Barry-Murphy rings the changes
Cork hurling manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy has made four changes to his side for Sunday's crucial NHL clash with Kilkenny.
Cork hurling manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy has made four changes to his side for Sunday's crucial NHL clash with Kilkenny.
Joe Kernan has been appointed team manager of club giants Crossmaglen Rangers.
The plum Ulster championship quarter-final tie between All-Ireland champions Donegal and Tyrone will take place at MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey on Sunday, May 26.
He may have been a forward who was on the wrong end of his share of crude and agricultural tackles in his time, but Fermanagh manager Peter Canavan clearly had a bit to get off his chest when questioned about the passing of Motion Four at Saturday's GAA Congress.
As seismic a shift as it was, Chairman of the Football Review Committee Eugene McGee claims that the furore against the passing of the black card rule at Congress will die down in time.
James McCartan had not quite bargained for living on a precipice when he led his Down side into their Allianz Football League Division One programme.
National Referees' Committee chairman Pat McEnaney has been tasked with overseeing the implementation of the black card disciplinary process.
Tyrone are through to the semi- finals of the Allianz National league Division One after an accomplished display saw them emerge seven point winners over Kildare in Newbridge yesterday.
Antrim's hurlers earned their first points of the 2013 Division 1B campaign with a 3-14 to 0-13 win away to Carlow.
Monaghan goalkeeper Lynda Martin got among the scorers as the Division One table-toppers made it five straight wins yesterday. Lynda showed that it's not just male counterparts Stephen Cluxton from Dublin or Tyrone's Niall Morgan that can convert chances outfield, Martin netting a penalty in the process of her team beating Laois away by 4-9 to 1-6.
Cavan's promotion hopes are still intact – barely – after they came through a gruelling test against Division Three bottom side Wicklow at a freezing Aughrim.
Antrim were left kicking their heels yesterday when their important Division Three Allianz Football League tie against Meath was ruled out because Casement Park was unplayable.
Westmeath guaranteed themselves Division One football for 2014 at icy-cold Cusack Park, Mullingar with a hard-earned one-point win over Armagh in a terrific game of football.
Donegal are anxiously awaiting the results of an x-ray on the left knee of All-Star full-back Neil McGee.
Derry moved to within a point of promotion back to Division One as they rallied late to hold off a brave fightback from 14-man Louth.
Down's defeat to Dublin on Saturday night at Croke Park all but confirms that they will be playing football in Division Two of the National League next year.
Kerry eased their NFL relegation worries with a 0-11 to 0-7 win over Cork.
Eugene McGee, Chairman of the Football Review Committee, (FRC), has stated that enough votes can be won at Annual Congress this weekend in Derry to pass the proposals that will radically change Gaelic football.
Down manager James McCartan accepts that his team have a mountain to climb if they are to retain their place Division One in the Allianz Football League for next year.
Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has made three changes from the Tyrone starting 15 that so impressively defeated Dublin in Croke Park last weekend, for this Sunday's trip to Newbridge to take on Kieran McGeeney's Kildare.
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When Rob Webber was forced to undergo a second shoulder operation last summer and went through "dark days" wondering what the future held, he never envisaged it would be captaining his country.
Arjen Robben provided the perfect answer to the doubters by scoring an 88th-minute winner to settle a brilliant Champions League final in favour of Bayern Munich at Wembley.
Leinster put past disappointments behind them to scoop an elusive RaboDirect PRO12 title in head coach Joe Schmidt's last game in charge, with a 24-18 win over Ulster.
Leinster put past disappointments behind them to scoop an elusive RaboDirect PRO12 title in head coach Joe Schmidt's last game in charge.