Month: September 2021

IT WAS A few days after Tipperary’s final Allianz League Division 3 outing against Sligo when a “no holds barred” meeting involving players and team “From doubters to believers – the inside story of Tipperary’s incredible football year”

MICHAEL SOLAN’S AN infrequent Twitter user. “Not very active” is how he’d describe his experience of the social medium. At 34 years of age, and “Mayo manager on All-Ireland glory, Twitter use and his brother’s Arsenal experience”

SARAH ROWE HAS a pretty tough decision to make over the next few weeks, but at the same time it’s a pretty nice position she “Torn between Champions League and inter-county football: A day in the life of Sarah Rowe”

Eoin Larkin and Paddy Stapleton were amongst those who retired in 2016. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO 2016 SAW SOME big names hang up their inter-county hurley “Farewell – 13 hurling stars who called it a day in 2016”

Tipperary players celebrating their All-Ireland final win. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO IT WAS A brilliant year for Tipperary as they were crowned All-Ireland senior champions. But “Quiz: How well do you remember the 2016 hurling year?”

IT WOULDN’T BE the GAA if a season didn’t pass by without controversy. This year saw its fair share, with the black card, verbal jousts “Brewing up a storm – the 12 big GAA controversies of 2016”

IT WAS A Monday evening, 13 April 2015, when Tom McGrath arrived home from work. Walking through his front door, he was stuck with an “Tipp All-Ireland wins and club football glory – Loughmore-Castleiney’s emotional 2016 voyage”

LOOKING BACK ON 2016 makes you realise that it was a sporting year that wasn’t short of incredible teams; both the old reliables that do “Iceland, Fiji and Dundalk: 12 months of standout teams”

Where were Kenmare Shamrocks crowned intermediate champions this year? INPHO Galway Cork Kerry Clare What county are Killyclogher from? INPHO Tyrone Down Armagh Monaghan Where “Quiz: What county are these 2016 club football championship winners from?”

AFTER 11 ALL-IRELAND senior wins, that Croke Park final whistle still sparks an emotional response. There’s no tedium for the Cork ladies footballers in their “‘I definitely found myself getting a bit upset because this could be the last time you’re in Croke Park’”