Armagh football manager, Paul Grimley, has issued an apology to fans on the Armagh GAA website’s fans forum following the county’s defeat to Cavan on Sunday. The statement attempts to explain his implementation of “a very attack minded approach” and how the high risk element of this tactic shall be addressed. Fans probably won’t be delighted to hear that these tactics... »
Joe Brolly has stood by the criticism which he made of Armagh and their manager on the Sunday Game Live after their loss to Cavan. Armagh manager, Paul Grimley said yesterday that he was giving serious consideration to boycotting the national broadcaster following Brolly’s comments. Brolly made light of Grimley’s remark by asking if it was actually the BBC with which Grimley had a prob... »
Sport is often the victim of inclement weather in Ireland but it turns out it can also fall victim to good weather. Bud Cotter tweeted this text message which he received yesterday, cancelling a scheduled training session due to it being too sunny. As soon as the sun comes we Irish do love to head for the beer garden. H/T Darren Cleary »
Former Mayo senior footballer Mark Ronaldson scored with a beautiful finish for Shrule/Glencorrib last weekend. The “oooohhhh” from the crowd says it all. And over and over again in GIF form. H/T Brian Murphy »
Mayo and Toulon both had successes on the pitch over the weekend. Mayo defeated Galway in the Connacht Championship and Toulon were victorious over Clermont in the Heineken Cup semi-final. And it looks like some Mayo and Toulon players enjoyed each others company for a few drinks last night. Few drinks with the Toulon boys twitter.com/SeamieShea/sta… — Seamie O’Shea (@SeamieShea) May 1... »
Galway went down to 13 men in their Connacht Championship quarter-final clash with Mayo after Niall Coleman saw red for punching Alan Dillon right in front of referee, Marty Duffy. Galway captain, Gareth Bradshaw, was shown a red card 3 minutes into the second half, also for an off the ball incident. »
Éamonn Fitzmaurice was named Kerry Senior football manager last August but his name still hasn’t sunk in with Joe Brolly. As the Sunday Game panel discussed who would be the likely winner of the Munster Championship. Brolly referred to how “Brosnan” would “tap into that deep Kerry vibe of football” and how the team would have faith in him because “he’s bee... »
What is better than the first big championship football weekend? Classic football photos of course. Just before you tune in to Armagh and Cavan, take a trip down memory lane to years as far back as 2012. Don’t worry we have a few older photos there as well for the sake of appearances. »
Galway and Mayo get the Connacht Championship underway in earnest this weekend when they meet at Pearse Stadium. The teams first met in Claremorris in 1902 and Sunday’s game will be the 77th Championship meeting between the two, with the score delicately poised at 38-38 in terms of victories. So you’d think the Mayo News would be spoiled for choice when it came to writing their ‘... »
We’re not quite sure what this ensemble of Brazilian football stars were doing at Knock Airport, but they were definitely there. This isn’t just some video that we’ve concocted for your amusement. Michael Meehan and Roberto Carlos, Dessie Dolan and Ronaldinho, together at last. »
In an open letter posted on the Kerry GAA website yesterday, Kerry football manager, Éamonn Fitzmaurice, announced that his team would be holding some of their training sessions behind closed doors from now on. The reason stated for this year’s break from the norm was due to perceived “monitoring” of training sessions and the advantages that could be gained from such peeks inside... »
Sligo’s long serving midfielder Eamonn O’Hara announced his retirement today via a statement released by the GPA. It is with both sadness and a sense of great personal achievement that I announce my retirement from inter-county football today. While Gaelic football has been and continues to be a massive part of my life, I believe after nearly two decades wearing the Sligo jersey, the t... »
Donegal’s All-Star fullback, Neil McGee, tweeted a picture of some classic parking in Gweedore this morning. Some good parking in gweedore this morn twitter.com/Niallmacaoidh/… — neil mcgee (@Niallmacaoidh) May 3, 2013 »
Hawk-Eye is scheduled for use in Croke Park for the first time on June 1st for a Leinster Championship quarter-finals double header. Irish Examiner journalist, John Fogarty, tweeted a picture yesterday of the system being tested. It will be used to support the decision making process of the referee in terms of whether or not a point has been scored. Hawk-Eye test game involving Round Towers Clonda... »
