After Storm Emma caused chaos to last weekend’s league games, there is a full line-up of hurling and football action coming our way on Saturday and Sunday. The final round of hurling games is taking place, with promotion, relegation and quarter-final spots to be decided. There are some crackers in store, not least Galway vs Limerick. The Tribesmen host the Treaty …
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Donegal Exodus Continues As Another Star Departs The Squad
Declan Bonner has enjoyed a somewhat promising start to his second stint as Donegal manager, after claiming the Dr McKenna Cup, and performing throughout the Allianz National Football League. After narrow losses to Kerry, Galway and Dublin, they got their first win on the board against Kildare and there are certainly several positives for Bonner to take away. Michael Murphy has returned …
Read More »Oisín McConville Opens Up On “Moral Dilemma” Playing With Gambling Sponsorship On Jersey
Last weekend, the GAA Congress voted overwhelmingly in favour of banning sponsorship from gambling companies. This was well received, after several high profile players in recent years opened up about their gambling addictions, including Oisín McConville. The former Armagh star has candidly talked about his struggles on numerous occasions, and today was giving his thoughts to Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1 about the news from …
Read More »Carlow GAA Forced To Call Out Soccer Club Over Absurd Text Message
Carlow GAA are dead right here… It’s fair to say that modern Ireland is an extremely ecumenical community in a sporting sense. The GAA’s Rule 27, better know as ‘The Ban’, is well and truly dead, having been abolished in 1971. This outlawed members of the Association from taking part in ‘foreign games’, or indeed attending such matches. Since then …
Read More »Kerry Manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice Will Be A Busy Man Next Weekend
Due to the effects of Storm Emma, the GAA cancelled all Allianz National League games scheduled for this weekend. This includes the meeting of Dublin and Kerry at Croke Park which was due to take place on Saturday evening. The tie will now be put back a week to the Sunday afternoon most likely, with reports citing the reason as the Garda …
Read More »All Allianz League Games This Weekend Are Off
The GAA have announced that all Allianz National Hurling and Football League games are off this weekend, due to the weather. A full revised fixtures programme to cover the remaining rounds of the Allianz Leagues will be issued on Monday, March 5th. As there consecutive game-weeks in hurling all the way through to the final, all games have been put …
Read More »You Won’t Get Full Marks In This Tough Allianz Football League Quiz
The Allianz National Football League continues (weather permitting) this weekend! It’s been a cracking campaign so far with thrills and spills as managers get their teams ready for the summer. But how closely have you been paying attention? Take this quiz to find out!
Read More »Hurling League Could Be Seriously Affected By Snow
The GAA’s master fixtures plan could be facing a serious test this week, as snow has engulfed the country. The blocked schedule in the Allianz National Leagues means that there is not a huge amount of room for manoeuvre. This weekend, there is a full round of games in both football and hurling, with the small ball facing a tighter deadline …
Read More »There Will Be No Less Than Seven National League Games Televised This Weekend
TG4 and eir Sport continue to knock it out of the park with their live coverage of the Allianz National Leagues. It is a crucial weekend of action with the final round of National Hurling League group games taking place and the battle at the top of the National Football League intensifies as they play their fifth round of seven. …
Read More »Four Talking Points From The Weekend’s Gaelic Football Action
A thrilling weekend of football action with Nemo Rangers claiming their place in the All-Ireland club final and Dublin and Galway continuing to lead Division 1.
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