According to the bookies Ballygunner are 1-6 searingly hot favourites to win their fourth Munster Senior Club Hurling title when they face Ballyea in the 2022 decider at Semple Stadium on Saturday next. The ‘hot favourites’ tag though will count for nothing if the Gunners fail to see off the Clare champions...
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Ballygunner v Ballyea
Ballygunner v Ballyea
(Semple Stadium, Thurles, Saturday, 3.15pm) Thomas Keane Clare champions Ballyea are without doubt the most consistent Munster club west of the Shannon in recent years, winning four of the last seven county championships. This statistic makes for impressive reading but it pales into significance in comparison with...
Munster Club Finals and Ballygunner
Munster Club Finals and Ballygunner
Brian Flannery Since it’s inauguration in 1964 the Waterford champions have been successful on seven different occasions. Ballygunner has was won three titles; in 2001 and 2018 and 2021. Ballygunner annexed a hat-trick of county senior titles from 1966 to 1968 and also contested the Munster club finals in ’66 and...
Munster Hurling Senior Club Final
Munster Hurling Senior Club Final
Gunners odds on to retain Munster crown Brian Flannery Having arrived early at the Gaelic Grounds last week I was able to watch the other semi-final on TG4 in the comfort of the press box. Clare champions Ballyea enjoyed home advantage at Cusack Park, Ennis and from the ninth minute also had a numerical...
Road Trip to Irish Greyhound Derby Final
Road Trip to Irish Greyhound Derby Final
Catherine Power Ahead of the Irish Greyhound Derby Final at Shelbourne Park last month, I was asked by Rásaíocht Con Éireann (otherwise known as Greyhound Racing Ireland) if I would be interested in interviewing the six trainers with greyhounds in the final. The interviews would be part of Virgin Media 2’s live...
League of Ireland First Division Goals galore as Blues defeat Athlone-again!
League of Ireland First Division Goals galore as Blues defeat Athlone-again!
Matt Keane Waterford FC 4 Athlone Town 2 One fact was guaranteed this season. When Waterford FC and Athlone Town locked horns, the supporters were treated to goals aplenty and that was the case once again on Friday night last at the RSC. During the four meetings the Blues scored 15 while the midlanders netted 6...
FAI Cup Semi-Final
FAI Cup Semi-Final
Matt Keane Waterford manager Danny Searle, although disappointed to lose the cup semi-final to Shelbourne, insisted his team would bounce back and be ready for the play-offs. “It’s hard to take because obviously we backed ourselves to win the game, and we set up wanting to win the game, but you just have to give...
County Senior Camogie Final
County Senior Camogie Final
Thomas Keane De La Salle won a first ever county senior camogie championship at the SETU Arena on Saturday afternoon last, proving too strong for a Gailltír side that were looking to win five titles in a row. Gailltír went into this game without Ciara Jackman, Margo Heffernan, Maeve Sheridan, Holly Flynn and Aoife...
Double success for The Munster Express at Local Ireland Media Awards
Double success for The Munster Express at Local Ireland Media Awards
There was double success for The Munster Express at the Local Ireland Media Awards held in Mullingar last night, Thursday October 13th. The prestigious awards, sponsored by the National Lottery, celebrate excellence in local journalism and the regional news publishing industry. Munster Express News Editor Kieran...
Referee takes centre stage in Munster Derby
Referee takes centre stage in Munster Derby
League of Ireland First Division Waterford FC 1 Cork City 2 Matt Keane For a game that saw 3418 supporters turn up that created a carnival atmosphere in Andy Pilley’s first game as owner of the club, it was a sensational finish to the tie that saw the equaliser and Cork’s match- winner arrive in the dying minutes....
County Senior Hurling Final
County Senior Hurling Final
Gunners on cloud nine Ballygunner 2-11 Mount Sion 0-8 Brian Flannery Ballygunner won their ninth consecutive Waterford senior hurling title at Walsh Park on Sunday last. Goals in either half from Pauric Mahony and Peter Hogan proved decisive on an afternoon when scores were hard earned and difficult to come-by. Given...
Track & Field
Track & Field
Fintan Walsh Hennessy wins Half-Marathon. Pat Hennessy (West Waterford AC) was the overall winner of the Eurofins Half-Marathon on the Waterford Greenway last Saturday. The event, which was promoted by West Waterford AC, had 540 finishers while Hennessy clocked 1:09.04 in winning the event. Paul Doran (United...
