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Hill and Mulcahy goals send Moyle Rovers into Tipp SFC semi-final

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SECOND HALF GOALS from Thomas Hill and Ross Mulcahy ensured Moyle Rovers edged tonight’s Tipperary SFC quarter-final against Aherlow Gaels by a score of 2 – 11 to 0 – 13. File photo: Ross Mulcahy in minor action for Tipp in 2013. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Rovers, playing without the Dubai-based Peter Acheson, had to come…

Banty is back in inter-county management

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SEAMUS ‘BANTY’ MCENANEY is back in inter-county football after agreeing a three-year term as Wexford manager. McEnaney, the former Monaghan and Meath boss, takes over from David Power in charge of the Division 4 outfit. Click Here: “On foot of a recommendation from the FAC, agreement has been reached with Seamus McEnaney from Monaghan to…

Watch: Rory O’Carroll flattens opponent in Auckland GAA match

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DON’T TURN YOUR back on a powerful footballer who has three All-Irelands and two All-Stars to his name. It’s a harsh lesson but one that was learned by a St Patrick’s Emerald City player in a match against former Dublin full-back Rory O’Carroll in Auckland over the weekend. Advertisement O’Carroll recently joined Marist Rangers GAA…

Another big Irish AFL move as Tuohy set for Geelong switch

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ZACH TUOHY LOOKS set to follow Pearce Hanley’s lead in completing an AFL move and ending a lengthy spell with his first club in the oval-ball game. The Laois native, who was an unused substitute for Portlaoise in their county final defeat to Stradbally last weekend, is on the brink of signing for Geelong in…

Limerick’s Wayne McNamara brings his inter-county career to a close

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WAYNE MCNAMARA HAS called time on his inter-county career. The 30-year-old defender confirmed his retirement this evening through a statement released by Limerick GAA. Advertisement McNamara won a Munster title with the Shannonsiders in 2013. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO Click Here: The oldest member of TJ Ryan’s 2016 senior panel, McNamara has been involved with the…

We’ll Leave It There So: Dundalk exhaustion fears, Kerry lose star to AFL and today’s sport

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Home Dundalk’s Stephen O’Donnell at the 2016 PFA Player of the Year Award nominations. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny has admitted fixture congestion is taking its toll on his ‘exhausted’ players ahead of the club’s Europa League game against Zenit St Petersburg on Thursday. Meanwhile, there will be a full house at Tallaght Stadium after…

Former Kerry minor star Mark O’Connor signs with AFL club Geelong

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FORMER MINOR ALL-IRELAND-WINNING captain Mark O’Connor has joined AFL club Geelong. O’Connor played on Kerry’s victorious underage sides in 2014 and 2015, captaining Jack O’Connor’s charges in the latter, and has chosen the Cats after a number of AFL sides expressed interest in the Dingle man. “I’ve made the decision to go to Geelong,” O’Connor,…

Mayo man Pearce Hanley completes move to AFL rivals Gold Coast Suns

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MAYO NATIVE PEARCE Hanley has completed his AFL trade to Queensland rivals Gold Coast Suns, ending his eight-year spell at the Brisbane Lions. Hanley, 27, has consistently been one of the best players for the struggling Lions in recent seasons, playing 129 first-grade games for the club. Former DCU student Hanley joined the Lions as…