Person: C O’Connell

Paul Walsh blitz paves the way for Mayo

Two first-half goals inside 60 seconds from Paul Walsh were the vital scores that sent Mayo into the Connacht MFC final against Galway as they saw off Sligo in Castlebar.

Thu, 27 Jun, 2019

Pacey Barr's click into top gear

St Finbarr’s easily accounted for Carrigtwohill on Saturday evening in a resplendent Riverstown with a magnificent performance in the first round of the Cork SHC.

Sun, 21 Apr, 2019

Micheál Donoghue relieved as Galway's champions dodge a shock

Galway 1-19 Antrim 1-16: After an hour of average hurling Micheál Donoghue’s Galway finally showed their class to launch the defence of their league and championship titles with victory over Antrim at Pearse Stadium.

Mon, 29 Jan, 2018

Bonnar delight as Carlow bury Antrim bogey in Christy Ring final

Carlow 5-23 - Antrim 4-15: Carlow boss Colm Bonnar admitted his players forgot about the title at stake, and the place in the All-Ireland qualifiers, and simply focused on finally beating Antrim.

Mon, 12 Jun, 2017

No fairytale start for Kiskeam as Avondhu flex their muscles

Avondhu 3-20

Mon, 17 Apr, 2017

Cork make it four in a row to set up final re-match with Limerick

Cork 0-19 Clare 0-15: Cork’s fourth win of the Co-Op Superstores.ie Munster SHL denied Clare a place in this Sunday’s decider.

Thu, 26 Jan, 2017

Barry Nash goal proves a winner for Limerick

Limerick 2-15 Clare 0-19: Limerick took the honours in Round 2 of the Co Op Stores.Ie Munster Hurling League at Sixmilebridge last evening in front of 1,719 spectators.

Thu, 19 Jan, 2017

Kieran Kingston: Realistic Cork not fooled by ‘false’ Limerick game

Cork hurling manager Kieran Kingston has several experienced players still on the injured list, with the national league looming.

Wed, 18 Jan, 2017

Kerry v Clare - Co-Op Superstores Munster Senior Hurling League Round 2

Clare boss admits Kerry caused ‘some’ problems

Kerry 1-15 Clare 2-24: A youthful Clare side, playing their first game in the Munster SHL under new management duo of Donal Moloney and Gerry O’Connor, eventually got the better of an improving Kerry side at Austin Stack Park,Tralee.

Mon, 16 Jan, 2017

Munster v Ulster - GAA Interprovincial Hurling Championship Semi-Final

Interprovincial championship losing battle for relevance

Munster 3-21 Ulster 0-15: Anthony Daly conceded that the inter-provincial series is not capturing the public’s imagination as an estimated crowd of 100 people turned up at Semple Stadium for Munster’s facile victory over Ulster yesterday.

Mon, 12 Dec, 2016

Ballyea show courage in abundance to land first title

Ballyea 2-14 Clonlara 2-11: Ballyea made history at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday, winning a first ever Clare SHC title in a replay against Clonlara. Just as in the drawn game, this tie hung in the balance right up to the end, but late scores by Niall Deasy, Damien Burke and Tony Kelly ensured the Cup found a new home.

Mon, 31 Oct, 2016

‘Tots’ O’Connell earns Clonlara a replay

Ballyea 1-11 Clonlara 1-11: Like the football decider a week ago, the Clare SHC final ended in a draw at Cusack Park yesterday.

Mon, 17 Oct, 2016

Connolly brace helps Antrim to 15th title in a row

Two late goals from James Connolly helped Antrim past 14-man Armagh to claim a 15th Ulster senior hurling championship title in a row.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2016

Clare v Laois - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1

Davy Fitzgerald: I don’t think one game makes us a bad team

Clare 5-32 Laois 0-12: Saturday evening’s 35-point annihilation of Laois wasn’t an exercise in remounting the horse given the Clare hurlers never fell off the beast in the first place. Or so Davy Fitzgerald was at pains to point out after this non-event in Ennis.

Mon, 04 Jul, 2016

Scoil Mhaoiliosa atone for football heartbreak in Sciath na Scol

A round-up of yesterday's action from Cork IT.

Thu, 09 Jun, 2016

Clare v Tipperary - Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Quarter-Final

Clare keep juggernaut rolling as Tipperary fall just short once again

Clare 2-13 Tipperary 0-18: Are Clare 2016’s version of Waterford 2015 or a model closer to their 2013 selves? They’ll be praying it’s the latter but now 10 from 10 this year they have generated the sort of league momentum that carried their June 5 Munster semi-final opponents last season.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016

Clare go through as Tipperary rue missed chances

Tipperary were made to regret an awful display of free-taking as a 67th minute goal by substitute Aaron Shanagher sealed a Division 1 semi-final date with Kilkenny.

Sun, 03 Apr, 2016

Clare win promotion on day that featured more bark than bite

Clare 1-19 Limerick 0-18: All gory, no glory in Ennis as a wretch of a Division 1B “final” saw Clare ascend to Division 1A 12 months after they fell out of it, leaving Limerick marooned in the second tier of the competition for a seventh season.

Mon, 21 Mar, 2016

Magic Buttimer try wins U18 Bowl for Kanturk

A try worthy of winning any game saw Kanturk to a dramatic victory over Ballincollig in the Munster Clubs Under 18 Bowl on the back pitch at Thomond Park yesterday.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2016

Clare v Cork - Munster Senior Hurling League Round 1

Clare a work in progress despite win, says Donal Óg Cusack

Clare 1-21 Laois 0-16: Clare are underwhelming on performance but delivering the results.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

Jackie Tyrrell makes return for Cats

Jackie Tyrrell makes his first since last year’s Leinster final as one of five changes to the Kilkenny side for tomorrow’s Allianz HL Division 1A clash with Galway at Nowlan Park tomorrow (2pm).

Sat, 05 Mar, 2016

Coach Brian Carson delighted as UL shake off brave IT Tralee challenge

University of Limerick 2-15 IT Tralee 2-8: IT Tralee manager PJ Reidy said they were disappointed not to advance to the quarter-finals of the Sigerson Cup after coming up short on the 4G pitch at UL.

Wed, 03 Feb, 2016

Waterford v Clare - Munster Senior Hurling League Round 4

Davy Fitzgerald not reading too much into Clare victory

Clare 1-20 Waterford 1-9: Two counties with different pre-season priorities clashed on an afternoon where padded coats, woolly hats and umbrellas were all out in force at an icy Carriganore.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Davy Fitzgerald with Donal Og Cusack 3/1/2016

One-way traffic as classy Clare brush aside hapless Kerry

Clare 2-27 Kerry 0-8: It was all one-way traffic at Sixmilebridge last night when Clare had 25 points to spare over Kerry in the Munster Senior Hurling league.

Thu, 14 Jan, 2016

Peadar Healy makes four Cork changes for Waterford football clash

Cork football manager Peadar Healy has made four changes to the side which was named for last Sunday’s postponed McGrath Cup fixture.

Wed, 13 Jan, 2016

Dublin v Antrim - Bord na Mona Walsh Cup Group 2

Early Paul Ryan goal puts Dublin on right track

Dublin 3-25 Antrim 1-17: Dublin completed their second victory in three days when accounting for a disappointing Antrim side by 14 points in their Bord na Móna Walsh Cup encounter at DCU yesterday.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

Kerry’s Liebherr take Munster crown

Liebherr (Kerry) 0-18

Fri, 04 Dec, 2015

O’Donovan holds his nerve (again)

Clonlara 3-11

Mon, 21 Sep, 2015

Ballinhassig win ‘first of many’

Ballinhassig 2-16 Carrigaline 2-12: “One of the first trophies of many, hopefully,” was how Ballinhassig boss Michael Walsh put it after his side secured South-East U21A hurling honours yesterday.

Mon, 24 Aug, 2015

Carrigtwohill workrate against Ballymartle delights Niall Kidney

Carrigtwohill 2-13 Ballymartle 1-13

Mon, 03 Aug, 2015

Antrim capture Ulster hurling title by slimmest of margins

A 69th minute Conor McKinley point was crucial as Antrim dug deep to claim their 55th Ulster Senior Hurling title in Owenbeg this afternoon.

Sun, 12 Jul, 2015

13-man Carlow retain Liam MacCarthy status

Carlow 2-18 Antrim 1-11: Carlow’s 10-point victory over visitors Antrim at Netwatch Cullen Park yesterday in this final round robin Leinster SHC tie saw the Barrowsiders retain their Liam MacCarthy Cup status while condemning the Saffrons to the Christy Ring Cup for 2016.

Mon, 25 May, 2015

Austin Stacks progress but fail to impress

Austin Stacks 1-13 St Michael’s/Foilmore 2-6: Champions Austin Stacks opened their Kerry SFC title defence with a laboured victory over St Michael’s/Foilmore at Austin Stack Park Tralee on Saturday night.

Mon, 25 May, 2015

Carlow progress in game that sees ref brandish four red cards

Carlow carved out a deserved success in this controversial Leinster SHC round robin clash which saw both sides end with 13 men.

Sun, 24 May, 2015

Cork includes all three O’Driscoll brothers for top clash with Mayo

Allianz Football League leaders Cork have included all three O’Driscoll brothers for Sunday’s table-topping clash with Mayo.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2015

Antrim give their all, but Offaly never in any danger

Antrim 0-19 Offaly 2-17

Mon, 23 Mar, 2015

McGrath keeps Déise expectations in check

Waterford 4-30 Antrim 0-10

Mon, 16 Mar, 2015

Harry Kehoe gets Wexford over line

Allianz Hurling League Division 1B: Wexford 1-24 Antrim 2-20: Wexford were issued a timely reminder about their frailties as it took a last gasp point from substitute Harry Kehoe to deliver the narrowest of victories over Antrim in this Allianz NHL Division 1B clash at Wexford Park yesterday.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2015

Cork near full strength against weakened Cats