Month: September 2021

Anthony Daly with Cian Dillon, Noel Connors and Shane Fives after last night’s win. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO ANTHONY DALY HAS thrown his weight behind an “‘I think funds could be raised because players have shown their interest’”

ALL-IRELAND CLUB champions Ballyboden St-Enda’s have turned to former Dublin footballer John O’Brien as their new manager. Andy McEntee has taken over as the new “All-Ireland club champs Ballyboden turn to ex-Dublin player O’Brien as new manager”

THE SHORTLIST FOR RTÉ Sports Person of the Year is packed with worthy contenders. Today, Fintan O’Toole argues why Denise Gaule deserves to be on “Sports Person of the Year 2016: Why Denise Gaule deserves her place on the shortlist”

David Breen celebrates Na Piarsaigh’s All-Ireland club triumph. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO ON ST PATRICK’S Day last, David Breen finally hit the hurling jackpot. He’d been “From All-Ireland hurling wins in Croke Park to Champions Cup rugby in the Sportsground”

JAMIE VARDY STUNNED Premier League followers last weekend, with a hat-trick against title contenders Man City to bring their run of dismal form to a “Jamie Vardy having another party, Dylan Hartley’s suspension and gender quotas in sport – It’s Comments of the Week”

FORMER MEATH FOOTBALLER Joe Sheridan is set to make an unexpected return to the inter-county fold following a three-year absence, according to the Irish Independent. “Joe Sheridan set to make a comeback to Meath football as a goalkeeper”

PAT HOLMES AND Noel Connelly have aired their grievances about the player revolt that ousted them as joint Mayo managers in 2015. It’s the first “Mayo players threatened to strike in 2015 if Holmes and Connelly were not removed”

MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT Shane Ross says he disagrees with the proposal to impose cuts to state funding on sporting bodies who do not adhere to “Minister Shane Ross voices disagreement with gender quotas”

RTÉ SPORT CAME in for criticism recently following the announcement of their shortlist for Sportsperson of the Year. Many were left puzzled by the inclusion of “‘That got me frustrated’: Ryle Nugent hits back at RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year dissenters”

THE SHORTLIST FOR RTÉ Sports Person of the Year contains a host of athletes who excelled this year. In another remarkable year for Jim Gavin “Sports Person of the Year 2016: Why Brian Fenton deserves to be on the shortlist”