JUST BEFORE THE final whistle sounded in Semple Stadium last Sunday, Wayne Hutchinson retreated as Na Piarsaigh mounted one last attack. All afternoon he had “‘The dream of this day kept me going, just that want and determination to get this’”
Month: September 2021
It’s Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week
Kellie Harrington was crowned Champion of the World on Saturday Source: Mandatory Credit – AIBA The Dubliner received a heroes’ welcome home earlier — and “It’s Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week”
‘We’ll pay them the respect they deserve’ – David vs Goliath in Leinster senior final
Kevin O’Brien reports from Parnell Park AFTER YESTERDAY’S SEMI-final win over Portlaoise, the danger for Kilmacud Crokes is complacency setting in ahead of the provincial “‘We’ll pay them the respect they deserve’ – David vs Goliath in Leinster senior final”
‘It was an eye opener for us to see how good they were’ – facing up to the kingpins in a first Munster final
QUALIFYING FOR A first Munster senior final sparked huge excitement in Miltown Malbay but when they got there they discovered the scale of the challenge “‘It was an eye opener for us to see how good they were’ – facing up to the kingpins in a first Munster final”
Another Munster title win, a star-studded squad and coping with the lack of action until spring 2019
THE CONTRAST WAS stark. When the Munster club football final ended yesterday, the Dr Crokes reaction was noticeably muted. They were provincial champions and glad “Another Munster title win, a star-studded squad and coping with the lack of action until spring 2019”
One family will have roles in two All-Ireland bids by Galway hurling clubs next spring
FIVE YEARS AGO the Burke family were at the heart of a historic All-Ireland breakthrough for Galway club St Thomas. John Burke was on the “One family will have roles in two All-Ireland bids by Galway hurling clubs next spring”
Super clubs and star players – 29 major football titles for Kerry and Galway kingpins over the last decade
FAMILIAR FACES ON the victory podiums in Munster and Connacht. The two provinces both concluded senior club football matters yesterday afternoon. There was a sense “Super clubs and star players – 29 major football titles for Kerry and Galway kingpins over the last decade”
Fixture details confirmed as Cork, Dublin, Monaghan and Sligo clubs eye All-Ireland glory
THE CURTAIN COMES down on the ladies football year the weekend after next with three All-Ireland club titles up for grabs — and the LGFA “Fixture details confirmed as Cork, Dublin, Monaghan and Sligo clubs eye All-Ireland glory”
‘We’ve lost the likes of Ian Madigan, Ian McKinley, Scott Penny and Eoin Barr’
Kevin O’Brien reports from Parnell Park LAST SUNDAY WAS the latest chapter in Pat Burke’s eventful football career. The 35-year-old corner-forward scored three points, two “‘We’ve lost the likes of Ian Madigan, Ian McKinley, Scott Penny and Eoin Barr’”
Omitted Kerry players who were not informed by management ‘fell through the cracks’
KERRY COUNTY BOARD chairman Tim Murphy has accepted that players who were omitted from Peter Keane’s 2019 Kingdom squad should have been informed of the “Omitted Kerry players who were not informed by management ‘fell through the cracks’”