TENS of thousands of ticket holders for the GAA All Ireland Championships are said to be outraged today after the organisation announced it is cancelling both the hurling and football finals due to insurmountable insurance costs, WWN can confirm. Citing increased instances of ‘shoulders’, ‘fighting’ and ‘pitch invasions’ as the reasons for the new elevated… Read more »
MAYO, DUBLIN, Tyrone and Kerry fans were treated yesterday to the warm familiar feeling of the GAA making a mess of the ticketing for a highly anticipated All Ireland championship game. Supporters took to social media to vent their frustration about queues in shops and virtual queues online, with many people left queuing on online… Read more »
WWN SPORT reluctantly reports on Waterford man Denis Cahey’s decision to officially put to bed his dream of somehow togging out for his county. Despite being heavily challenged in the fitness, talent and work ethic departments Cahey, 32, had always maintained the far-fetched notion of being called up to the senior panel to represent his… Read more »
SURGEONS in Westmeath are battling to save the spine of a Mullingar postman who was crushed under the weight of Valentine’s Day cards on their way to local GAA hotshot Fintan O’Lough. Postmand Derek Kinghan reportedly suffered a compound fracture of the L1-L5 area of his spine after attempting to lift his postal bag while doing… Read more »
DEFENDING THEIR decision to hike prices for the Allianz League games by as much as 33%, the GAA have stated that anyone opposed to the rises are sleeper agents for the Premier League and staunch soccer hooligans. “This is an Irish, culturally nationalist organisation, which means a 33% increase in price is actually a 33%… Read more »
AFTER the GAA’S Standing Committee on the Playing Rules issued a list of proposed experimental rule changes for Gaelic Football in early October, the GAA has revealed 15 new changes after a considerable period of consultation with referees, players and officials. The SCPR revealed the 15 new rules this morning in a press conference at… Read more »
THE capital headed to bed early last night following the Dublin senior team’s fourth consecutive All-Ireland GAA victory, with most fans admitting there was no real cause to stay out celebrating due to the novelty of being champions wearing off. The Dubs comfortably scooped the game’s top prize by beating Tyrone 2:17 to 1:14, in… Read more »
WHILE the Nation was in the wake of being afflicted with teary-eyed patriotic pride upon witnessing yet another incomparable display of lovely hurling, the GAA was busily punishing the referee in charge of the Limerick-Galway All Ireland final for failing to secure a replay and another big pay day for the GAA. As everyone marveled… Read more »
A STEADY stream of understandably devastated Kilkenny locals have been turned away from Croke Park this morning after security staff gently broke the news to them that their county, winners of 8 out the last 12 All-Ireland hurling championships, were not in this year’s final. “Fuck sake,” declared an upset Kilkenny native, who, owing to… Read more »
IN ANTICIPATION of Sunday’s All Ireland hurling final, and to ensure no quarter is given, no advantage handed over to the other team lest it prove to be the vital difference between lifting or not lifting the Liam MacCarthy, Limerick and Galway locals have taken to shouldering each other aggressively and jostling for nothing in… Read more »