Sunday, November 8, 2009 Previous editions
IT’S official: Tadhg Kennelly last night brought almost two months of speculation to an end by confirming that he will return to Australia to resume his AFL career.
KERRY’S Paul Galvin and Kilkenny’s Tommy Walsh both achieved personal doubles last night by being named the Opel GPA players of the year for football and hurling.
DESSIE FARRELL claimed last night that the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) was “on the cusp’’ of gaining formal recognition from the GAA but warned that some obstacles still need to be cleared.
MUNSTER football manager Ger O’Sullivan believes that the interprovincial tournaments should be continued indefinitely, even if they have to be played in front of empty stadiums.
HE’S got a book out himself, so it seemed a natural starting point. Mickey Harte nods when you ask about the Tadhg Kennelly autobiography controversy.
A PLANNED meeting between the Clare hurlers and manager Mike McNamara did not go ahead last night due to the unavailability of a number of people.
MICK ‘HAULIE’ O’NEILL has a simple approach to coaching the Cork SFC champions, Clonakilty.
AS Tommy Walsh departs for the life of a professional athlete with Aussie Rules outfit St Kilda, Brendan Murphy’s re-integration into the GAA is continuing apace with Rathvilly taking on Clara in the AIB Leinster club championship tomorrow.
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