Person: J. Fitzpatrick

Fennelly on fire for Shamrocks

Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-17 O’Loughlin Gaels 2-10

Mon, 29 Oct, 2012

Super Stephens find extra gear

JAMES STEPHENS collected the Kilkenny SHC title at a damp Nowlan Park yesterday, where 8,742 spectators saw an entertaining replay after last week’s draw disputed by two fully committed sides – sometimes too committed, as evidenced by the second-half sendings off of Jackie Tyrrell, captain of the new champions, and Ballyhale’s Colin Fennelly.

Mon, 31 Oct, 2011

Gaels’ force no match for slick Shamrocks

BALLYHALE Shamrocks qualified for the Kilkenny SHC final yesterday with a hugely impressive win over last year’s champions O’Loughlin Gaels.

Mon, 10 Oct, 2011

Hayes swings it for Carbery

THIS time around Carbery Rangers made certain of their place in the semi-final of the Cork SFC for the second consecutive year, with more conviction and ability in Saturday evening’s replay in Clonakilty than they had managed seven days earlier.

Mon, 12 Sep, 2011

O’Reilly in Irish team

THE Boxing Council of the IABA selected Michael O’Reilly (Portlaoise) on the Irish team for the European Youth Championships which commence in the City West Convention Centre today.

Mon, 22 Aug, 2011

Shields returns as Barrs survive opener

St. Finbarr’s 0-13 Newcestown0-11

Mon, 09 May, 2011

Rangers rule roost with stunning rally

A MASSIVE second-half turnaround to this Evening Echo Cork SFC quarter-final at windy Bandon on Saturday saw Carbery Rangers turn a six points interval deficit into a 10-point victory with some swashbuckling football that simply blew Douglas away.

Mon, 11 Oct, 2010

Kilkenny show class to edge out Déise

THOUGH there was little more than pride at stake, this clash of rivals produced an interesting spectacle at Nowlan Park yesterday.

Mon, 19 Apr, 2010

McIntyre puts win down to ‘backbone’

A CRACKING match, this NHL Division One game in Nowlan Park yesterday, a fitting occasion for the unveiling of the new stand at the O’Loughlin’s end of the ground, even if the result didn’t please the home contingent in the 7,124 crowd.

Mon, 29 Mar, 2010

Shamrocks show just enough

LOOKS like it was a cracker, doesn’t it, 36 scores in a 60-minute game between two of the premier clubs in the game over the past several years?

Mon, 15 Feb, 2010

Cork U-21s too strong for Kerry

Cork 1-17 Kerry 0-09

Sat, 14 Mar, 2009

O’Driscoll’s magic saves St Fachtna’s in battle with Críost Rí

CORN UÍ MHUIRÍ specialists Coláiste Chríost Rí and former winners St Fachtna’s of Skibbereen lived to fight another day following a dramatic drawn quarter-final encounter at the CIT grounds in Cork yesterday.

Thu, 29 Jan, 2009

Ulster outgunned

EDINBURGH inflicted another dose of Murrayfield misery on Matt Williams as they kick-started their quest for the Magners League crown last night.

Sat, 10 Jan, 2009

Cool Galvin fires Sceilge past gutsy Críost Rí

ALL that is good about Gaelic football was served up by these two schools in a thrilling Corn Uí Mhuirí first round at the Legion Ground, Killarney yesterday.

Thu, 23 Oct, 2008

Champions Ballyhale avert shock as they finally hit top gear

FIVE minutes into the second-half of the second Kilkenny SHC semi-final in yesterday’s double-header at Nowlan Park, it looked like a shock (pardon the pun) was on the cards as Carrickshock took a surprise if well-merited one-point lead.

Mon, 13 Oct, 2008

Kilkenny shuffle the pack for final

ALL-IRELAND hurling champions Kilkenny make three changes in personnel and five positional switches from the win over Offaly for tomorrow’s Leinster hurling final with an unchanged Wexford.

Sat, 05 Jul, 2008

King Henry points way

Kilkenny 2-24 Offaly 0-12

Mon, 16 Jun, 2008

Ulster wind down with first home loss under Williams

ULSTER fell to their first home defeat under coach Matt Williams in an entertaining eight-try clash at Ravenhill on Saturday.

Mon, 05 May, 2008

We’ve won nothing yet, warns Kerry boss

KERRY U21 manager Sean Geaney has warned against complacency in next month’s Cadbury’s Munster U21 FC final with Tipperary.

Mon, 24 Mar, 2008

Williams happy as Ulster hit back

JUST a couple of weeks ago, Munster’s second string side went to Shaw’s Bridge in Belfast and crushed a weakened Ulster opposition.

Sat, 23 Feb, 2008

Quick goals send UCC marching to semi-finals

TWO goals within minutes of the restart were the decisive scores in this entertaining Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-final at the Mardyke yesterday.

Thu, 21 Feb, 2008

Business as usual for Cats

SPRINGTIME in Kilkenny and the Cats are back on the field. One week later than planned, given the postponement of last week’s game with Cork, but otherwise it’s normal service resumed, as they beat Dublin a one-sided League encounter not likely to linger in the memory.

Mon, 18 Feb, 2008

Canning doubtas Portumna prepare for club semi-final

JOE CANNING must be considered extremely doubtful for Portumna’s All-Ireland Club SHC semi-final against Loughmore-Castleiney on Sunday week.

Fri, 15 Feb, 2008

Bennis pays tribute to ‘on fire’ Limerick star Tobin

AFTER the long and winding road of 2007, Limerick returned to the bread and butter of the league in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday and proved inhospitable hosts to Laois.

Mon, 11 Feb, 2008

Frustrated Ulster rue Bourgoin meltdown

Bourgoin 24 Ulster 17

Sat, 17 Nov, 2007

Ronan’s late blast secures survival for disciplined Carbery

GOALKEEPER Maurice Moloney and goalscorer Mark Ronan steered Carbery Rangers to victory — and a place in next year’s Evening Echo Cork Co SFC — at Newcestown on Saturday.

Mon, 22 Oct, 2007

Ice cool O’Mahony makes Carbery pay penalty

The blue moon that cast so much gloom over Togher for most of the summer has now all but disappeared.

Mon, 15 Oct, 2007

Focused Saffrons ready to reach next level by seeing off mighty Cats

TWO years ago Antrim came within two points of defeating Limerick in the All-Ireland MHC semi-final. Last year Galway were fortunate to survive against them by four points in a quarter-final.

Fri, 27 Jul, 2007

Woodlock ruled out as Tipp’s injury list mounts for qualifier

TIPPERARY midfielder James Woodlock has been ruled out of Saturday’s All-Ireland senior hurling qualifier against Cork.

Thu, 12 Jul, 2007

Premier name five changes for trip to the capital

TIPPERARY have made five changes from the side that scrambled its way to victory over Offaly last weekend for Saturday’s second All-Ireland SHC qualifier with Dublin at Parnell Park.

Thu, 05 Jul, 2007

Triple boost for Wexford

WEXFORD have received a triple boost ahead of their Allianz NHL quarter-final against Galway at Nowlan Park on Sunday.

Thu, 05 Apr, 2007

Mighty Munster answer call

IT WAS always going to be an enormous task, but makeshift Munster pulled out all the stops to secure a dramatic and well merited victory over Ulster at Ravenhill last night.

Sat, 24 Mar, 2007

McGrath swings it for Castlecomer

CASTLECOMER Community School created their own bit of history at Nowlan Park yesterday by winning the Leinster Colleges SHC title for the first time at their first attempt.

Mon, 19 Mar, 2007

Injury to Boss sours win for Ulster

ULSTER’S Ireland scrum-half Isaac Boss could be sidelined for a minimum of four weeks after sustaining a shoulder injury in the opening minutes of the province’s Magners League victory over Glasgow on Saturday night.

Mon, 08 Jan, 2007

Away day Cup blues continue for Ulster

ULSTER continue their search for the form that will take them to the knock-out stages of Europe after going down to a tense 21-15 defeat at Llanelli last night.

Sat, 28 Oct, 2006

Is Cullen’s future all black?

IS it the end of the road in Munster for New Zealand legend Christian Cullen?

Mon, 02 Oct, 2006

Ulster silence gutsy Dragons’ roar

ULSTER made it two wins out of two in their defence of their Celtic League title, now called the Magners League, as the a gutsy Dragons ran out of steam in a tremendous match.

Mon, 11 Sep, 2006

Cardiff opt not to play Munster at Millennium

CARDIFF BLUES are to deny Munster fans the potential for a big Heineken Cup show of strength at the Millennium Stadium.

Fri, 25 Aug, 2006

Westmeath recall O’Shaughnessy, Connellan for Dubs clash

DAVID O’SHAUGHNESSY is in the Westmeath team for tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Dublin in Croke Park.

Fri, 11 Aug, 2006

Dublin boss Lane wants U-21 hurling title to kick-start senior success

KILKENNY are bidding for their third consecutive Erin Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship title at the expense of Dublin at Nowlan Park tonight.

Thu, 27 Jul, 2006

Cody shows ruthless streak

NATIONAL LEAGUE champions Kilkenny have made wholesale changes on their team to play Galway in the All Ireland Hurling quarter-final in Thurles on Saturday.

Fri, 21 Jul, 2006

Great divide splits Ballydesmond clubmates as Kerry face Cork

TONIGHT’S Munster JFC final between Kerry and Cork in Tralee, at 8.30pm, has take on an added interest with clubmates Niall Fleming and Jerry Healy on opposing sides.

Wed, 28 Jun, 2006

Clonakilty run Rangers ragged in West Cork derby

BILLED as the game of the round, this all-West Cork clash in the Evening Echo Cork Co SFC fourth round, at Enniskeane yesterday, saw Clonakilty run riot against near neighbours Carbery Rangers — winning 3-15 to 0-8 — to set up a quarter-final against the either Nemo or St. Finbarr’s.

Mon, 19 Jun, 2006

Slick Clonakilty forwards run riot against poor Carbery

BILLED as the game of the round, this all-West Cork clash in the Evening Echo SFC fourth round at Enniskeane yesterday turned out to be a one-sided affair as Clonakilty ran riot against near neighbours Carbery Rangers to set up a quarter-final against the winners of the Nemo/St. Finbarr’s tie.

Mon, 19 Jun, 2006