Monthly Archives: December 2020

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-Final Preview: Mayo V Tipperary – The Backdoor GAA – December 4 2020

All-Ireland SFC Semi-Final: Mayo And Tipperary Battle It Out For Showpiece Spot By Daire Walsh For the second time in just five campaigns, Mayo and Tipperary will face each other at the semi-final stage of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship … Continue reading

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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-Final Preview: Dublin V Cavan – The Backdoor GAA – December 4 2020

All-Ireland SFC Semi-Final: Cavan Look To Pull Off A Shock Against Hotly-Fancied Dublin By Daire Walsh Having upset the apple cart with last month’s stunning Ulster final victory over Donegal, Mickey Graham’s Cavan will once again seek to defy expectations … Continue reading

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Autumn Nations Cup Build-Up To Scotland Home: Mike Catt – Irishrugby.ie – December 4 2020

Catt: It’s Always A Big Physical Battle With Scotland By Daire Walsh Following the best part of two months together as a group, attack coach Mike Catt is hoping Ireland can sign off on the autumn international window with a convincing performance … Continue reading

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All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship Semi-Final: Dublin V Armagh – The Tallaght Echo – December 3 2020

McGrath and Nolan help Jackies through to decider By Daire Walsh SIOBHAN McGrath and Orlagh Nolan played their part for Dublin’s senior ladies footballers at Kingspan Breffni last Saturday as they reached a seventh straight All-Ireland Senior Championship decider with … Continue reading

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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-Final Preview: Dublin V Cavan – The Tallaght Echo – December 3 2020

Dubs aim to bring Cavan’s C’ship adventure to a close By Daire Walsh FOR JUST the fifth time in the history of the competition, Dublin and Cavan will clash at the semi-final stage of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship on … Continue reading

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Women’s Six Nations Championship Piece: Hannah Tyrrell – The Tallaght Echo – December 3 2020

Tyrrell hoping to get another shot at 10 for Ireland By Daire Walsh CLONDALKIN native Hannah Tyrrell enjoyed a new lease of life on the Ireland women’s rugby team when they returned to Six Nations action earlier this year. Previously … Continue reading

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Autumn Nations Cup Build-Up To Scotland Home: Rob Herring – Irishrugby.ie – December 3 2020

Herring: Eric’s Call-Up Is ‘Massively Deserved’ By Daire Walsh Ireland hooker Rob Herring is looking forward to getting a glimpse of what ‘incredibly hard worker’ Eric O’Sullivan can bring to the international stage on Saturday. Having joined the squad ahead of last Sunday’s Autumn … Continue reading

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Autumn Nations Cup Build-Up To Scotland Home: Andy Farrell – Irishrugby.ie – December 3 2020

‘This Is A Big Building Block Towards Six Nations’ – Farrell By Daire Walsh Given how tough their last encounter with Scotland was, Ireland head coach Andy Farrell knows they will need to be on their game for Saturday’s Guinness Series finale … Continue reading

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Autumn Nations Cup Build-Up To Scotland Home: Conor Murray – Irishrugby.ie – December 2 2020

Murray Relishing ‘Huge Challenge’ As Scotland Come To Town By Daire Walsh He has been involved in some titanic battles with Scotland, and Ireland scrum half Conor Murray is expecting something similar when the teams meet at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. … Continue reading

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Autumn Nations Cup Build-Up To Scotland Home: Iain Henderson – Irishrugby.ie – December 2 2020

Henderson: New Group Is Growing Tighter And Building Connections By Daire Walsh Iain Henderson reckons Ireland will need to produce a much-improved performance in order to get the better of Scotland in Saturday’s Autumn Nations Cup 3rd-4th place play-off. Henderson played … Continue reading

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