Athletics There’s plenty of Irish interest on day two of the European Athletics Championships in Rome. Oisin Lane goes in the men’s 20 kilometre race walk from 5pm Irish time. It’s women’s 100 metre hurdles day for Sarah Lavin – her semi-final is just after 9pm. Israel Olatunde will bid to make tonight’s 100 metre […]
Dublin and Kilkenny will contest this season’s Leinster Hurling Final after their victories on Sunday. Dublin put an end to Galway’s summer with a 2-27 to 1-24 victory in Salthill. Dublin got off to a flying start with a goal from Seán Currie in the opening minute. Despite a second Dublin goal coming from Donal […]
Cork have handed Limerick a rare championship defeat in the Munster hurling round-robin today. The Rebels needed a late penalty from Pa Horgan to beat the All Ireland champions by 3-28 to 3-26. Meanwhile, the Leinster hurling championship experienced another shock this evening. Carlow came back from the dead to record a 1-20 to 1-20 […]
There are plenty of top quality matchups this weekend across football, hurling and camogie this weekend. After a demolition job against Derry last weekend, Donegal will face Tyrone in the Ulster Football Senior Championship on Sunday. Elsewhere in the Ulster Championship, Armagh takes on Down. Both the Leinster and Munster Hurling Senior Championship heat up […]
Dublin forward Ciarán Kilkenny says their league final defeat to Derry on penalties was the perfect preparation for the championship. After a thrilling 90 minutes of action at the end of March, it was Derry who emerged as champions of Division One after a penalty shoot-out, and perhaps laying down a marker for the championship. […]
European Central Bank policymakers will discuss green monetary policy and their upcoming strategy review at a retreat in Ireland next month, where they will also pave the ground for a likely interest rate cut in June, according to sources. The ECB is nearing the end of a two-year fight against high inflation, with the internal […]
GAA Thurles is the venue for this evening’s Allianz Hurling League final clash of Kilkenny and Clare. Throw-in is at 7.15pm. The Connacht Football Championship also gets underway this afternoon in Ruislip, England. Galway are trying to avoid a banana skin away to London. Throw-in is at 3pm. Soccer Premier League There could be a […]
Kilkenny forward Adrian Mullen has said the team does not feel added pressure to end their nine-year wait for an All-Ireland title. After losing the All-Ireland finals in 2022 and 2023 to Limerick, Kilkenny defeated John Kiely’s side to reach Saturday’s Allianz League Division One against Clare. With the Leinster championship getting underway in two […]
Clare and Kilkenny head to Thurles for the Division One final of the Allianz National Hurling League this weekend, as titles are also up for grabs in the Lidl Ladies Football League. Here’s all you need to know ahead of this weekend’s GAA action… Saturday, April 6th Connacht Senior Football Championship quarter-final London v Galway, […]
Irish players in England’s lower leagues caught the eye over the weekend, with Bosun Lawal and Gavin Kilkenny starring in Fleetwood Town’s 4-2 victory over Wigan. Lawal scored a brace and Kilkenny added another in the 4-2 League One victory. Fleetwood are currently second-last in the table, so it was a huge victory for the […]
Gaelic games Cork and Kilkenny are both seeking their first wins of this year’s Allianz Hurling League this evening. They meet at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, with throw-in at 7.30pm. Wexford will look to build on their draw with the Cats, when they take on Offaly at 5pm. After opening round defeats for both in Division […]
GAA Limerick kick off their Allianz National Hurling League Division 1B campaign with a game against Antrim this afternoon The All Ireland champions welcome the Northerners to Semple Stadium at 2pm. In Division 1A, Kilkenny and Wexford meet in Nowlan Park at 1:45pm, while at the same time, Clare and Cork face off in Ennis. […]