As President Biden settles into the Oval Office, his immediate challenge is fixing America’s botched vaccine rollout. The current vaccine campaign is not going well. Former President Donald Trump and his administration promised to get 20 million Americans vaccinated and 40 million doses out by the end of 2020. Three weeks into the new year,…
GAA’s role in expenses row, GPA’s long-term vision and could strike action happen?
1. How likely is strike action? Gaelic Players Association CEO Tom Parsons. Source: Ben Whitley/INPHO ON LAST NIGHT’S Allianz League Sunday programme, Tom Parsons issued the threat of “further action” but stopped short of uttering the word Joanne Cantwell was pushing for. Strike. Given there is a full slate of football and hurling league games scheduled…
Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine goal isn’t ambitious enough
President Joe Biden has promised a faster Covid-19 vaccine rollout, vowing to administer 100 million shots during his first 100 days in office — enough to fully vaccinate at least 50 million Americans. But that goal is no longer as ambitious as it once appeared. Over the past week, America has already averaged about 900,000…
Covid tongue? Why new Covid-19 symptoms keep popping up.
It’s been more than a year since Covid-19 landed in the United States. And the once-perplexing array of symptoms like coughing, fever, shortness of breath, and loss of taste and smell are now very familiar to doctors around the country. The range of possibilities when someone shows up to a doctor’s office with new respiratory…
New talent, untouchables and depth: How has your county’s manager used his squad?
Some of the managers in this year’s top flight. Source: Inpho DUBLIN AND WEXFORD have been the surprise packages of the Allianz Hurling League so far, going unbeaten in the opening three rounds of action. Cork have responded well to their 2021 All-Ireland final hammering, winning every game so far. Their form was crowned by…
‘Great position to be in’ – Getting married and back-to-back All-Ireland finals in two months
IT WAS AFTER her club defeated Slaughtneil in the 2020 All-Ireland camogie club semi-final that Stacey Kehoe could see a hectic schedule of events coming down the line. The concluding stages of that competition was delayed until the end of last year due to the Covid pandemic. There was also a high-profile fight to protect…
Cork announce new three-year sponsorship deal covering all county teams
CORK CAMOGIE HAS announced a new three-year sponsorship deal with Kearys Motor Group. Laura Treacy, Amy Lee and Amy O’Connor. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Cork lost last year’s All-Ireland senior final against Galway but enjoyed recent O’Duffy Cup triumphs in 2014, ’15, ’17 and ’18. Advertisement The new sponsorship deal will cover the Cork senior, intermediate,…
Wicklow search for new manager after Kelly departure
WICKLOW ARE SEARCHING for a new senior football manager after Colin Kelly has departed ‘due to a change in work commitments’. The announcement was made this evening by the Wicklow county board as they now embark on the search for a successor. Kelly was appointed last October, filling the vacancy created by the August departure…
‘At least if we have full power to get into pitches, you can’t be kicked out at the last minute’
SARSFIELDS PLAYER LAURA Ward believes the integration of the Camogie Association with the GAA would be a major benefit in securing appropriate pitches for championship games. Sarsfields player Laura Ward. Source: Sam Barnes/SPORTSFILE Ward will line out for the Galway club in next Sunday’s AIB All-Ireland senior final against Oulart-the-Ballagh of Wexford in Croke Park….
Recently departed Ballyhale boss joins Cork champions as coach
JAMES O’CONNOR HAS joined the Midleton set-up as coach for the 2022 season. The Waterford native brought Ballyhale Shamrocks to the All-Ireland club decider where they lost in heartbreaking fashion to Ballygunner in Croke Park. He led them to two Kilkenny titles and a Leinster crown during his two-year spell with the Kilkenny kingpins. Advertisement…