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Clonlara 1-11 Ballyea 1-11 CLARE’S YEAR OF the draw was confirmed this afternoon as for the second successive Sunday, there would be no winner in the senior final in Cusack Park. Following in the footsteps of Cratloe and Kilmurry Ibrickane’s dramatic stalemate the previous week in the football version, a replay would also be forced in …
Thurles Sarsfields 0-27 Kiladangan 1-15 ON THE DAY a club legend passed away, Thurles Sarsfields claimed a 35th Tipperary senior hurling championship crown. A minute’s silence for Mickey ‘The Rattler’ Byrne was impeccably observed before throw-in and when play got underway, the Blues stamped their authority all over proceedings to claim a third successive title. …
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Dr Crokes 2-16 Kenmare District 1-12 Damian Stack reports from Fitzgerald Stadium DR CROKES ARE kings of the Kingdom again after a powerful display saw them run out seven point victors over Kenmare District in today’s county senior final at Fitzgerald Stadium. Pat O’Shea’s men had their homework well done on the combination side, especially …
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BALLYGUNNER AND PASSAGE will square up for the Waterford SHC final at Walsh Park next Sunday in a repeat of the 2013 decider. Passage 1-13 Dungarvan 1-12 Owen Connors nailed an injury time winner as 14-man Passage scraped past Dungarvan after a frantic conclusion. The skipper produced 0-9 for Peter Queally’s charges to reach their first final …
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St Thomas 1-11 Gort 0-10 WHAT A DIFFERENCE 60 seconds can make, as this Galway senior hurling final turned in a minute in favour of St Thomas, who won the title for just the second time in their history. Sean Skehill struck the crucial goal 14 minutes from time for the 2013 All-Ireland club champions, but …
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Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO THE DEATH HAS occurred this morning of the Mickey ‘The Rattler’ Byrne, a five-time All-Ireland senior hurling winner with Tipperary, at the age of 93. The Rattler enjoyed plenty triumphs with Tipperary as part of the All-Ireland winning setups in 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1958. He also won four Munster senior …
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ON THE OUTSKIRTS of Ennis, a five-minute drive from the town heading West, lies the village of Ballyea. Well-known faces such as 2013 Hurler of the Year Tony Kelly and former All-Star Tony Griffin come from here but it’s a club with a football twist. Click Here: Club chairman Paddy Moylan rattles through the team-sheet …
Read More “Clare football and hurling stars unite in pursuit of club history in Banner County”
Monaleen players celebrate winning the Limerick county senior final Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Updated at 21.15 COLM O’ROURKE HAS guided Simonstown Gaels to their first Meath senior final since 2004 with a semi-final win against Gaeil Colmcille in Navan today. The Sunday Game analyst and former county star’s charges edged a tight affair by 0-14 to …
Read More “Colm O’Rourke’s side advance to Meath county final, Monaleen champions of Limerick”
Mourneabbey 3-5 St Val’s 2-7 MOURNEABBEY’S LADIES FOOTBALLERS have completed a remarkable three-in-a-row with a thrilling one-point victory in today’s Cork championship final against St Val’s. The Clyda side have been defeated in the last two All-Ireland finals but keep coming back for more. Advertisement Today’s result also compounds the misery of Val’s who have …
Read More “All-Ireland finalists Mourneabbey make it three-in-a-row with another Cork title”
Breaffy 1-14 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0-11, Knockmore 0-10 Aghamore 0-8 MAYO STARS AIDAN O’Shea, Conor O’Shea and Rob Hennelly were all on target as Breaffy advanced to the semi-finals of the Mayo SFC this afternoon. Tommy O’Reilly got the all-important goal in the second half as Breaffy secured a 1-14 to 0-11 win against Crossmolina Deel …
Read More “O’Sheas and Hennelly on scoresheet as Breaffy advance to Mayo semis”
