Watch: Rory O’Carroll flattens opponent in Auckland GAA match
DON’T TURN YOUR back on a powerful footballer who has three All-Irelands and two All-Stars to his name. It’s a harsh lesson but one that was learned by a St…
Another big Irish AFL move as Tuohy set for Geelong switch
ZACH TUOHY LOOKS set to follow Pearce Hanley’s lead in completing an AFL move and ending a lengthy spell with his first club in the oval-ball game. The Laois native,…
Limerick’s Wayne McNamara brings his inter-county career to a close
WAYNE MCNAMARA HAS called time on his inter-county career. The 30-year-old defender confirmed his retirement this evening through a statement released by Limerick GAA. Advertisement McNamara won a Munster title…
We’ll Leave It There So: Dundalk exhaustion fears, Kerry lose star to AFL and today’s sport
Home Dundalk's Stephen O'Donnell at the 2016 PFA Player of the Year Award nominations. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny has admitted fixture congestion is taking its toll on…
Former Kerry minor star Mark O’Connor signs with AFL club Geelong
FORMER MINOR ALL-IRELAND-WINNING captain Mark O’Connor has joined AFL club Geelong. O’Connor played on Kerry’s victorious underage sides in 2014 and 2015, captaining Jack O’Connor’s charges in the latter, and…
Mayo man Pearce Hanley completes move to AFL rivals Gold Coast Suns
MAYO NATIVE PEARCE Hanley has completed his AFL trade to Queensland rivals Gold Coast Suns, ending his eight-year spell at the Brisbane Lions. Hanley, 27, has consistently been one of…
‘I came in and got sick in the sinks at Croke Park’ – Paul Mannion’s fitness battle after a year away
Updated at 0800 IT’S HALF-TIME in Dublin’s first National League tie of the year. It’s also Paul Mannion’s first game back in a Dublin jersey since 2014. After a lively…
Player power: Club GAA players are trying to set up their own version of the GPA
FORMER MONAGHAN SELECTOR Declan Brennan has revealed plans to establish a Club Players Association (CPA) – and revealed that he’s received over 10,000 messages from interested parties wishing to contribute.…
‘There were times that I wouldn’t look forward to going training. Now I’d love to be going’
AFTER SUFFERING A second stroke in January of this year, Sligo’s Johnny Martyn was still hopeful that his football career could still be salvaged. The initial conversations with doctors were…
‘We’ve accepted it, we’ve moved on’ – Tom Parsons puts 2016 in the rearview mirror
ANOTHER WINTER LIES in store for Mayo in the long shadow of Sam Maguire. Despite three devastating All-Ireland final defeats in the last six years, Tom Parsons and the rest…