Author: <span>Mittie B Brack</span>

NUI Galway 0-23 UCC 0-14 John Fallon reports from Dangan NUI GALWAY SECURED home advantage for the quarter-finals of the Fitzgibbon Cup after an impressive victory over UCC at Dangan in Galway. Both sides had already qualified for the knockout stages so home advantage was the prize on offer on a wet afternoon in Galway…

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DCU 2-12 Ulster University 2-11 DCU SURVIVED IN an exciting finale after a late Darragh Canavan goal to clinch a one-point success over Ulster University in their Sigerson Cup quarter-final tie this evening. DCU’s Liam Coleman tackles Ulster University’s Darragh Canavan. Source: Tom Maher/INPHO DCU, the reigning champions after their success in 2020, prevailed after…

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MOURNEABBEY MIDFIELDER MÁIRE O’Callaghan has been named Cork senior ladies football captain for 2022. 26-year-old O’Callaghan takes the reins from goalkeeper Martina O’Brien, who captained the Rebels last season, and also follows in the footsteps of clubmates Doireann and Ciara O’Sullivan who filled the role in recent years. All-Star defender Melissa Duggan has been named…

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JAKE MORRIS PLAYED four seasons alongside Paudie Maher, but it was a moment two years before his senior call-up that left a lasting impression on the young forward.  Maher announced his shock retirement from hurling yesterday due to a neck injury, departing with three Celtic Crosses and six All-Stars before the age of 33.  Reflecting…

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DUBLIN STAR JENNIFER Dunne says her side are fuelled by “a new drive” this year, after their bid for a perfect five-in-a-row came crashing down in 2021. Senior newcomers Meath stunned the reigning champions in September’s All-Ireland final, getting their hands on the Brendan Martin Cup for the very first time. But with Mick Bohan…

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A NEW ADDITION as a player returns from the AFL, a returning forward after a stellar club season and the usual collection of springtime injury worries. Kieran Kingston faces into another league campaign as Cork hurling boss on Saturday evening, trying to get his team moving again after the disappointing note on which their 2021…

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MTU Kerry 4-15 Maynooth University 0-7 Murt Murphy reports from Tralee INSPIRED BY THEIR captain Tony Brosnan, MTU Kerry Campus reached their first Sigerson Cup semi-final since 1999 when they completed that historic three in a row, after outclassing Maynooth University in this quarter-final clash at the North Campus Pitch on Tuesday afternoon. The football…

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THE GALWAY SENIOR ladies football team are without a manager less than two weeks out from the National League. Last Thursday, news of Gerry Fahy’s departure broke locally. Galway Bay FM reported that the boss had stepped down with immediate effect, after just one season in charge. They ran a statement from Galway LGFA, which…

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CORK GAA HAVE confirmed their Munster championship games in football and hurling against Clare and Kerry respectively, have been moved from Páirc Uí Chaoimh due to the Ed Sheeran concert taking place at the stadium. The Munster hurling round-robin game against Clare will take place in Semple Stadium on the weekend of 30 April-1 May….

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LONG-SERVING WEXFORD hurler Harry Kehoe has retired from the inter-county game after 13 seasons at senior level. Kehoe made his debut in 2009 for Wexford in the Leinster senior semi-final loss to Dublin. The highlight of his Wexford career came in 2019 when he won a Leinster senior medal as part of the squad that…

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