Shefflin the club player, Ballyhale bouncing back and life after All-Ireland glory

Henry Shefflin and Ballyhale players celebrating their 2016 All-Ireland club final win. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO “WE WERE SLAGGING him actually that he was only back with the club a couple of months and was writing stories about how the club players were being treated! “Jesus, if he’d been there for the last 13 years, that…

Hogan stars in Kilkenny relegation battle while Keegan’s Westport win Mayo intermediate title

Updated at 18.30 INTER-COUNTY STAR RICHIE Hogan was in inspired form as his Danesfort side condemned Fenians to relegation from the Kilkenny SHC today. Click Here: Fenians, for whom JJ Delaney started centre-back, were on the back foot after just nine minutes when James Mulally found the net for Danesfort. But Fenians rallied well and…

Cuala finish strongly to claim back-to-back county titles for first time

​Cuala 1-15 Kilmacud Crokes 0-15 Paul Keane reports from Parnell Park  A STORMING FINAL few minutes from Cuala ensured that they claimed back-to-back Dublin SHC titles for the first time though only after flirting with disaster at Parnell Park. Mattie Kenny’s men roared into a 1-7 to 0-1 lead early on and looked to have…

Loughnane, Spillane, Fenton and McGrath all honoured for their GAA exploits last night

Clare hurling great Ger Loughnane Source: James Crombie/INPHO CLARE HURLING LEGEND Ger Loughnane, Kerry football great Pat Spillane, Dublin’s All-Ireland winning midfielder Brian Fenton and Waterford hurling manager Derek McGrath were all honoured for their GAA exploits last night. The quartet were recognised at the annual awards ceremony by the Gaelic Writers’ Association in Dublin….

Inniscarra stun reigning All-Ireland champions Milford to take Cork camogie crown

SE Systems Senior A C'ship between @Scarra_Camogie & @MilfordGAA at 8pm in @CITSports – Silverware – who's going to take d honours? pic.twitter.com/NFAKugbH5N — OfficialCorkCamogie (@CorkCamogie) October 28, 2016 Source: OfficialCorkCamogie/Twitter REIGNING ALL-IRELAND champions Milford were stunned by Inniscarra in the Cork senior camogie final at Cork IT on Friday evening. Advertisement Going for their fifth…

We’ll Leave it There So: McIlroy in Shanghai, IRFU defend residency rule and all today’s sport

Glasgow Warriors fans Liam Johnstone aged 8 and Cameron McGarey aged 8 ahead of the side’s match with Benetton Treviso. Source: Craig Watson/INPHO Home The IRFU performance director David Nucifora insists Ireland are simply playing by the three-year residency rule. Rory McIlroy has climbed into contention at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai. Isa Nacewa is the…

He missed out on Galway hurling manager job but Dublin’s Cuala have benefited to reach county final

AFTER 21 BARREN years Cuala finally got to rejoice last winter after they made a Dublin senior hurling breakthrough. They bounced on from that county title to reach the Leinster equivalent where they lost out to Wexford’s Oulart-the-Ballagh. But after all that painstaking progress, the south Dublin club then almost lost the man who had…

Watch: Diarmuid Connolly produced a point-scoring masterclass to fire Vincent’s into Dublin SFC final

DIARMUID CONNOLLY WAS in outstanding form to ensure St Vincent’s booked their place in the Dublin SFC final for the fourth consecutive year. Although the game was not broadcast live, highlights have now emerged from an enthralling encounter as Vincent’s edged past Ballymun Kickhams by a single point. Albert Martin secured the decisive point to separate the northside rivals,…