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EirGrid Connacht U20: Impressive Galway advance
EirGrid Connacht U20 Football Championship Semi-Final Galway 0-23 Sligo 1-12 By Kevin Egan at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park The sun came out for the final set of round robin games in the Eirgrid Connacht U-20FC, but Galway were idle at that stage, having already secured their place in the knockout
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Round-up: Wednesday's Electric Ireland Leinster MFC action
Electric Ireland Leinster Minor Football Championship, preliminary quarter-finals
Wicklow 3-9 Offaly 1-7
Wexford 3-7 Meath 0-14
By Paul Keane
Tom Funge won't forget this evening, that's for sure.
The young Wexford midfielder blasted a stunning hat-trick of goals including a stoppage time matchwinner to see off hosts Meath in Ashbourne,
16 HR AGO
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Tipp hope to finally crack Limerick's system
By John Harrington
Tipperary know exactly what to expect from Limerick in Sunday’s Munster SHC clash at the Gaelic grounds, but it’s one thing knowing their gameplan and another thing entirely stopping it.
Premier County selector, TJ Ryan, has studied every cog and piston in this Limerick machine, but admits
21 HR AGO
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Johnny McGarvey: 'We are fairly content'
By Cian O’Connell
A revealing encounter beckons in the Christy Ring Cup on Saturday afternoon between Kildare and Derry.
Maximum points have been gleaned in impressive fashion by the two counties so far in the competition, ensuring Derry manager Johnny McGarvey is relishing the upcoming clash at Hawkfield.
“We've started
22 HR AGO
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Life lessons helped make Padraig O'Hora a pillar of his community
By John Harrington
SuperValu really couldn’t have picked a better ambassador for their #CommunityIncludesEveryone campaign than Mayo footballer, Padraig O’Hora.
A proud Ballina man, he’s also a hugely positive influence in the wider community through his work with the Mayo Mental Health Association and Youth Work North Connacht.
His role
Wednesday 24 April 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