Month: June 2022

‘Put themselves in the shoes of the girls, the torture they’re going through is unbelievable’

THE MANAGER OF the reigning All-Ireland senior camogie club champions is pleading with the Camogie Association to complete the 2020 championship series, and insists that the problem is “very easy to resolve.” Michael ‘Hopper’ McGrath [file photo]. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO Michael ‘Hopper’ McGrath, who guided Sarsfields of Galway to All-Ireland glory last season, says that the…

By EveAim June 17, 2022 Off

A long way from Tipperary, O’Dwyer shines on the biggest stage in third top-level sport

Ireland’s second-ever AFLW champion: Orla O’Dwyer. Source: AFL Women’s. THE PICTURE SPOKE a thousand words. A beaming Orla O’Dwyer celebrating Brisbane Lions’ first-ever Australian Football League Women’s [AFLW] Premiership title win after a simply sensational season. Silverware in hand, smiling from ear to ear; all the hard work had paid off. She was a long…

By EveAim June 15, 2022 Off

9 All-Ireland final survivors for Cork and Moloney captains Carr’s Tipperary in Páirc Uí Chaoimh opener

CORK AND TIPPERARY have shown their respective hands for tomorrow night’s Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 opener at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. With men’s football, hurling and camogie back up and running already, ladies football returns tomorrow night at the iconic Leeside venue [throw-in 7.30pm, live on TG4]. In what should be a thrilling…

By EveAim June 15, 2022 Off

Maurice Shanahan: ‘I dream about playing with Waterford again…I’ll never give up on it’

Updated Apr 27th 2021, 8:02 PM WHEN LIAM CAHILL informed Maurice Shanahan he was dropped from the Waterford hurling squad in November 2019, the Lismore attacker initially planned on announcing his retirement from inter-county duty. Shanahan and long-serving defender Noel Connors were deemed surplus to requirements after Tipperary native Cahill took charge ahead of the…

By EveAim June 14, 2022 Off

‘Are you calling me a liar?’ – Newcastle boss Bruce fires back over reports of fallout with Newcastle star

NEWCASTLE UNITED BOSS Steve Bruce reacted angrily to questions over a reported fallout with French winger Allan Saint-Maximin. Saint-Maximin returned to the starting line-up for Newcastle’s trip to West Brom in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Tuesday night. The Magpies progressed to the quarter-finals with a 3-2 victory thanks to a first-half double…

By EveAim June 13, 2022 Off