Category Archives: Gaelic Games

Players urged to pick up the whistle By Daire Walsh CROKE Park was the venue yesterday afternoon, as the National Referee Committee launched their new GAA Referee recruitment scheme.   One of the key objectives of this new initiative is … Continue reading →

Anto hoping Dubs travel in numbers   By Daire Walsh   WITH just seven days to go to the ‘Game For Anto’ clash between 2013 All-Ireland Champions Dublin and The Irish News Ulster GAA Allstars at Kingspan Stadium, expectation is … Continue reading →

GAA: Match Reaction   Evans delights in Rossies’ rise after win over Cavan   Daire Walsh   ROSCOMMON finished strongly at Croke Park on Saturday evening to secure the Allianz Football League Division Three title following a compelling battle with … Continue reading →

POST-MATCH REACTION: CONFEY V SKERRIES HARPS: CONFEY SELECTOR JOHN MALONE By Daire Walsh Confey’s Championship odyssey continued in style in Parnell Park on Sunday, as they came through a tough encounter with Dublin’s Skerries Harps to reach the 2011 Leinster … Continue reading →

McKenna and O’Byrne – important names in football After a period of much uncertainty due to the inclement weather, the traditional pre-league Gaelic Football competitions in each of the four provinces have finally begun as any lingering doubts about whether … Continue reading →

Croke Park… doing what it does best Following U2’s three concerts in GAA HQ from the week just gone, spectators from across the country will get the opportunity to see some much needed action over this May Bank Holiday weekend. … Continue reading →

Best in Leinster, but good enough for an All Ireland? Following on from last week’s hurling decider between Kilkenny and Dublin, comes the football equivalent in Leinster between Kieran McGeeney’s Kildare and Pat Gilroy’s Dublin. Like Brian Cody’s men last … Continue reading →

Can Canning can the Cats? O’Connor Park, Tullamore, 7pm Saturday. That is the time, date and place to be for those who are keen to find out first-hand how well-placed John McIntyre’s side are in their quest to upset the … Continue reading →

Dublin’s overhaul makes the Meath tie even more intriguing Though there had been much speculation in the media in the days before its announcement, it still came as something of a surprise when Pat Gilroy revealed his starting fifteen for … Continue reading →

Lily Whites or Dark Horses? For the past few years, the Dublin footballers have proven to be a real enigma in their quest to secure their 23rd All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Seemingly not good enough to wrestle back the Sam … Continue reading →