THERE MAY HAVE been some skepticism about the idea of an Irish language channel amid its launch on Halloween night 20 years ago, but since then, TG4 has garnered plenty of acclaim for its innovative programming and efforts to keep the Read More …
Brian Hogan (2016) and Keith Hogan (2015) are recent Kilkenny county winning captains FOR THE SECOND successive year on Sunday, it was a member of the Hogan family who was lifting the cup after the Kilkenny senior hurling final. The Read More …
Limerick will be in action in Division 1B next season Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO MUNSTER SENIOR WINNERS James Ryan and Paudie O’Brien have not been named in the first Limerick senior hurling squad selected by new manager John Kiely, but there Read More …
Conor Nash (right) at Irish International Rules training last November Source: James Crombie/INPHO TEEN PRODIGY CONOR Nash has admitted that turning his back on Meath GAA and Leinster rugby to forge an Aussie Rules career was a ‘massive call’ for Read More …
Clerkin plays his club football with Currin. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO THE LONGEST-SERVING inter-county Gaelic footballer in the country has announced his retirement. Monaghan’s Dick Clerkin was the last player still in action to have made his inter-county debut in the Read More …
THIRTY YEARS on and it’s still the soundtrack of the GAA championship. Other television stations have secured broadcasting rights and encroached on viewership figures, but we always seem to gravitate back to The Sunday Game. Maybe it’s the warmth that Read More …
WITH THE PAIN of last year’s final defeat to Clara still fresh in the memory, O’Loughlin Gaels centre-back Brian Hogan couldn’t contain his delight after his side scored a surprise victory against Ballyhale Shamrocks in this year’s Kilkenny SHC final. Read More …
HIGHLY-RATED MEATH footballer Conor Nash has completed a deal to join AFL outfit Hawthorn. Having already spent time in Australia training with his new teammates, the club opted to offer Nash a professional contract. And the 18-year-old, who also grew up Read More …
KIERAN DONAGHY IS a player you’d love to have on your team, but hate to play against. Aggressive, brash, physically imposing and an in-your-face approach. A win at all costs mentality. A divisive figure, you either worship him or can’t Read More …
PAUL FLYNN ADDED club glory to his inter-county success in 2016 as he helped Fingallians to the Dublin intermediate football championship title this afternoon. The Swords club defeated Ballymun Kickhams 2-16 to 2-7 and their emphatic nine-point victory not only Read More …