st win as Irish come back in Helsinki
The Republic of Ireland had its first competitive comeback win in 11 years with a 2-1 Nations League result over Finland at the Olympic Stadium in ...
October 11, 2024
by Irish Echo Staff
Heimir taps Taylor, McGuinness
Irish manager Heimir Hallgrimsson is smart and after watching two defeats in September knew that changes have to be made. For the games against Fin...
October 09, 2024
by Sean Creedon
Clubs finalists must try again after draws in Carlow, Leitrim
Rathvilly 1-10 Palatine 2-7 This was a typical county final in Carlow with two teams showing grit and resolve for the hour and the resulting draw w...
October 08, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Virtuoso performance from Maher key in Laois final win
Clough-Ballacolla 2-22 Rathdowney-Errill 0-22 The man who got his nickname from an uncle simply because he loved picking stuff out of refuse bins c...
October 07, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
Leinster, Munster win, next up Saturday's Croker showdown
Benetton 5; Leinster 35 Leinster went 28-0 up in the first half and we sat back waiting for a second period of champagne rugby at Stadio Monigo. In...
October 07, 2024
by P.J. Cunningham
O'Bradaigh loses on points to Deleon
Sean O'Bradaigh defied the crunching power of Brooklyn banger Carderon Deleon in their three-round SBC Elite 176 pound title match, but came up sho...
October 02, 2024
by Jay Mwamba