Month: September 2021

46-YEAR-OLD Darren Mulhearne will make his inter-county debut for Waterford tomorrow in the Munster SFC quarter-final against Clare.  Beni Whelan has included Mulhearne between the “46-year-old set for championship debut after being included in Waterford team to face Clare”

CORK AND TIPPERARY have announced their teams for Sunday’s mouth-watering Munster SHC meeting at Pairc Ui Chaoimh. John Meyler has handed a debut to corner-back “One debutant in the Cork side, while Brendan Maher returns for Tipperary”

SHANE O’DONNELL HAS been included in Clare’s starting line-up for Sunday’s Munster SHC opener against neighbours Waterford in Walsh Park.  O’Donnell, who scored 3-3 in “O’Donnell and Conlon part of Clare team to face Waterford”

“IF I WAS being realistic,” says Dessie Hutchinson, “I probably thought my chances of being involved in games like this were gone.” It’s Monday afternoon, “‘I’m back to doing what I love most’ – Former Brighton midfielder set for Munster Championship debut”

IT WAS A decision she had to think a lot about, but one she couldn’t turn down in the end. Triple threat: Orla O’Dwyer. Source: “‘For a multi-talented athlete like Orla, I don’t think it’s going to be much of a stretch to pick up a third sport’”

LAST JULY, CONOR Cox took his place alongside his father Martin in O’Moore Park for Roscommon’s round 4 qualifier tie against Armagh.  Martin hails from “‘I’m still friends with all the Kerry lads – there’s no hard feelings there. A few of them text me afterwards’”

THE REIGNING CHAMPIONS Dublin have booked their place in the semi-finals of the Electric Ireland Leinster MHC following a dramatic draw with Wexford. Wexford rallied “Leinster minor champions Dublin book semi-final spot after dramatic draw while Laois score huge win”

THERE WERE BIZARRE scenes at Nowlan Park on Saturday afternoon during Kilkenny’s Leinster Senior Hurling Championship curtain-raiser against Dublin, as selector Greg Kennedy caught a “Bizarre scenes as Dublin selector comes onto pitch and intercepts TJ Reid free”

Kilkenny 2-23 Dublin 1-21 Kevin O’Brien reports from Nowlan Park  THE 2018 SEASON had a lot to live up to, but the 2019 championship roared “TJ Reid bags 2-12 as dominant second-half guides Kilkenny to opening day win over Dublin”

Limerick 3-11 Tipperary 1-10 Daragh Small reports from Semple Stadium LIMERICK WON THEIR first Munster senior football game since 2012 as they advanced to a “Limerick stun Tipperary to claim first senior football win in Munster since 2012”