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Kilkenny celebrate their league success in 2021. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO 1. Kilkenny’s hopes to retain crown Following the conclusion of last year’s Division 1 final, Kilkenny looked set to complete a clean sweep and end the year as All-Ireland champions. As the reigning holders of the O’Duffy Cup, they had just staged an impressive second-half…

CLARE HURLER COLM Galvin has announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.  The midfielder, who celebrated his 29th birthday on Wednesday, was part of the side that famously lifted the Liam MacCarthy Cup in 2013 and won an All-Star the same year.  Galvin also claimed three U21 All-Ireland and Munster titles with the Banner between 2012-2014….

THE REIGNING ALL-Ireland camogie champions Galway have received a huge boost ahead of the 2022 season as long-serving midfielder Niamh Kilkenny is returning for another year. Kilkenny, who first joined the Galway panel in 2006, enjoyed a stellar campaign for the Tribeswomen last year as they collected their second All-Ireland title in three years. Click…

CORK BOSSES KIERAN Kingston and Keith Ricken have unveiled their starting sides for tomorrow’s league double-header against Clare in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The hurlers play in their Division 1 Group A opener at 5pm as they set out on a new campaign after last year’s All-Ireland final loss at the hands of Limerick. Nine of…

Click:pet cake decoration The league returns this weekend. Source: Inpho 1. Fascinating league awaits The crowds at last weekend’s football league ties showed a massive appetite is there for inter-county games after Covid restrictions were lifted. There are plenty of enticing contests coming up over the next few weeks on the hurling front with the…

JUST TWO YEARS after suffering relegation from Dublin’s top-tier championship, the St Sylvester’s Ladies team are preparing for an All-Ireland final. St Sylvesters’ captain Danielle Lawless [right] is gearing up for the currentaccount.ie intermediate All-Ireland final against Source: Seb Daly/SPORTSFILE Their new manager Anthony Cooke has been credited with much of their quick recovery, guiding…

Updated Thu 11:07 PM THE DRAW HAS been finalised for the semi-finals of the Sigerson Cup, which will take place next Thursday 10 February. DCU, the reigning champions, will play UL in one clash with MTU Kerry facing NUI Galway in the other fixture. Both games will be played at neutral venues to be confirmed…

Updated Thu 9:30 PM SATURDAY’S HURLING SCHEDULE will commence for Tommy Guilfoyle in Dr Hyde Park. He’s jumped on board as coach to the Roscommon senior hurlers this year, alongside new manager Francis O’Halloran, a pair of Clare natives trying to spread the hurling gospel. They’re having a puck around at 9am in the Roscommon…

Israel unquestionably has the military advantage in its ongoing conflict with Hamas. But in the fight to control the public narrative of the conflict, Israel’s edge seems to be slipping. In previous rounds of conflict, the Israeli government was often able to capitalize on its widely followed official social media channels, as well as statements…

With the ceasefire came relief. The shelling had stopped. People were visiting each other, feeling happy, Salwa Tibi, a Gaza program representative for CARE International, said. Earlier this week, Tibi hadn’t been sure if she would see the next morning, or the morning after that, so heavy was the bombardment from Israeli airstrikes. This week,…