Person: J. Phelan

Ballygunner on track to retain title as Mount Sion edged out

CHAMPIONS Ballygunner took a giant stride towards the retention of their Waterford SHC title with a six-point victory over arch-rivals Mount Sion in a hard-fought quarter-final at Walsh Park yesterday.

Mon, 27 Sep, 2010

Ballinacourty turn on style in second-half

BALLINACOURTY cruised into the Waterford SFC final with an impressive second-half display at Walsh Park on Saturday.

Mon, 20 Sep, 2010

Miskella, Goold and O’Neill get nod for Cork’s clash with Cavan

JOHN MISKELLA has been recalled by Cork for tomorrow’s All-Ireland second round football qualifier against Cavan in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Fri, 09 Jul, 2010

Cats name strong line-up

ALL-IRELAND champions Kilkenny have close to their strongest team for tomorrow’s Allianz NHL clash with Cork at Nowlan Park. P. J. Ryan takes over in goal from David Herity; T J Reid comes in at right half forward for Martin Comerford; Henry Shefflin is at centre-forward, with Eoin Larkin on his left. Eddie Brennan is back in the right corner, linking up with Richie Power and Aidan Fogarty.

Sat, 04 Apr, 2009

Walsh and Wall inspire Nire win

NIRE dethroned champions Ballinacourty to claim the Waterford SFC title in this replayed decider at Fraher Field, Dungarvan yesterday.

Mon, 15 Dec, 2008

Walsh to take championship bow with Kingdom

CROMANE’s Donncha Walsh makes his championship debut for Kerry in Sunday’s Munster SFC final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, one of four changes for the All-Ireland champions from the side that eased past Clare in the provincial semi final.

Fri, 04 Jul, 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

Hurney points the way for ’Courty

HAVING commandingly controlled the game for lengthy spells, Ballinacourty had to rely on a point in added time to snatch victory in an at times tempestuous Waterford SFC quarter-final at Fraher Field, Dungarvan, yesterday.

Mon, 22 Oct, 2007

Ferncombe goal just the tonic for Abbeyside

PLAYING second fiddle throughout most of a pedestrian opening half, Abbeyside upped the tempo on the turnover in Dungarvan on Saturday and deservedly fashioned a five-point victory that qualified them for the penultimate round of the Waterford SHC for the first time in more than three decades.

Mon, 08 Oct, 2007

Casey fires Déise to historic win

A HAT-TRICK of goals by Shane Casey powered Waterford to an historic first Munster IHC title at Semple Stadium Thurles last night.

Thu, 19 Jul, 2007

Banner call up six seniors for U-21 Cork showdown

CLARE, making their first appearance at U21 level this year, have named a strong team which includes six seniors for tonight’s second semi-final in the Erin Munster U21 HC against Cork in Thurles (7pm).

Tue, 17 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

Waterford keep faith in starting 15 for Kerry game

THE Waterford selectors have placed their trust in the same starting 15 that shocked Clare in the opening round for Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final against All-Ireland champions Kerry in Dungarvan.

Tue, 29 May, 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

Awesome Curran steers Stradbally to sixth final

THE resilience of five-in-a-row champions Stradbally extricated them yet again from another tricky situation in yesterday’s Waterford senior football championship semi-final in Dungarvan, when they carved out a four-point victory over Ballinacourty.

Mon, 06 Nov, 2006

Finishing flurry flatters Longford after battling Waterford display

LONGFORD deserved their win in this All-Ireland SFC qualifier at Walsh Park on Saturday, but their margin of victory does scant justice to a determined challenge by the home county.

Mon, 19 Jun, 2006

Mullaney in firing line as Galway give lowly Laois seven goal mauling

EVEN the Galway people who travelled, players, management and over a thousand fans, felt sorry for Laois goalkeeper Patrick Mullaney after this total mismatch in Portlaoise on Saturday.

Mon, 19 Jun, 2006

Waterford give Ryan championship debut

WATERFORD give a Munster SFC debut to corner-forward Jason Ryan for Sunday’s first-round game against provincial champions Kerry at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney.

Wed, 17 May, 2006

Wexford step up a gear to see off Laois

Wexford 2-31 Laois 3-14

Mon, 17 Apr, 2006

Waterford no match for unbeaten Louth

Louth 4-11 Waterford 0-5

Mon, 27 Mar, 2006

Browne masterclass lights the way as Tipp hold off Waterford

Tipperary 1-11 Waterford 1-6

Mon, 20 Mar, 2006

Déise plan new club format

WATERFORD County Board are likely to ratify a new format for their domestic hurling and football championships next week.

Wed, 01 Feb, 2006

Abbeyside give Mt Sion rude awakening

Abbeyside 3-9 Mount Sion 2-11

Mon, 22 Aug, 2005

Hayes and Farragher firepower too much for Limerick

Galway 1-18 Limerick 2-14

Mon, 11 Jul, 2005

Masters, Hayes and Goold make Cork debuts

JAMES MASTERS, John Hayes and Fintan Goold will make their senior championship debuts as Cork throw down the gauntlet to Clare in Sunday’s Bank of Ireland, Munster football semi-final at Cusack Park, Ennis.

Wed, 08 Jun, 2005

McKenna resists making changes

LIMERICK manager Joe McKenna is standing by the team which drew with Tipperary last Sunday for Saturday's Guinness Munster senior hurling championship first round replay at the Gaelic Grounds.

Thu, 19 May, 2005

Cork makes changes for clash with Decies

CHAMPIONS Cork make two changes from the side which defeated Kerry for tonight’s Munster MHC semi-final against Waterford at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (7pm).

Wed, 04 May, 2005

McKenna pleased with Limerick scoring blitz

Limerick 5-18 Laois 2-12

Mon, 25 Apr, 2005

Mulcahy leads attack as big guns return for Cork

IN a surprise move, the Cork selectors have named Pat Mulcahy at centre-forward on the team to meet Clare in the second phase of the Allianz NHL at Cusack Park on Sunday.

Wed, 13 Apr, 2005

Dowling leads WIT charge as they go for three in a row

WIT 0-10 UCD 0-5

Thu, 10 Feb, 2005

Donegal footballer handed 48-week ban for match incident

A DONEGAL GAA player has been suspended for a year following an incident in a Senior Football League match last June.

Thu, 26 Aug, 2004

Tyrone unchanged for test from the West

TYRONE goalkeeper Pascal McConnell has been passed fit to play in tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final clash with Mayo at Croke Park.

Fri, 06 Aug, 2004

Highly-rated Wexford aiming to tame Cats

ALL-IRELAND champions Kilkenny include seven of last year’s team for tonight’s Erin Leinster U21 HC final against Wexford at Wexford Park (7.30).

Wed, 14 Jul, 2004

Abbeyside claim scalp of favourites and bridge 26 year gap

Abbeyside 2-10 De La Salle 0-11

Mon, 13 Oct, 2003

Maxwell in for Leitrim as Down wait on Gordon

THE Leitrim team to play Roscommon in Saturday's All-Ireland qualifier shows one change from that which failed to Sligo in the Connacht championship.

Thu, 19 Jun, 2003

Limerick take no chances as Begley undergoes fitness test

LIMERICK are taking no chances ahead of their Bank of Ireland, Munster SFC semi-final clash with next-door neighbours Clare at Cusack Park, Ennis on Sunday next.

Thu, 12 Jun, 2003

Galway name Donnellan and Fallon for Leitrim clash

MICHAEL DONNELLAN and Ja Fallon have been included in the Galway team for Sunday’s Bank of Ireland, Connacht SFC semi-final clash with Leitrim, at Carrick-On-Shannon.

Thu, 29 May, 2003

Wright man for the job as Kildare leave out Ryan

INSPIRATIONAL former captain Glen Ryan has been left out of the Kildare team for Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Leinster SFC quarter-final against Longford at Croke Park.

Wed, 21 May, 2003

Limerick keep the faith

LIMERICK have kept faith with the side that agonisingly lost the Allianz National Football League Division 2 final for next Sunday’s opening game in the Munster senior football championship against Cork at Pairc Uí Chaoimh.

Thu, 08 May, 2003

Kiely goal sets Ballincourty on the road to victory

Ballinacourty 1-7

Mon, 28 Apr, 2003

O’Sullivan in new defensive role for Cork

FORMER Allstar full back Diarmuid O’Sullivan returns to the Cork team for next Sunday’s Allianz National Hurling clash with Clare at Cusack Park, Ennis, but in the unfamiliar position of right half back.

Fri, 11 Apr, 2003

Hartley and Mullane return for Waterford

FERGAL HARTLEY and John Mullane return to inter-county action for the first time since Waterford’s defeat by Clare in last year’s All-Ireland semi-final when they line up in their regular centre back and corner forward berths respectively for Sunday’s Allianz League clash with Laois in Portlaoise.

Fri, 07 Mar, 2003

Mulcahy in Cork line-up for injured O’Sullivan

DIARMUID O’SULLIVAN, who recently announced he was quitting football to concentrate on hurling, will miss Cork’s Allianz NHL clash with Wexford at Wexford Park on Sunday because of a groin injury.

Thu, 06 Mar, 2003