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Ballygunner (Waterford) 2-17 Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) 1-19 BALLYGUNNER HAVE LONG dreamed of being crowned All-Ireland champions but perhaps they could never have imagined as sensational a way to realise that ambition. Shane O’Sullivan celebrates Ballygunner’s win. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Two points down, deep in injury-time against the Kilkenny aristocrats of this competition, it appeared as …

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Results Connacht senior A football final St Jarlath’s (Tuam) 3-6 St Colman’s (Claremorris) 0-9 Munster Corn Uí Mhuirí senior A football final St Brendan’s (Killarney) 0-17 Tralee CBS 0-12 Leinster Corn Uí Dhúill senior A hurling final Good Counsel (New Ross) 1-22 Dublin South Schools 0-14 Advertisement ***** GALWAY’S ST JARLATH’S, Kerry’s St Brendan’s and …

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THERE WAS SOME trepidation before the news was announced.  Perhaps a slight fear of the unknown of what lay ahead as the press release was sent out. Ladies Gaelic Football Association announces details of 2022 live-streaming service. No going back. The fine print? This would be a subscription model, with previously free-to-watch-online matches going behind …

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Hurling – Ballyhale Shamrocks v Ballygunner, Croke Park, 3pm Football – Kilmacud Crokes v Kilcoo, Croke Park, 5pm  Both live on TG4 ***** 1. Will we get a hurling classic? If a general sense of anticipation builds up before an All-Ireland club hurling final, the game that unfolds has tended to disappoint in recent times. …

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UL’s David Clifford celebrates with team-mates after their semi-final win. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO THIS YEAR’S SIGERSON Cup final will be broadcast live by TG4.  Advertisement NUI Galway needed extra-time to book their place in the final with a 0-18 to 0-15 win over MTU Kerry last night.  In the other semi-final, Kerry star David Clifford …

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NUI Galway 0-12 UL 1-6 A FIRST SIGERSON Cup title for NUI Galway since 2003 after their powerful start to the second half proved crucial in defeating UL at a rain-lashed IT Carlow grounds tonight. NUIG’s Cathal Sweeney and Eoghan McLaughlin of the University of Limerick. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO Despite losing Mayo’s Tommy Conroy and …

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Updated Tue 8:03 PM JAMES HORAN HAS called the demands on young inter-county players “unsustainable” in the wake of Tommy Conroy’s ACL injury. Conroy had been double jobbing with Mayo in the Allianz Football League on weekends while on Sigerson Cup duty with NUIG in midweek. His season came to a crashing halt when a …

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THE DUST MAY have settled, but the memories of that special day will last a lifetime. In late January, Kilkerrin-Clonberne of Galway were crowned All-Ireland senior club  champions for the very first time, ending Mourneabbey’s bid for three-in-a-row as they lifted the Dolores Tyrrell Memorial Cup. “It was definitely the best win I have ever …

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THE FOUR TYRONE players sent-off in their recent football league game against Armagh, have had their bans upheld. Four Tyrone players were shown a red card against Armagh. Source: Philip Magowan/INPHO The Gaelic Life is this morning reporting that the quartet of Peter Harte, Michael McKernan, Padraig Hampsey and Kieran McGeary had their bans upheld after …

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CONOR LAVERTY WAS one of the last men to emerge from Kilcoo’s dressing room on Saturday night. Kilcoo’s Conor Laverty celebrates at the end of the game. Source: Ken Sutton/INPHO He walked out with his gearbag in one hand and a glint in his eye. Almost 20 years after he made his senior debut for …

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