Brought to you by Horse Racing Ireland When you hear talk of rural Ireland, you rarely think of Dublin. City centre, traffic jams. Big shops and busy streets. That’s not the Dublin Ado McGuinness knows. All tucked away in the coastal calm of Rush in the north of the county, the rapidly rising horse-trainer is […]

5 years ago

Brought to you by Horse Racing Ireland For Donnacha O’Brien, there was always a light at the end of the lock-down tunnel. Yes, the cancellation of races was a killer. The lack of certainty as to when the next race would be was even more challenging. But with Longines Irish Champions Weekend well down the […]

5 years ago

Tommy Walsh is enjoying life as a club footballer for now. In 2009 the Kerryman headed Down Under with the world at his feet. He had the pick of the AFL clubs and eventually it was St Kilda who won the race to secure his signature. He’d spend two years there in Melbourne before transferring […]

8 years ago

For one so young, Kyle Hayes has seen a lot in a Limerick jersey. Back in 2016, the then 17-year-old first caught the radar of Limerick hurling folk when he put in some powerful displays for the county’s minors at full forward. That year, Hayes’ threat on the edge of the square brought Limerick all […]

8 years ago

Listen, there’s always going to be an element of frustration when a referee makes a mistake. Going into a game, you’ve enough worries about your own team and about the game itself, never mind the referee giving a few borderline calls against you or an umpire calling a shot as a goal when it wasn’t […]

8 years ago

These are galling times for Offaly. It seems that the light hasn’t shined on the Faithful County’s hurlers for an eternity now, but Sunday was their darkest ever day. It was a day that saw them relegated from the Leinster championship for the first time in their proud history. It was a day that hammered […]

8 years ago

All of the best hurlers can play anywhere at all on the pitch. David McInerney is one of the best of them. When Clare won an All-Ireland in 2013, their Tulla tank was one their star men. He finished that campaign with an All-Star and an All-Ireland under-21 title to boot and the sky looked […]

8 years ago

Joe Kernan was always famed for his attention to detail. The legendary Armagh manager is always fondly spoken of by those who played under him. A tactician, a student of the game but also an astute, cute and clever mastermind who played the percentages down to the very last decimal point. This is a man […]

8 years ago

Cian Mackey can’t be stopped. The flame-haired Castlerahan ace is entering his 14th season as a Cavan senior footballer. 14 years on and not much has changed since 2005. He’s still throwing his weight around like he’s the biggest man on the field. He’s still dropping the shoulder, putting the head down and taking on […]

8 years ago

“Tommy Walsh just loves hurling.” And hurling loves Tommy Walsh. When Tommy Walsh talks about hurling, it becomes the most important thing in the world. It becomes the only thing in the world. The Tullaroan legend has won plenty of admirers over the last few months for his passionate commentary on the game. It’s been […]

8 years ago

He is the present. Jacob Stockdale made his Ireland debut in May 2017 against USA. He got a try that day and impressed. His next outing came against Japan in the summer tour, and the Lisburn born winger acquitted himself well. In the meantime, he’s been ripping up trees for Ulster in the Pro14, scoring […]

8 years ago

Shane Long’s hip doesn’t look too bad here… COYBIG!!

9 years ago

James McClean you f**cking legend!!!

9 years ago

When you think about it, it makes sense

9 years ago

A new clinker.

9 years ago

“Oh f*ck me”

9 years ago

Up close and personal

9 years ago

Two legends of the game.

9 years ago

What a man

9 years ago

Scenes in the Currin dressing room

9 years ago

Andy done his bit for anti-ageism and Marty was so proud he nearly fell out of the press box.

9 years ago

He has thrown a massive curve-ball

9 years ago

Done some serious damage

9 years ago

“14 gin and tonics, €7.90 a go, and then she said ‘my mothers outside'”

9 years ago

THIS is what the GAA is all about

9 years ago

All away GAA teams should take note

9 years ago

A serious asset

9 years ago

On and off the pitch

9 years ago

“The man here, his wife left him over it”

9 years ago

Everything the GAA should be

9 years ago

The Tullow Tank is giving it welly

9 years ago

Hard to believe

9 years ago

Bouncebackability runs throughout this Mayo side.

9 years ago

Bet you wish you were in Tallaght on Friday.

9 years ago

Could they get the job done?

9 years ago

The 2017 Football Championship is set to be a blockbuster. The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship kicked off with Sligo defeating New York two weeks ago, but the real action begins this weekend with three Leinster Championship clashes, two Ulster first round matches and a Connacht Championship clash in Castlebar. Football minds around the country boggle […]

9 years ago

David Clifford produced a major performance for the Kerry minor team against Cork on Wednesday night in a Munster semi-final. The Fossa clubman’s heroics during a 2-8 tally led to the centre-forward being mentioned as the potential answer to the hole left by Colm Cooper’s retirement. He is already being touted as the next generation’s […]

9 years ago

A trend is developing

9 years ago

Sligo will travel to Gaelic Park, New York to get the Connacht Championship underway this Sunday night at 8:15pm Irish time. The Exiles will hope to go one better than last year when, as massive underdogs, they nearly pulled off the shock of the season against Roscommon. Justin O’Halloran’s outfit gave the Rossies the fright of […]

9 years ago