Sport

Everything but the win!
BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR REVIEW Cats Croker bound for provincial decider Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Chadwicks Wexford Park Wexford 4-23 Kilkenny 5-18 It’s hard to know where to begin. This contest had a little bit of everything, a delayed start, goals galore, injuries, points, Eoin Cody at the treble, the enigmatic Lee …

Tullaroan Marathon
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY The Tullaroan Marathon is a staple in The June Bank Holiday Weekend Calendar and with the event making a welcome return last year following the Covid outbreak, this year’s event can expect to have greater numbers with participants registering from across Ireland and abroad. There is a variety of distances for anyone …

Cats win as TJ & Horgan smash 600 in championship scoring stats
BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR REVIEW All-Ireland Series place bagged as Dubs beaten Leinster SHC Round 4: UPMC Nowlan Park Kilkenny 0-27 Dublin 0-21 Kilkenny ensure smooth progress to the All-Ireland series with a battling win over Dublin in UPMC Nowlan Park last Saturday. At the final whistle there was 6 points between …

Young Irelands Gowran
Now that we are into the busy summer season, GAA and Camogie Clubs in particular are busy with fundraising events as a whole range of events will take place across the county. Young Irelands GAA and Camogie Club in Gowran will be busy over the summer with a number of events planned, and the first …

Dubs push Stripeywomen all the way
BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR REVIEW Provincial crown retained, but improvement needed Leinster Senior Camogie Final UPMC Nowlan Park Kilkenny 1-14 Dublin 0-13 Kilkenny retained their provincial crown with victory over Dublin at UPMC Nowlan Park last weekend. Many had expected Brian Dowling’s side to have too much quality for their opponents, but …

Cats out to beat boys in blue
BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR PREVIEW Lyng’s men ready for Dubs challenge 2023 Leinster GAA SHC Round 4 Kilkenny vs Dublin UPMC Nowlan Park, Saturday 6pm >> SHERRY SAYS Dublin Preview Kilkenny welcomes the Dubs to UPMC Nowlan Park tomorrow evening in round four of this year’s Leinster Hurling Championship, knowing that victory …

Dunnamaggin ladies football
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY Dunnamaggin Ladies Football Club was formed in 2015 and over the last eight years, The Club has gone from strength to strength thanks to the tireless work of the many wonderful volunteers and parents involved that now has teams competing at every age group right up to adult level. The Club was …

Cats go goal crazy up North!
BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR REVIEW Mossy hits a hat-trick as TJ top scores Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Corrigan Park, Belfast Antrim 3-20 Kilkenny 5-31 All good things come to those who wait, and that certainly was the case in Corrigan Park last weekend as Kilkenny found the opposition net on no less …

Key mistakes made by runners that cause poor performance and injury
BY EOIN EVERARD “ It takes no more time to do the right training as the wrong training”. I find it incredibly frustrating when I see runners of any level not getting the results they should from the effort they put into their training. There are two typical scenarios I’ll explain here where this occurs: …

Thomas O’Connor
MICHAEL O’LEARY Their were wild celebrations in Wrexham following the Welsh Clubs return to the Football League for the first time since 2008, and also jubiliant scenes Stateside in Las Vegas as the clubs owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney celebrated a famous triumph. Central to Wrexham’s success and promotion back to League Football was …