It’s Bank Holiday Sunday so here are 16 of our favourite pictures from the sporting week Previous 1 / 16Next Andy Murray looks delighted to have won the Austrian Open. Source: Ronald Zak A view of the action from the Six Day Event at the Velopark in London. Source: Adam Davy Dwyane Wade greets fans…
Ulster semi-finalists revealed as Leinster SFC gets underway
THE SEMI-FINAL line-up for the Ulster senior football championship has been revealed this afternoon with Killyclogher, Slaughtneil, Maghery and Kilcoo all safely advancing to the last four. Mark Bradley’s sweet strike was the highlight as Tyrone champions Killyclogher made light work of Cargin at Healy Park. The hosts eventually ran out 2-10 to 1-8 winners…
O’Loughlin Gaels cause an upset to claim Kilkenny senior hurling title
O’Loughlin Gaels 0-19 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-12 A POWERFUL SECOND half performance helped O’Loughlin Gaels shoot their way to the Kilkenny senior hurling title. A year after they were in the losing dressing-room, the city side stormed back to the big stage and made no mistake as they came from behind to beat Ballyhale Shamrocks in…
History for Ballyea as they secure first-ever Clare hurling title
Ballyea 2-14 Clonlara 1-14 BALLYEA POWERED TO their first-ever Clare senior hurling title after finally shaking off Clonlara with the last three points to end a titanic 120 minute battle. In a reverse of the drawn game, it was Ballyea who led the way for the majority only to be reeled in by a John Conlon…
Cork champions Carbery Rangers book their place in Munster semi-final
Carbery Rangers 2-11 Monaleen 0-7 CORK COUNTY CHAMPIONS Carbery Rangers will face either Stradbally or Abbeyside of Waterford in the Munster semi-final following an impressive 2-11 to 0-7 win over Monaleen of Limerick today. The entertaining clash, played in perfect conditions at the Gaelic Grounds, saw Monaleen come out of the blocks flying, racking up…
Colm O’Rourke’s Simonstown Gaels crowned Meath football champions for first time
Simonstown Gaels 1-14 Donaghmore-Ashbourne 0-8 COLM O’ROURKE FINALLY got to experience that winning feeling on Meath SFC final day with Simonstown Gaels following a surprisingly comfortable win over Donaghmore-Ashbourne in Navan. Powered on at midfield by his son, Shane, and the AFL bound Conor Nash, the Navan side burst out of the traps and led by…
Loughmore-Castleiney secure third senior title in four years and seal place in Munster semi-final
Loughmore-Castleiney 1-9 Moyle Rovers 1-6 A THIRD COUNTY senior football title in four years went the way of Loughmore-Castleiney as they out-paced Moyle Rovers in a tense, low-scoring second half. It’s been a great year for many of the Loughmore men, most notably the McGrath brothers with multiple All-Ireland medals, but the dual club celebrated just as…
Bourke holds his nerve as Sarsfields leave it late to see off Ballygunner
Thursfield Sarsfields 0-17 Ballygunner 0-16 PA BOURKE NABBED nabbed a late, late victory for Thurles Sarsfields with a 65 in the fifth added minute to put them through to the Munster semi-finals. Ballygunner rallied from four points adrift to get on level terms with the home side entering injury time. In a thrilling finish, Stephen…
Kerry champions Dr Crokes coast into Munster semi-final
Click:Custom Samurai SwordDr Crokes 1-14 Kilmurry-Ibricknane 0-8 DR CROKES CANTERED into a home Munster club semi-final tie with the Tipperary champions on 13 November, easing past Kilmurry-Ibrickane in Quilty. They outscored the home club 1-7 to 0-4 in the second half. In their previous Munster club meetings in 2011 and 2012 the Kerry club were narrow…
GAA across the pond: Aisling Gaels are leading the way
IN A CITY that never sleeps, amidst the skyscrapers, Lake Michigan and general hustle and bustle, lies a small but close-knit Ladies Gaelic football club. Despite the abundance of male clubs, there are just two senior female sides in Chicago – one north of the city and one southside. Located just 15 minutes from the…