Person: S O’Dea

Limerick lament another one that got away

Limerick 0-11 - Wexford 0-12: It’s hard to know what will torment Billy Lee more. That his team lost both of their games in his debut year by a point, or that they were the better team than Wexford on Saturday.

Mon, 26 Jun, 2017

Limerick rue missed chances as they fall to Wexford

A catalogue of missed chances allowed Wexford to hold on for their first championship win in two years, and end Limerick’s summer in the process.

Sat, 24 Jun, 2017

Clare nearly blown off course by Limerick

The giddy smile on Colm Collins’ face said it all.

Mon, 29 May, 2017

Tyrone debut three players for Derry clash

There are first Ulster SFC starts for Pádraig Hampsey, Conall McCann, and Kieran McGeary on the Tyrone side to face Derry in Celtic Park at 2pm on Sunday.

Fri, 26 May, 2017

Tyrone chairperson insists board backing Mickey Harte

Tyrone chairperson Roisin Jordan has insisted the county executive is fully behind Mickey Harte and his team, and fully supportive of their efforts to win a first All-Ireland title since 2008.

Sat, 25 Feb, 2017

Agony for UL as UCD survive late scare

Gearoid Hegarty collapsed to the ground in anguish. He wasn’t the sole UL player to do so.

Sat, 18 Feb, 2017

WATCH: UCD survive late scare to reach Sigerson Cup final

UCD 1-10

Fri, 17 Feb, 2017

Westmeath back on track with easy win over Treaty

Allianz FL Division 4

Mon, 13 Feb, 2017

Adrian Spillane to make league debut for Kerry

Adrian Spillane will make his league debut for Kerry as one of three changes to the side for tonight’s Allianz FL Division 1 clash with Mayo in Austin Stack Park (7pm).

Sat, 11 Feb, 2017

Paul Mannion leads way as UCD march on

UU 0-9 UCD 1-18: After a tight, combative first half of immense quality, Sigerson Cup holders UCD raced away in the second-half to crush 13-man University of Ulster at Jordanstown.

Thu, 09 Feb, 2017

Wily Wexford tighten their grip late on

Wexford 0-14 Limerick 1-8: Wexford delivered a strong second-half performance to see off a strong Limerick challenge in this Division 4 NFL game at Innovaate Wexford Park yesterday.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2017

New faces click for Kerry in McGrath Cup final

Kerry 3-13 Limerick 2-12 (AET): That Kerry’s new faces guided them through their first proper examination of the season should, perhaps, be read as a sign of what is to come.

Mon, 23 Jan, 2017

Kieran Kingston rings the changes for Limerick meeting

Kieran Kingston has made wholesale changes from the team that beat Kerry for tomorrow’s Co-op Superstores Munster Senior Hurling League clash with Limerick in the Gaelic Grounds.

Sat, 14 Jan, 2017

Limerick get Billy Lee off to a winning start

Limerick 2-13 Clare 2-9: Billy Lee enjoyed a winning start to his reign as Limerick senior football manager with a strong second-half showing helping his side to a McGrath Cup win over Clare.

Thu, 12 Jan, 2017

Veteran Cork stars commit to cause for 2017 campaign

Alan and Donncha O’Connor have committed to the Cork football squad for 2017, selector Eoin O’Neill has confirmed.

Wed, 11 Jan, 2017

Killarney Legion campaign off to flyer with 19-point winning margin

Killarney Legion 5-11 Milltown/Castlemaine 0-07: Last year’s beaten county finalists Killarney Legion blitzed Milltown/Castlemaine by 19 points in this disappointing Kerry SFC first-round tie in Killorglin yesterday.

Mon, 16 May, 2016

Ryan Price looks to be Cork’s No.1 after retaining place

Ryan Price would appear to have put himself in pole position to be Cork’s starting goalkeeper for the championship after he was named in the side for tomorrow’s Allianz FL Division 1 clash with Kerry in Tralee (2pm).

Sat, 02 Apr, 2016

Sligo hold off fightback as Limerick’s fate is sealed

Sligo 3-10 Limerick 1-12: Limerick’s relegation to Division Four of the AFL was confirmed following their four-point loss to Sligo, 3-10 to 1-12, at Markievicz Park.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2016

Westmeath turn a corner

Westmeath 3-14 Limerick 0-7: Tom Cribbin wore the look of a man who just had his shoulders relieved of the heavy load which had sat there since the final Sunday in January. That was the afternoon Westmeath’s promotion plans were refused take off at Cusack Park with Kildare bagging maximum points behind enemy lines.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Cian O’Neill annoyed as sloppy Kildare almost slip up

Kildare 1-11 Limerick 1-10: Kildare recorded their fourth successive win in Division 3 at St Conleths Park yesterday to put them firmly on course for an immediate return to Division 2, but manager Cian O’Neill was left deeply unimpressed by their performance.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

Clare give finishing lesson to Limerick

Limerick 0-11 Clare 1-14: When the sides met in last year’s National Football League, Limerick pulled themselves out of a four-game losing streak to kickstart an unlikely Division Three survival with a double-scores victory. Sadly for them, history did not repeat itself yesterday as they were brushed aside far more comprehensively by Clare than the final margin of six points suggests.

Mon, 29 Feb, 2016

UCD cruise but Jack McCaffrey a doubt for Sigerson final

UCD 4-12 UL 1-9: UCD could be without Jack McCaffrey for their first Sigerson Cup final appearance in 13 years after the footballer of the year hobbled out of yesterday’s semi-final contest with a hamstring injury.

Sat, 20 Feb, 2016

Classy UCD end UCC’s dreams

UCD 3-11 UCC 1-9

Fri, 12 Feb, 2016

Allianz Football League team news: Brian Kelly gets Kerry opportunity

Goalkeeper Brian Kelly, Aidan O’Mahony, and Jonathan Lyne are the three inclusions as Kerry opt against wholesale changes for tomorrow’s visit of Roscommon to Fitzgerald Stadium in Division 1 of the Allianz Football League (2pm).

Sun, 07 Feb, 2016

John Heslin inspires UCD victory

Sigerson Cup - UCD 0-11 NUIG 1-6: UCD may have a string of Dublin All-Ireland winners in their ranks but it was the accuracy of Westmeath’s John Heslin that saw them over the line in a good contest in Dangan yesterday.

Thu, 04 Feb, 2016

Tipperary and Limerick bosses slam football’s ‘B’ plan

Limerick 1-12 Tipperary 2-9: Stalemate in Kilmallock yesterday and agreement from respective managers Liam Kearns and John Brudair that removing Division 4 teams from the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers in 2017 would be a retrograde step.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

Stephen Rochford introduced as manager of the Mayo senior football team

New boss Stephen Rochford names powerful Mayo side for visit to Cork

Despite being ravaged with injuries, new Mayo manager Stephen Rochford has been able to name nine survivors from last year’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Dublin for tomorrow’s Allianz FL opener with Cork in Páirc Uí Rinn (2pm).

Sat, 30 Jan, 2016

Waterford outplay Limerick to end on high note

Waterford 2-7 Limerick 0-7: Although a heavy midweek defeat to Cork meant they relinquish the McGrath Cup title that they won 12 months ago for the first time in 34 years, Waterford signed off their campaign in Munster’s secondary senior football competition with an impressive victory yesterday over Limerick in a wet and windy Rathkeale.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Cork v Limerick - McGrath Cup Football Group B Round 1

Mixed bag for Cork as new boss Peadar Healy kicks off

Cork 1-10 Limerick 0-12: Much like the half-eaten tin of Roses post-Christmas, there wasn’t a whole pile to get excited about yesterday afternoon in Mallow. For Cork, that is.

Mon, 04 Jan, 2016

UCD finish strongly to claim Ryan Cup

UCD 2-18 DCU 0-12: UCD finished strongly to claim the Ryan Cup, following victory over rivals DCU in last night’s HE SFL Division 1 Final at Parnell Park.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015

Derry turn to O’Boyle for Clones clash with Donegal

Cailean O’Boyle comes in for Benny Heron in the only change in the Derry side for tomorrow night’s Ulster SFC semi-final clash with Donegal in St Tiernach’s Park in Clones (7pm).

Fri, 26 Jun, 2015

Nickie Quaid: Limerick have ‘moved on’ from Clare loss

Limerick’s hurlers will not be seeking to atone for their flat performance and accompanying defeat to Clare in the 2013 All-Ireland semi-final when they face the Banner again in a Munster opener on Sunday.

Thu, 21 May, 2015

Ian Ryan the Limerick hero in victory over Louth

Louth 2-11 Limerick 2-13: Ian Ryan marked his first start in over a year with eight priceless points, as Limerick completed their great escape in Drogheda.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2015

Ben Brosnan’s point seals vital win as Wexford bid to avoid relegation

Wexford 1-16, Limerick 2-12:

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

McCaffrey runs the show as UCD book clash with DCU

Sigerson Cup Quarter-Final: UCD 1-19 GMIT 1-9: Jim Gavin wasn’t at Belfield yesterday but if the Dublin manager gets a chance to view the tape of this game, he will be suitably intrigued.

Fri, 13 Feb, 2015

Tipperary impress in victory over Limerick

Allianz FL Division 3 Round 3: Tipperary 1-14 Limerick 1-2: The times they may be changing but Tipperary senior football manager Peter Creedon isn’t getting carried away just yet.

Mon, 09 Feb, 2015

UCD do damage in first half

UCD 0-15 Athlone IT 0-7

Wed, 04 Feb, 2015

Limerick overcome Sligo and finish with a flourish

Limerick 0-14 Sligo 1-9: Allianz Football League Division 3: Limerick secured their first set of points in the opening round of the Allianz NFL Division 3 tie at Kilmallock yesterday with a workmanlike performance that saw them quickly out of the blocks and then outscore Sligo six points to one in the closing quarter.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015