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Round-up: Friday's Electric Ireland Connacht MFC action
Electric Ireland Connacht Minor Football Championship Mayo 2-13 Galway 1-6 Roscommon 2-15 Leitrim 1-9 Mayo confirmed their status as front runners for provincial honours and maybe more too, as they racked up a second consecutive big win in the Electric Ireland Connacht MFC tonight, while in Ballinamore, Roscommon secured a
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Preview: Weekend's provincial football championship action
Saturday, April 27
Ulster SFC semi-final
Down v Armagh, Clones, 5.15pm – GAAGO
When these teams met in last year’s Ulster semi-final Armagh came out on top thanks in no small part to the conversion of four goals. Preventing that sort of goal-rush will surely top Down’s priority list this
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Round-up: Wednesday's EirGrid Ulster U20 Football Championship Semi-Finals
EirGrid Ulster Under 20 Football Championship Semi-Finals
Tyrone 2-9 Monaghan 0-14
Derry 1-12 Donegal 0-14
Tyrone and Derry will meet in the Eirgrid Ulster U20 Football Championship final at the Athletic Grounds next Wednesday, after both came through tense semi-finals with just a point to spare.
Tyrone held off Monaghan
Wednesday 24 April 2024
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Round-up: Wednesday's EirGrid Munster U20 Football Championship action
EirGrid Munster Under 20 Football Championship
Cork 5-18 Clare 0-13
Kerry 1-15 Tipperary 1-10
By Stephen Barry
Cork steamrolled Clare with five goals to book their place in next Wednesday’s Munster U20 football final against table-toppers Kerry.
The Rebels were expected to progress at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh and they
Wednesday 24 April 2024
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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,
Wednesday 24 April 2024
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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
Wednesday 24 April 2024
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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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Louth and Meath through to EirGrid Leinster U20 Football Final
EirGrid Leinster U20 Football semi-finals
Meath 2-9 Kildare 0-10
Louth 1-13 Dublin 1-9
By Paul Keane
Meath and Louth will contest the EirGrid Leinster U-20 final at Parnell Park next Monday evening, the north-eastern neighbours both advancing after a dramatic evening of semi-final action.
Meath's bid to follow up their
Tuesday 23 April 2024
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David Clifford: 'Your life can't be lived by whether you win or lose a game'
By John Harrington
Earlier this year the Kerry football team’s performance coach, Tony Griffin, described David Cliford as ‘Jordan-esque’ in terms of his attitude to try to continually better himself.
The Jordan he compared him to was basketball legend, Michael Jordan, whose mantra was that he could accept failure, but
Tuesday 23 April 2024