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Strong finish sees St Thomas’ retain Galway SHC title

Trailing by 0-11 to 0-7 at the break, Thomas’ won the second period by 1-6 to 0-3, but it wasn’t until the final 12 minutes of the half that the Thomas’ display really sparked to life.

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Galway SHC semi-final: St Thomas final repeat against Liam Mellows never in doubt

St Thomas have won all three county finals they have played in — having only made it to their first decider in 2012 — and they will go into a repeat of last year’s Galway SHC showdown against Liam Mellows as favourites in two weeks’time to retain the title for the first time.

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Rockwell College bridge 22-year gap to win Junior Cup

Rockwell College bridged a 22-year gap as they won the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Junior Cup for the 20th time with a superb performance over defending champions St. Munchin’s College at Musgrave Park this afternoon.

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Record-setting Ballyhale win seventh All-Ireland club hurling title

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Unlikely match-winner sees St Thomas' edge past Cushendall in All-Ireland semi

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Darragh Burke the answer to St Thomas’ prayers

Liam Kearns happy as Conor Sweeney keeps Tipperary ticking over

Tipperary 3-17 Longford 0-18: It’s now two from four in the race for promotion from Division 3 of the Allianz Football League, according to Tipperary manager Liam Kearns.

Mon, 13 Mar, 2017

Eight-point win for Longford

Longford 2-11 Offaly 0-9: Second-half goals from Liam Connerton and Darren Gallagher helped Longford record an eight-point win over Offaly in this Round-2 O’Byrne Cup clash in Newtowncashel.

Thu, 12 Jan, 2017

St Thomas’ targeting more glory

St Thomas 1-11 Gort 0-10: St Thomas manager John Burke insisted that his side have what it takes to go all the way to All-Ireland glory for the second time, after they were deserving winners of the Galway SHC title yesterday.

Mon, 17 Oct, 2016

Down v Longford - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship - Round 1B

Longford terminate Down's horror season

Down 3-17 Longford 2-24 (aet): Eamonn Burns will consider his future as Down manager after the county’s worst season on record came to a miserable end on Saturday.

Mon, 27 Jun, 2016

Westmeath slide into the abyss

Longford 0-13 Westmeath 0-11: Longford consolidated their position in Division 3 and relegated their neighbours in the process; Westmeath’s third consecutive demotion.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016

Clare kick on for promotion

Clare 1-20 Longford 1-9: Clare’s promotion aspirations are still on track after a merited 11-point win over visitors Longford at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2016

Longford first to lower Tipperary colours

Longford 1-17 Tipperary 1-11: A fine second half display saw Longford record their second league win in a row and inflict a first league defeat on Tipperary who ended the game with 14 men.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Goals make the difference as Kildare chalk up third win

Longford 0-10 Kildare 2-11: It was all the threes for Kildare as they made it three wins out of three in Division 3 with a seven point win against a dogged Longford side.

Mon, 29 Feb, 2016

Meath v Longford - Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup Final

Mick O’Dowd happy with Meath progress

O’Byrne Cup final - Meath 1-17 Longford 1-11: They may be more serfs than royals of Leinster but Mick O’Dowd envisages Meath’s senior footballers are now coming of age.

Mon, 25 Jan, 2016

Longford v Dublin - Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup Semi-Final

Morale boosting win for Longford against Dublin

O’Byrne Cup - Longford 1-12 Dublin 0-9: In glorious sunshine or January’s incessant rain, Longford’s Pearse Park continues to be a frustrating venue for Dublin to visit.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Longford v Wicklow - Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup Section D

Second-half showing gets Longford home semi

Longford 1-9 Wicklow 1-5: A strong second-half performance saw Longford secure a home semi-final with O’Byrne Cup champions Dublin on Sunday.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

Limerick display pleases Brudair

Limerick 2-11 Longford 0-11

Mon, 10 Feb, 2014

Kealy and Cox drafted in as Kerry host Oak Leafers

Kerry make two changes from the team that lost to Dublin for tomorrow’s Division 1 round two clash with Derry in Killarney.

Sat, 08 Feb, 2014

Kildare show no mercy

Kildare 3-20 Longford 0-6

Thu, 09 Jan, 2014

Cavanagh gives vintage performance as Tyrone secure win

Tyrone 0-17 Meath 2-9

Sat, 27 Jul, 2013

Wicklow run Royals close as goal proves pivotal

Wicklow 1-12 Meath 1-17

Sat, 15 Jun, 2013

Meath find new leader in Newman

Meath 2-12 Fermanagh 0-14

Mon, 08 Apr, 2013

Royal revival prompts hopes of promotion

Meath 1-17 Sligo 2-12

Mon, 18 Mar, 2013

Rumblings as Royal fortunes continue to slide

Cavan 0-15 Meath 1-6

Mon, 04 Mar, 2013

Kingdom makes six changes

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice has shaken up his team for tomorrow’s round three Division One clash away to Kildare, making six changes from the side that started last month’s home defeat to Dublin.

Sat, 02 Mar, 2013

Monaghan’s fine start

Monaghan 1-18 Meath 2-03

Mon, 04 Feb, 2013

Kerry duo get their chance to impress

Michael O’Donoghue and Jack Sherwood will both make their league debuts for Kerry in Castlebar tomorrow.

Sat, 02 Feb, 2013

Sheridan shines as new boss O’Dowd off to flier with Meath

Meath 1-9 Longford 1-7

Mon, 07 Jan, 2013

Laois hold on to advance past Meath

Laois 1-15 Meath 1-12

Sat, 28 Jul, 2012

Grimley takes the reins in Armagh

Paul Grimley was last night named the new Armagh manager, having served as his predecessor Paddy O’Rourke’s selector this season.

Fri, 27 Jul, 2012

Injured Darran starts on bench as Kerry re-shuffle

Darran O’Sullivan has been held in reserve for Kerry’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Tyrone at Fitzgerald Stadium tomorrow.

Fri, 20 Jul, 2012

Meath upset odds to see off Kildare

Meath 1-17 Kildare 1-11

Sun, 01 Jul, 2012

Royal stalwart Reilly misses clash with Lilywhites

As expected, Meath full-back Kevin Reilly has been ruled out of Sunday’s Leinster semi-final against Kildare.

Fri, 29 Jun, 2012

Royals imperious in replay win over Carlow

Meath 2-21 Carlow 0-09

Sat, 16 Jun, 2012

No Browne but Déise start four debutants

Tony Browne is not included in Waterford’s starting side for Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final clash with Clare.

Fri, 15 Jun, 2012

Carlow refuse to yield

On a weekend of championship shocks, the unfortunate reality for once mighty Meath was that this stalemate probably wasn’t one of them.

Mon, 11 Jun, 2012

Last-gasp goal earns Carlow reprieve

Carlow 1-12 Meath 1-12

Sun, 10 Jun, 2012

Counihan resists temptation to tinker for Kingdom clash

Cork boss Conor Counihan has kept faith with the side that claimed the honours in last month’s league final against Mayo for their 2012 championship opener against Kerry in Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final.

Fri, 08 Jun, 2012

Wicklow wilt as Reillys get Royals rolling

Ambush?

Mon, 28 May, 2012

Meath dig deep for five-point win

Meath 0-16 Wicklow 0-11

Sun, 27 May, 2012

Donaghy dropped by Kingdom

Kieran Donaghy has been omitted from the Kerry team for Sunday’s Munster SFC quarter-final against Tipperary, partly due to a breach of discipline.

Fri, 25 May, 2012

Hitman Sheridan bags two goals in Royal return

Joe Sheridan announced his return to the Meath fold with a personal tally of 2-2 as his side trounced Westmeath in a challenge at Boardsmill yesterday.

Tue, 08 May, 2012

Pressure on Banty as Meath relegated

Meath boss Seamus McEnaney has vowed to fight for his job after suffering a shock relegation to Division 3.

Mon, 09 Apr, 2012

Pressure mounts on McEnaney as Meath staring relegation

Four straight defeats, and Meath are teetering on the brink of relegation.

Mon, 26 Mar, 2012

Meath in relegation mire after defeat

Tyrone 1-12 Meath 0-5

Sat, 24 Mar, 2012

Bradley looks sharp as Derry ease fears

Derry eased their relegation fears with a significant, if hardly stylish, victory over out-of-sorts Meath in Navan.

Mon, 19 Mar, 2012

Kildare get past Meath into Leinster semi-final

Kildare 0-16 Laois 0-10

Sun, 05 Jun, 2011

Meath survive ‘horrendous’ league

THE tables turned in Navan yesterday. After Martin Penrose restored parity with a free that proved the last kick of the game, both teams remained on the sun-soaked Páirc Tailteann pitch to hear their fate.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2011

McEnaney’s miserable Royal reign continues

SEAMUS McENANEY’S stock was already low in Meath after the opening three rounds of the Allianz League but it plummeted further yesterday after a dismal display at Páirc Tailteann.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2011

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