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TIPPERARY HAVE ABSOLUTELY flown from the traps at the beginning of the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League and last year’s Division 1 semi-finalists brought their tally to 7-37 from two games with 4-21 to 1-5 defeat of Offaly at the Shamrock GAA grounds in Mucklagh. That means Bill Mullaney’s charges have only conceded 1-8 in the…

AN UNSTOPPABLE GOAL from a penalty by Róisín Egan, early in the final quarter was the differential as St Rynagh’s confirmed their marginal superiority over Gailltír with a 2-11 to 1-11 victory in the AIB All-Ireland intermediate club camogie semi-final at Éire Óg Nenagh. The sides have enjoyed a wonderful rivalry in recent years, with…

Dublin manager Dessie Farrell. Source: Evan Treacy/INPHO DUBLIN BOSS DESSIE Farrell has made one change to his starting 15 for tonight’s Division 1 National Football League clash with Mayo at Croke Park [throw-in 7.30pm, live on RTÉ 2]. Ryan Basquel starts at full-forward ahead of Cameron McCormack, as the Dubs look to bounce back from…

FOR THE VAST majority of the last decade, Mayo played second fiddle in their rivalry with Dublin.  This evening’s trip to Croke Park presents a rare opportunity for James Horan’s team to kick Dublin while they’re down. In the process they can build on last August’s All-Ireland semi-final win and strike another important psychological blow,…

OLD FOES, FIERCE rivals and two of the top few. Dublin and Cork go at it again in the familiar setting of Croke Park this evening [throw-in 5.15pm, live on TG4], with another mouth-watering battle in store. As always, these two counties start the season as leading contenders for the big prizes on offer. But…

TEN YEARS AFTER breaking onto the inter-county scene and capping a glittering debut season with an All-Star, Cáit Lynch is back leading the Kerry charge. The experienced Castleisland Desmonds defender first joined the senior set-up in 2012, and within a few months, was named among the best 15 players in the country. “It’s all gone…

SARSFIELDS CAMOGIE STAR Maria Cooney says her side are grateful to have another attempt at regaining the senior All-Ireland title. Sarsfields star Maria Cooney. Source: Sportsfile The Galway champions were made to wait for their maiden crown, needing three attempts before finally emerging as winners at the end of the 2019 campaign after a tough…

A WEDDING, AN All-Ireland club camogie final and another championship campaign that has reached the semi-final stage. Oulart-The-Ballagh’s Ursula Jacob. Source: Sportsfile Ursula Jacob has had a busy time on and off the pitch over the past two months. With her club Oulart-The-Ballagh, she played her part in helping to capture the 2020 All-Ireland senior…

Updated Mar 11th 2022, 12:00 PM Friday 11.30am: Round 2, The Players’ Championship at TPC Sawgrass – Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf. 1pm: DCU v UCC, O’Connor Cup semi-final – LGFA Facebook & YouTube. 1.15pm: Paris-Nice, Stage 6 – Eurosport. 3pm: UL v NUI Galway, O’Connor Cup semi-final – LGFA Facebook & YouTube….

THERE WILL BE plenty of inter-county talent on show at the 2022 Yoplait Ladies HEC Championships this weekend. There’s four more pieces of silverware up for grabs at DCU St Clare’s, where the O’Connor Cup is the showpiece, top-level competition. After a two-year competition absence amidst the pandemic, the semi-final line-up will see hosts DCU…