GAA Talk

In the chase for the first of the hurling titles down in the lower ranks there were wins for Kildare, Carlow, Kerry and Down on the opening day of the Christy Ring Cup.
Kerry 3-11 Mayo 1-16
Kerry overcame Mayo by 3-11 to 1-16 in a thrilling Christy Ring Cup clash in Tralee on Saturday
John Mike [...]

The GAA’s 125 Celebrations will take on a special club focus this weekend when clubs the length and breadth of the country and those overseas celebrate Lá na gClub.
Association President Criostóir Ó Cuana has called on members everywhere to engage with their local clubs next Sunday.
Clubs have been encouraged to celebrate the GAA’s century and [...]

Kilkenny’s Richie Power and Kerry’s Tommy Walsh have been named the recipients of the Vodafone GAA Player of the Month award for April 2009
Power took the hurlers’ award after helping the Cats to the final of Division One of the National Hurling League, in which they were crowned champions on Sunday. The Carrickshock ace [...]

Tipperary may have pushed their greatest rivals, Kilkenny, at the home of hurling on Sunday, but Liam Sheedy has admitted it was tough to see the league title slip away.
However, the Tipperary boss took plenty of positives from the Sunday’s match and they should wipe away any memory of Kilkenny’s 17-point hammering of the [...]

Henry Shefflin carrying the spoils after NHL win

Despite losing this game in extra time, Tipperary proved they are closer to the mighty Kilkenny machine than most people thought, for you can be sure that Brian Cody’s team played this game as if it were an All Ireland Championship Final. Tipp travelled home empty-handed but imbued [...]

Get your revenge in first might have been the motto as Offaly secured Division One hurling for 2010 and struck a psychological blow over championship opponents Wexford in Sunday afternoon’s Allianz National Hurling League Division Two decider.
The Faithful County recorded a hard-fought three-point victory at Semple Stadium to condemn the Slaneysiders to Division Two [...]

Sligo will return to Division Three of the NHL with some silverware in 2010, following Saturday’s extra-time triumph in the Division Four final at Breffni Park.
The sides were level at 2-6 to 1-9 at the end of 70 minutes, but the Yeatsmen finished with a flourish.
Allianz NHL Division Four Final: Sligo 1-13 Monaghan 2-8 [AET]
Keith [...]

Kildare were crowned NHL Division 3A champions following a thrilling final that went right to the wire at Breffni Park.
Tony Murphy’s second half goal proved decisive for the Lilywhites, who had to defend desperately in the face of a late surge from the Royals.
Allianz NHL Division 3A Final: Kildare 2-18 Meath 1-18

Kildare sprinted out of [...]

Kilkenny hurling chief Brian Cody says he is unlikely to have any of his walking wounded available for Sunday’s National Hurling League final against Tipperary in Thurles.
Cody’s Cats are looking to regain the league crown that has eluded them for the past two years as they have been scything through all challengers in the [...]

The small Tipperary village of Grangemockler takes centre stage in the GAA’s 125th anniversary celebrations on the weekend of May 16/17.
A weekend of events is being organised by Grangemockler, the home club of Michael Hogan who was buried in the village following the events of Bloody Sunday 1920.
The celebrations start with a commemorative mass [...]