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A letter to the hurling fat cats

BY JOHN MARTIN editor@gaeliclife.com Croke Park's Games Development Committee meets tomorrow to discuss the 'way forward for hurling'. Chairperson Liam O'Neill has asked for 'fresh thinking from whatever source we can get it' to inform his...>>> more

A letter to the hurling fat cats

BY JOHN MARTIN editor@gaeliclife.com Croke Park's Games Development Committee meets tomorrow to discuss the 'way forward for hurling'. Chairperson Liam O'Neill has asked for 'fresh thinking from whatever source we can get it' to inform his...>>> more

Down to the wire

VHI Ulster Senior Ladies Club Championship Final Donaghmoyne (Monaghan) v St Macartan's (Tyrone) Sunday, Clones, 3.00pm CLASHES between Tyrone and Monaghan sides in Ulster finals are nothing new, but this Sunday's pairing of St Macartan's and...>>> more

Sad end for Sambo and Woody

By John Martin THE final game in the managerial reign of Terence McNaughton and Dominic McKinley was only finished a matter of minutes when Sambo was candid enough to admit "We failed". McNaughton and McKinley officially announced the end of their...>>> more

Is this the end of tired Rebels?

BY DECLAN BOGUE d.bogue@gaeliclife.com A SNAPSHOT of modern GAA life last Saturday evening. Under the pressbox in Ballybofey, an old-school Donegal character spends the evening abusing Derry players, with a radio clamped tight to one lug. The...>>> more

Croke Park closing the doors again

By John Martin THE CHRISTY Ring Cup final was due to be played on June 28 or 29. Due to Down's participation in the Ulster SHC decider on the same weekend, the Christy Ring Cup final has been put back to July 11. However Croke Park still hasn't...>>> more

Down have a chance to catch them

By John Martin ANOTHER Ulster final. Another Down v Antrim decider. Another Antrim win. Well, maybe not this year. Antrim are aiming to make it eight Ulster titles-in-a-row, which would match their longest ever winning streak in the competition....>>> more

Provinicial hurling is on its deathbed

BY JOHN MARTIN comment@gaeliclife.com DON'T tell the Munster Council, but the open draw is on its way. Thurles will reverberate to the 'greatest of the provincial championships' on Sunday as Cork face Tipperary, but its days are numbered – in...>>> more

Ring Cup has been Derry's saviour

By John Martin DERRY wouldn't have won back-to-back Ulster u-21 championships in 2007 and 2008 had it not been for the Christy Ring Cup. So says Oak Leaf star Mark Craig, who picked up provincial gongs at the grade in both years, and who now has his...>>> more

Cassidy hoping for Passion

By John Martin Joe Cassidy may never have competitively held a camán in his life, but he certainly has hurling in his blood. The former Derry football star's mother hails from Dunloy and he is a nephew of Phonsie Kearns who led the Cuchulainns...>>> more

2008 - How was it for you?

By John Martin With the end of the year comes the obligatory look back at the talking points of the previous 12 months. The biggest talking point of the 2008 hurling year is probably still in the making, as events down by the Lee are still yet to be...>>> more

Conspiracy theories starting to add up

By John Martin The weird and wonderful saga that is the 'Late 2008 Cork Hurlers' Strike' continues to take as many twists and turns as the River Lee with still no sign of settlement on the horizon. The fielding of a development squad by Gerald...>>> more

Novelty pairing to produce opposition for Cushendall

By John Martin ALL Cushendall eyes will be on Semple Stadium this weekend as the Ulster champions finally find out who they will be playing in the All Ireland semi-final in February 2009. The clash of Limerick champions Adare and Waterford's De La...>>> more

Ulster Hurling championship a big secret

By John Martin How many of you know who your county is playing in the Ulster senior football championship next year? I'd say most of you. The live TV draw and subsequent media coverage means that, for followers of gaelic games, it's pretty much...>>> more

Antrim drawing on help from Munster

By John Martin If the mountain won't come to Mohammed, Mohammed must come to the mountain. Well, not always. The North Antrim Coaching and Development Committee are bringing the mountain to the Glens in the form of a unique twinning programme with...>>> more

At 12/1, I'm going for the draw!

By John Martin What odds for Waterford to stop a Kilkenny three-in-a-row for the second time in two years? After the final whistle of last year's league final, Kilkenny manager Brian Cody managed a wry smile as he turned to Justin McCarthy and...>>> more

Farney in the fast lane

By John Martin MONAGHAN manager Frank Brady has expressed his disappointment at Louth's refusal to play this weekend's Nickey Rackard Cup semi-final as a curtain-raiser to Sunday's Ulster senior football championship replay at Clones. The Galway...>>> more

Cuchulainns jet off to the land of the free

By John Martin A UNIQUE group of hurlers from Belfast flew to the US this morning to represent their city, county, province and country at the Continental Youth Championships in Philadelphia. Cross-community schools side Belfast Cuchulainns will...>>> more
 

A letter to the hurling fat cats

BY JOHN MARTIN editor@gaeliclife.com Croke Park's Games Development Committee meets tomorrow to discuss the 'way forward for hurling'. Chairperson Liam O'Neill has asked for 'fresh thinking from whatever source we can get it' to inform his...>>> more

A letter to the hurling fat cats

BY JOHN MARTIN editor@gaeliclife.com Croke Park's Games Development Committee meets tomorrow to discuss the 'way forward for hurling'. Chairperson Liam O'Neill has asked for 'fresh thinking from whatever source we can get it' to inform his...>>> more

Down to the wire

VHI Ulster Senior Ladies Club Championship Final Donaghmoyne (Monaghan) v St Macartan's (Tyrone) Sunday, Clones, 3.00pm CLASHES between Tyrone and Monaghan sides in Ulster finals are nothing new, but this Sunday's pairing of St Macartan's and...>>> more

Sad end for Sambo and Woody

By John Martin THE final game in the managerial reign of Terence McNaughton and Dominic McKinley was only finished a matter of minutes when Sambo was candid enough to admit "We failed". McNaughton and McKinley officially announced the end of their...>>> more

Is this the end of tired Rebels?

BY DECLAN BOGUE d.bogue@gaeliclife.com A SNAPSHOT of modern GAA life last Saturday evening. Under the pressbox in Ballybofey, an old-school Donegal character spends the evening abusing Derry players, with a radio clamped tight to one lug. The...>>> more

Croke Park closing the doors again

By John Martin THE CHRISTY Ring Cup final was due to be played on June 28 or 29. Due to Down's participation in the Ulster SHC decider on the same weekend, the Christy Ring Cup final has been put back to July 11. However Croke Park still hasn't...>>> more

Down have a chance to catch them

By John Martin ANOTHER Ulster final. Another Down v Antrim decider. Another Antrim win. Well, maybe not this year. Antrim are aiming to make it eight Ulster titles-in-a-row, which would match their longest ever winning streak in the competition....>>> more

Provinicial hurling is on its deathbed

BY JOHN MARTIN comment@gaeliclife.com DON'T tell the Munster Council, but the open draw is on its way. Thurles will reverberate to the 'greatest of the provincial championships' on Sunday as Cork face Tipperary, but its days are numbered – in...>>> more

Ring Cup has been Derry's saviour

By John Martin DERRY wouldn't have won back-to-back Ulster u-21 championships in 2007 and 2008 had it not been for the Christy Ring Cup. So says Oak Leaf star Mark Craig, who picked up provincial gongs at the grade in both years, and who now has his...>>> more

Cassidy hoping for Passion

By John Martin Joe Cassidy may never have competitively held a camán in his life, but he certainly has hurling in his blood. The former Derry football star's mother hails from Dunloy and he is a nephew of Phonsie Kearns who led the Cuchulainns...>>> more

2008 - How was it for you?

By John Martin With the end of the year comes the obligatory look back at the talking points of the previous 12 months. The biggest talking point of the 2008 hurling year is probably still in the making, as events down by the Lee are still yet to be...>>> more

Conspiracy theories starting to add up

By John Martin The weird and wonderful saga that is the 'Late 2008 Cork Hurlers' Strike' continues to take as many twists and turns as the River Lee with still no sign of settlement on the horizon. The fielding of a development squad by Gerald...>>> more

Novelty pairing to produce opposition for Cushendall

By John Martin ALL Cushendall eyes will be on Semple Stadium this weekend as the Ulster champions finally find out who they will be playing in the All Ireland semi-final in February 2009. The clash of Limerick champions Adare and Waterford's De La...>>> more

Ulster Hurling championship a big secret

By John Martin How many of you know who your county is playing in the Ulster senior football championship next year? I'd say most of you. The live TV draw and subsequent media coverage means that, for followers of gaelic games, it's pretty much...>>> more

Antrim drawing on help from Munster

By John Martin If the mountain won't come to Mohammed, Mohammed must come to the mountain. Well, not always. The North Antrim Coaching and Development Committee are bringing the mountain to the Glens in the form of a unique twinning programme with...>>> more

At 12/1, I'm going for the draw!

By John Martin What odds for Waterford to stop a Kilkenny three-in-a-row for the second time in two years? After the final whistle of last year's league final, Kilkenny manager Brian Cody managed a wry smile as he turned to Justin McCarthy and...>>> more

Farney in the fast lane

By John Martin MONAGHAN manager Frank Brady has expressed his disappointment at Louth's refusal to play this weekend's Nickey Rackard Cup semi-final as a curtain-raiser to Sunday's Ulster senior football championship replay at Clones. The Galway...>>> more

Cuchulainns jet off to the land of the free

By John Martin A UNIQUE group of hurlers from Belfast flew to the US this morning to represent their city, county, province and country at the Continental Youth Championships in Philadelphia. Cross-community schools side Belfast Cuchulainns will...>>> more