Monthly Archives: December 2015

Dublin Schools’ Juvenile Football ‘C’ Championship Final: St David’s CBS V St Kevin’s CBS – The Evening Herald – December 10 2015

DUBLIN JUV FC ‘C’ FINAL David’s secure ‘C’ title Daire Walsh ST DAVID’S CBS secured the Dublin Juvenile FC ‘C’ title yesterday morning at the DCU Sportsgrounds, following a 5-9 to 2-10 victory over St Kevin’s CBS. However, it wasn’t … Continue reading

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Leinster Schools’ Senior Football ‘A’ Championship First Round: St Patrick’s, Navan V St Fintan’s HS, Sutton – The Evening Herald – December 10 2015

LEINSTER SF ‘A’ C’SHIP Fintan’s defeated by impressive Pat’s Navan Daire Walsh EOIN Finnegan and Conor Nash were in excellent form for St Patrick’s Navan at Pairc Tailteann last Friday afternoon, as the impressive Meath outfit recorded a comprehensive 5-17 … Continue reading

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Leinster Schools’ Juvenile Football ‘A’ Championship Semi-Final: St Benildus College V Good Counsel, New Ross – The Evening Herald – December 10 2015

LEINSTER JUV ‘A’ FC Benildus bow out in semis to New Ross Daire Walsh ST BENILDUS College’s Leinster Juvenile Football ‘A’ Championship campaign came to an end in Carlow last Thursday afternoon, when they suffered a comprehensive semi-final defeat at … Continue reading

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Ulster Rugby Preview Ahead Of Toulouse Game: The Irish Examiner – December 10 2015

Tommy Bowe admits long road ahead in fitness battle By Daire Walsh   Ireland and Ulster winger Tommy Bowe admits he faces a long road to recovery following the knee injury sustained in the World Cup quarter-final loss to Argentina. … Continue reading

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Rugby Column Number 40: The Kildare Nationalist – December 8 2015

RUGBY Bad weather means wasted trip to Glasgow By Daire Walsh ADVERSE weather conditions ensured that many sporting events were postponed across Ireland and the UK last weekend, and Leinster’s proposed Guinness Pro12 game on Saturday against Glasgow Warriors in … Continue reading

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Craig Hyland (Shamrock Rovers) Interview: The Kildare Nationalist – December 8 2015

SOCCER: CRAIG HYLAND INTERVIEW Hyland enjoys positive 2015 with Rovers By Daire Walsh The 2015 League of Ireland season was a highly encouraging one for Naas native Craig Hyland, who featured prominently as the last line of Shamrock Rovers’ defence … Continue reading

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Mark Hughes (Drogheda United) Interview: The Kildare Nationalist – December 8 2015

SOCCER: MARK HUGHES INTERVIEW Hughes hoping to bounce back from second successive relegation By Daire Walsh 2015 ended in disappointment for Athy native Mark Hughes, who suffered relegation from the League of Ireland top-flight for a second successive season. The … Continue reading

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Dublin Minor Hurling ‘B’ Championship Final: Cuala V Ballinteer St John’s – The Evening Herald – December 8 2015

CUALA JUST B-RILLIANT Dalkey boys complete Dublin Minor B hurling and football ‘double’ DUBLIN MHC ‘B’ FINAL CUALA…………………………………………………….. 0-16 BALLINTEER ST JOHN’S………………………………… 0-11 Daire Walsh A LATE scoring surge paid dividends for Cuala on Sunday morning, when they secured the … Continue reading

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Ulster Bank League Division 1A: UCD V Old Belvedere – Irishrugby.ie – November 8 2015

UCD 20 – 12 Old Belvedere KO : 14:30 Sat 5th Dec 15 UCD Scorers Tries: Tom Fletcher, Jeremy Loughman, Peadar Timmins; Con: Ross Byrne; Pen: Ross Byrne Old Belvedere Scorers Tries: Daniel Riordan, Jack Kelly; Con: Daniel Riordan UCD … Continue reading

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Bank Of Ireland Schools Cup Draws: Jonathan Sexton – The Irish Examiner – December 8 2015

Leinster must target Toulon’s strengths, reckons Jonny Sexton By Daire Walsh   As they prepare to head into the lion’s den against title holders Toulon on Sunday afternoon, Jonathan Sexton believes that Leinster need to attack the strengths of the … Continue reading

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