AN UNPARALLELED piece of beautiful art that rivals anything in the Louvre, that’s how head curator of the esteemed Parisian museum described Kyle Hayes’ solo run goal in the Munster Hurling Final yesterday. Taking up the spot previously occupied by the Mona Lisa, the goal will be displayed and played on a constant loop on… Read more »
RECORD losses of €34.1 million in a pandemic ravaged financial year of 2020 has forced the GAA to go back to its local roots for the mother of all fundraising drives. Fearing no number of glitzy sponsors can plug the gap in revenue, the GAA has pinned its hope on utilising the age old club… Read more »
THE easily-fooled Limerick hurling team have headed home from Croke Park after their opponents Waterford smartly allowed them to win the almost-certainly-cursed Liam McCarthy Cup yesterday, guaranteeing a year of misfortune and woe for the Treaty county while the Déise boys enjoy another 12 months of prosperity and good fortune. “Well done lads, we fooled… Read more »
IN YET another example showcasing how the trying year that is 2020 has brought the generous spirit out in so many people, one Waterford chef is to make the Limerick hurling panel a meal free of charge ahead of their All-Ireland final appearance on Sunday. “It’s just a nice selfless gesture I suppose, I thought… Read more »
TAKING advantage of teams now being given special permission to have their full panel in attendance at Croke Park, Cavan have hit upon a scheme which could see them even up the odds between them and overwhelming favourites Dublin, who are in search of 6-in-a-row. “Shut up and say nothing,” argued Cavan manager and former… Read more »
WATERFORD hurling management has confirmed it will not be partaking in the All Ireland final in December, stating that the team and county are happy enough as is, thanks. Following an amazing comeback beating Kilkenny by 4 points on Saturday, coaches and players agreed that just beating the Cats in Croke Park was all the… Read more »
WEEKS of uncertainty and a potential ‘landslide’ of case numbers, hospitalisations and deaths could all ‘simply disappear’ if Dublin were to be granted victory in the 2020 GAA Senior football championship, the nation has been informed. A spokesperson for the Dublin senior team has said they’re perfectly happy to invite county after county to the… Read more »
GAA maverick Paul Galvin has sensationally stepped down from his Wexford Senior managerial role, having walked into a board of management meeting full of top brass and thrown his badge and his gun across the desk at them. The 40-year-old Kerry legend then leaped through a plate glass while clutching a firehose, allowing him to… Read more »
ABSEILING down the interior of a disused well on an abandoned farm which leading to a series of interconnecting tunnels, one unnamed senior intercounty football team made a break for it under the cover of darkness, flouting current GAA restrictions on county teams training together while the restarted club season is still ongoing. War paint… Read more »
FOLLOWING a decree by Cork GAA to confiscate controversial ‘rebel’ flags carried by Cork supporters at the gates of football and hurling matches, people may be wondering how a small, insignificant county in the southwest of Ireland could possibly have links to the banner of the Confederate United States, who fought against the abolition of… Read more »