Month: April 2022

Munster champions Clonmel Commericals cruise into Tipperary semis

CLONMEL COMMERICALS MADE light work of Arravale Rovers to advance to the last four of the Tipperary SFC this afternoon. Michael Quinlivan kicked eight points and Eoin Fitzgerald 1-3 as the Tipperary and Munster champions wrapped up a 1-19 to 0-11 victory. Commercials will be joined by Kilsheelan-Kilcash and Loughmore-Castleiney after their respective wins this…

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Lance Armstrong’s heel turn, Mayo’s plight, and all of your Comments of the Week

IT’S BEEN A busy week of sport. Here’s a taster of how you reacted. Showbiz Babyy particularly enjoyed Lance Armstrong’s hasty exit after his superbly tense interview on Newstalk’s Off The Ball last week. Lance Armstrong’s heel turn was the greatest of all time Advertisement Source: Lorraine O’Sullivan/INPHO Iran’s football supporters faced a tricky balancing act…

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Buckle up Wexford fans, you’re in for a rollercoaster ride with Davy in charge

WHEN DAVY FITZGERALD decided to step down as Clare senior hurling manager on 21 September, he could hardly have envisaged that he’d be a more than interested spectator at Wexford Park for tomorrow afternoon’s county senior hurling final between Oulart-The-Ballagh and Cloughbawn. But on the merry-go-round that is now senior inter-county management, Fitzgerald has hopped…

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‘There was a sensation of feeling lost and not being part of it’: Fennelly on watching from the stands

ON SEPTEMBER 4, Michael Fennelly took his seat among the Kilkenny substitutes in the Hogan Stand. In front of him, he watched Tipperary wipe the Cats out after half-time to deny the Leinster champions a third-straight title. Source: James Crombie/INPHO “It just wasn’t a good day,” Fennelly recalls. “There was a sensation of feeling lost…

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Quiz: Can you name the club this inter-county star plays for?

What club does Dublin star Paddy Andrews play for? St Brigid's Ballymun Kickhams Castleknock Cuala What club does former Hurler of the Year Tony Kelly play for? Clonlara Ballyea Sixmilebridge Newmarket-on-Fergus Aidan O'Shea is in action in the Mayo championship quarter-finals tomorrow, what is his club? Crossmolina Aghamore Breaffy Castlebar Mitchels Who does Galway star…

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We’ll Leave It There So: O’Neill hits back at Koeman, Carbery to make European debut and today’s sport

Ulster are put through their paces before Sunday’s clash with Bordeaux in Belfast. Source: Presseye/Jonathan Porter/INPHO Home Martin O’Neill has hit back at Everton manager Ronald Koeman by defending his right to select James McCarthy for Ireland’s last two WQ qualifiers. Ireland’s trio of Graeme McDowell, Paul McGinley and Shane Lowry are all going well…

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