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All-Ireland intermediate club hurling semi-final results Kilmoyley (Kerry) 2-15 Banagher (Derry) 1-12 Naas (Kildare) 0-18 Tooreen (Mayo) 0-13 ******** THERE WILL BE a novel All-Ireland hurling final meeting involving the Kerry and Kildare club champions after today’s semi-final successes for Kilmoyley and Naas. The two clubs, competing at the All-Ireland semi-final stage for the first…

All-Ireland junior club hurling semi-final results Ballygiblin (Cork) 4-20 Fullen Gaels (Lancashire) 0-12 Mooncoin (Kilkenny) 2-26 Salthill-Knocknacarra (Galway) 0-11 ******* THERE WILL BE a Cork and Kilkenny clash in this year’s All-Ireland junior club hurling final after Ballygiblin and Mooncoin won their respective semi-final clashes today. Advertisement It will be the seventh time the champions…

THE GALWAY SENIOR ladies football team remain without an official manager, just a few days out from opening their Division 1 National League campaign. Although still out of the loop due to her club commitments with recent All-Ireland champions Kilkerrin-Clonberne, star Tribe defender Nicola Ward told The42 that the situation is “very disappointing”. Gerry Fahy stepped…

THE LAST TIME an All-Ireland club football title was on offer, Kieran Fitzgerald was immersed in the heat of the action. That was back in January 2020, his last act as a Corofin player was a winning one, he signed off on a joyous note as the north Galway club football dynasty completed three-in-a-row. It…

UL 2-22 MTU Cork 1-19 John Keogh reports from Limerick UL ARE INTO the semi-finals of the Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup following a six-point victory against MTU Cork at Maguires Fields tonight. The six-time champions scored early goals through Mikey Kiely and Mark Rodgers and never looked back. Kilkenny’s Niall Brennan chipped in with 0-5…

IT Carlow 1-17 UCC 0-14 DJ CAREY SAW his IT Carlow team clam a fully-merited quarter-final success on home soil tonight in the Fitzgibbon Cup, knocking UCC out of the competition in the process. Cian Kenny in action against Ger Millerick and Daire O’Leary. Source: Evan Treacy/INPHO UCC, who won the last two runnings of…

REIGNING CHAMPIONS MIDLETON and St Finbarr’s discovered their opponents for 2022 after the draws were made tonight for this year’s groups in the senior hurling and football championships. Midleton will meet Douglas, Kanturk and Newtownshandurm in hurling, while St Finbarr’s will take on Éire Óg, Carbery Rangers and Carrigaline in football. The standout group in…

MEATH ALL-IRELAND WINNING goalkeeper Monica McGuirk is “very much in favour of” the Gaelic Players’ Association [GPA] motion calling for integration between the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association. The GPA announced today that it had submitted a motion for consideration at GAA Congress on 26 February “urging the GAA to take proactive, meaningful and swift…

A DECADE OF #SeriousSupport. An incredible journey since the infamous Ladyball ad. The Ladies Gaelic Football Association [LGFA] and Lidl Ireland today announced a four-year contract extension, bringing the successful partnership through to the conclusion of the 2025 season. Lidl, the LGFA’s official retail partner since 2016, have pledged to invest an additional €5 million, bringing…

IRELAND’S ELSA DESMOND says she “couldn’t be happier” after a brilliant display in the Women’s Singles Luge at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.  Desmond finished her maiden Olympic Games with another clean run, completing her third run with a time of 1:02.254, which was her second fastest on the track. Added to run one and two,…