Former All-Ireland club winners regain senior status in Clare

    St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield 1-12 Broadford 0-10 FORMER ALL-IRELAND CLUB champions St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield have regained their senior status in Clare with victory in the intermediate championship. The club, which has produced Banner All-Ireland winners such as Jamesie O’Connor, Ollie Baker and Seanie McMahon, confirmed their return to the senior ranks with a 1-12 to 0-10…

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      Lance Armstrong’s heel turn, Mayo’s plight, and all of your Comments of the Week

      IT’S BEEN A busy week of sport. Here’s a taster of how you reacted. Showbiz Babyy particularly enjoyed Lance Armstrong’s hasty exit after his superbly tense interview on Newstalk’s Off The Ball last week. Lance Armstrong’s heel turn was the greatest of all time Advertisement Source: Lorraine O’Sullivan/INPHO Iran’s football supporters faced a tricky balancing act…

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        Buckle up Wexford fans, you’re in for a rollercoaster ride with Davy in charge

        WHEN DAVY FITZGERALD decided to step down as Clare senior hurling manager on 21 September, he could hardly have envisaged that he’d be a more than interested spectator at Wexford Park for tomorrow afternoon’s county senior hurling final between Oulart-The-Ballagh and Cloughbawn. But on the merry-go-round that is now senior inter-county management, Fitzgerald has hopped…

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          Quiz: Can you name the club this inter-county star plays for?

          What club does Dublin star Paddy Andrews play for? St Brigid's Ballymun Kickhams Castleknock Cuala What club does former Hurler of the Year Tony Kelly play for? Clonlara Ballyea Sixmilebridge Newmarket-on-Fergus Aidan O'Shea is in action in the Mayo championship quarter-finals tomorrow, what is his club? Crossmolina Aghamore Breaffy Castlebar Mitchels Who does Galway star…

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            We’ll Leave It There So: O’Neill hits back at Koeman, Carbery to make European debut and today’s sport

            Ulster are put through their paces before Sunday’s clash with Bordeaux in Belfast. Source: Presseye/Jonathan Porter/INPHO Home Martin O’Neill has hit back at Everton manager Ronald Koeman by defending his right to select James McCarthy for Ireland’s last two WQ qualifiers. Ireland’s trio of Graeme McDowell, Paul McGinley and Shane Lowry are all going well…

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