An exhibition of long-range shooting from Monaghan would have been the talking point from this Division 2 affair were it not for two ugly melees.
The margin separating the teams when they clashed in the 2010 All-Ireland final was wafer-thin but since then the chasm between the footballers of Cork and Down has increased substantially.
Damian Murphy played like a captain and he spoke like a leader of men too even if he did describe himself as “over the hill and overweight” in the midst of his speech from the Hogan Stand.
Kerry’s affinity with the All-Ireland Club IFC – not to mention Croke Park – continued yesterday with Milltown-Castlemaine claiming the county’s third title in the tournament’s eight-year history.
GAA president Christy Cooney has rejected Derrytresk claims that they received shabby and unfair treatment during the inquiry and appeals which followed the now infamous All-Ireland Club JFC semi-final against Dromid Pearses of Kerry.
For weeks, the focus before this All-Ireland junior final zeroed in on Derrytresk, but Galway’s Naomh Pádraig stole the limelight in Croke Park yesterday by claiming the honours in the most dramatic fashion.
Longford maintained their 100% record with a swagger at ice cold Kingspan/Breffni Park on Saturday night.
Tipperary’s promotion ambitions are hanging by a thread following this second successive league defeat at Semple Stadium yesterday.
Corner-forward Adrian Marren netted an astonishing 3-5 as Sligo picked up their first league win with a six-points defeat of Wexford at Markievicz Park — although the home side almost threw away a seemingly unassailable lead in this thriller.
Roscommon maintained their perfect start to their Division Three campaign with a win that was far more comfortable than the scoreline suggests.
This was a strange encounter at Pearse Stadium yesterday.
GAA chiefs look set to investigate ugly clashes in yesterday’s Allianz Football League Division 2 game between Monaghan and Kildare at Clones.
Clonakilty CC claimed Munster Vocational senior football honours for the fourth consecutive year after a stern test at Ballineen on Saturday.
FOR the third time in seven years, De La Salle (Macroom) will participate in the marquee day in Munster Colleges football after staving off Coláiste Chríost Rí in an absorbing Corn Uí Mhuirí semi-final in Cloughduv on Saturday.
Goals in both halves were crucial to Leitrim’s success in Dr Cullen Park yesterday.
Peter Canavan’s Fermanagh side came from behind to secure a win over Clare at Brewster Park.
Limerick topped the Allianz League Division 4 table after an unimpressive performance at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.
Waterford secured their first Allianz League victory of 2012 with a facile victory over Kilkenny at Fraher Field, Dungarvan, on Saturday night.
IF a perfect result amounts to both sides taking what they deserved from the action, then this was precisely that.
MAYBE there was a direct correlation between a lifeless Donegal performance that saw them fall to a second loss in Division One on the same weekend Kevin Cassidy announced his retirement from inter-county football.
Tyrone blew neighbours Derry away at Healy Park to step up their bid for promotion.
The famine is over, according to Seamus McEnaney, though whether Meath can maintain their fine Division 2 form to achieve the promotion they crave remains to be seen.
Conor Counihan has revealed that Cork felt compelled to clear Paul Kerrigan’s name last week after he was slapped with a two-game ban after being sent-off during last Sunday’s draw against Armagh.
The GAA will decide a re-fixture date for Saturday’s abandoned Allianz League match between Mayo and Dublin this morning after the game was abandoned at half-time due to heavy fog.
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