Archive for the ‘GAA Hurling’ Category
Lismore bring the Denny home
n a wet and miserable Saturday afternoon last at Walsh Park, Lismore travelled in numbers to play Gailltir in what was to be extremely difficult conditions for the girls.
There were a few setbacks from original line up with Ciara Jackman of Gailltir having to pull out at short notice.
Ever the all-rounder, Emma Roche stepped up [...]
DEISE’S WESTERN WORKOUT
ess than 24 hours before Cork blew the Munster Championship wide open with a sensational performance against All-Ireland holders Tipperary, Waterford enjoyed a 13-point win over Kevin Ryan’s Offaly at Ballysaggart’s Páirc Mochuda.
Waterford’s smallest GAA club, which hosted Uachtarán CLG Aogán Ó Fearghail on Saturday last, now boasts one of the best playing surfaces in [...]
Deise’s Liam Dream
Sean Power challenges Under-21 champions to go to the next level
Sean Power has called on the players he has managed to All-Ireland Hurling glory at Minor and Under-21 levels to complete the set and end the county’s long wait for the Liam MacCarthy Cup.
Speaking to MC Kieran O’Connor at last Sunday night’s Victory [...]
Kilrossanty storm to Junior ‘B’ crown
County Junior ‘B’ Hurling Final Replay
Kilrossanty 1-20
Mount Sion 0-07
Rarely has a replayed final been so different from the drawn game with Kilrossanty completely outplaying Mount Sion here to capture the county junior hurling B title at Fraher Field on Friday night last under lights.
The margin of 16 points gives an accurate indication of the gulf [...]
A SOLID YEAR’S WORK
Deise’s hurling fortunes rise as County Board finances improve
Achieving a surplus of €51,000 following a year in which expenditure rose by €193,000 is among the more notable figures recorded in this year’s Waterford GAA Convention Report. Ahead of Thursday night’s County Convention in Lawlor’s Hotel, delegates will no doubt be pleased to learn that a [...]
Mooncoin Mount Leinster!
Leinster Junior Hurling Championship Final
Mooncoin 1-16
Rathoath (Meath) 0-12
Mooncoin’s magnificent 2016 got the icing on the cake at Nowlan Park on Saturday last, when the green and white, managed by Joe Murphy, saw off a determined Rathoath to land the Leinster Junior Hurling crown.
Rounding off the club’s 130th anniversary in great style, Mooncoin [...]
Resurgent Lismore claim Munster crown
Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Final
Lismore 2-14
Kilmoyley (Kerry) 0-13
Brian Flannery in Mallow
Lismore are the new Munster Intermediate hurling champions after a seven-point victory over the Kerry senior champions Kilmoyley at Mallow on Saturday last.
Having been relegated just 13 months ago, Lismore have shown great resilience by not only winning the Waterford Intermediate title and regaining [...]
All-Ireland U 21 Hurling Champions visit St Declan’s Community College
On Friday 21st October, D.J Foran, Robbie Flynn and William Hahessy brought the All Ireland Hurling Under 21 Cup to St. Declan’s Community College. It was a great opportunity for the school to acknowledge this fantastic achievement. Two of the panel, D.J and Robbie, are past pupils of the school, so it was fitting [...]
WSP Camogie Female Coaching Programme
In 2005, following research by the ESRI, Sport Ireland launched its “Women in Sport Initiative” to increase participation of women in sport. This report stated one in five women met the National Physical Activity Guidelines.
Results from the Irish Sports Monitor for 2013 show that almost one in three women met the National Physical Activity [...]
Lismore gunning for further gap year glory
Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Final
(Lismore v Kilmoyley [Kerry], Mallow)
Supporters of relegated Saint Saviour’s Football Club should draw some solace from Lismore’s year in senior hurling exile.
The season spent at the Intermediate grade has rejuvenated the black and gold, and with Western and County Championships already on the sideboard, the prospect of a Munster crown [...]