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Connacht U20FC Final: Roscommon storm to victory
EirGrid Connacht U20 Football Final ROSCOMMON 3-13 GALWAY 0-17 Kevin Egan at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park The Allianz League final between Derry and Dublin has been hailed as the game of the year so far, but this evening’s Eirgrid Connacht U-20 final will certainly be spoken about in the same
Saturday 4 May 2024
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Joe McDonagh Cup: Laois make it three wins in a row
Joe McDonagh Cup Round 3
LAOIS 1-25 KERRY 0-18
By Paul Brennan at Austin Stack Park
Laois did their chances of winning their second Joe McDonagh Cup title no harm at all with a fully merited 10-point win against one of their nearest challengers, Kerry, a result that has knocked
Saturday 4 May 2024
hurling
Joe McDonagh Cup: Offaly blitz Meath
Joe McDonagh Cup, Round 3
OFFALY 5-31 MEATH 3-16
By Paul Keane at St Loman's Park, Trim
If this was a peek into the future of Offaly hurling, Faithful County supporters will be happy.
Charlie Mitchell, Dan Bourke and Adam Screeney - all U-20 All-Ireland finalists just last year -
Saturday 4 May 2024
hurling
Joe McDonagh Cup: Down and Westmeath share spoils
Joe McDonagh Cup Round 3
DOWN 3-19 WESTMEATH 1-25
By Gerry Buckley
Down and Westmeath played out a pulsating draw in the Joe McDonagh Cup in misty conditions in Ballycran, the result keeping Down’s slight hopes of reaching the final alive, while ending Westmeath’s.
Westmeath started the game very brightly
Saturday 4 May 2024
hurling
Leinster MHC: Wins for Galway, Kildare, and Offaly
Electric Ireland Leinster minor hurling championship
Tier 1, Round 3
Galway 3-19 Wexford 1-15
Preliminary quarter-finals
Kildare 1-20 Westmeath 1-17
Offaly 4-16 Laois 4-13
By Paul Keane
Brian Callanan helped himself to 1-9 as holders Galway overcame hosts Wexford to secure the first of the Electric Ireland Leinster MHC semi-final
Saturday 4 May 2024
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Down hurling building on solid foundations
By John Harrington
Their Allianz Hurling League Division 2A Final defeat to Westmeath was disappointing, especially the 19 wides they hit, but perspective still comes easily for Down hurling team manager, Ronan Sheehan.
He’s been working hard at the coal-face of hurling in the Mourne County for the last number
13 April 2022
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A thriving club and a European hub
By Kevin Egan
29 years ago this June, the Irish people voted to allow the Dáil to ratify the Maastricht Treaty, a European Union treaty that introduced European Citizenship and allowed for greater freedom of movement across state borders.
The Treaty was officially designed to “safeguard the common values, fundamental
01 April 2021
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Following in the footsteps
By Kevin Egan
Through the gaelic games world there are stories of children growing up with parents who have achieved great feats on the field of play, which in turn inspires those children to reach for the stars themselves. When Nicky Quaid was selected on the 2020 PwC hurling All-Stars
30 March 2021
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The GAA Gene - The Kilkennys
The GAA is built on tradition, and there is nothing more traditional in Gaelic Games than great family dynasties.
Trace the history of any county team in Gaelic Football or Hurling and you’ll see the same surnames consistently reappearing as you move back through the decades.
In our series –
12 July 2019