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Paul Dollery
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Sports writer from Cork.
This is an outstanding score by Chris Nolan in Carlow’s win over Waterford.

Going away from goal, pushed out to the left touchline but doesn’t even glance at the posts.
February 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Piece in today's paper with Kevin O'Callaghan, Kildare's Player of the Year in 2023, who believes he has been omitted from this season's panel because of his social media activity.

"It couldn’t have been related to my performances."
January 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Chris Crummey has been named Dublin senior hurling captain for 2025. Conor Burke will be vice-captain #GAA
January 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Kerryman Fionán Mackessy to make his competitive Kilkenny debut on Sunday. Selected at wing-back to play Clare #GAA
January 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Ronan O'Toole won't be playing for Westmeath this season.

They've now lost six starters from the team that played Derry in their last championship match of 2024

#GAA

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Westmeath boss McCabe faces setback as key player opts out for 2025 season
NEW Westmeath boss Dermot McCabe will have to plan without Ronan O’Toole for his first season at the helm. Due to travel plans, the star forward has decided to take a year out of inter-county footb…
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January 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Teams who won their first county title and first All-Ireland club title (football) in the same season:

Nemo Rangers (Cork) - 1972/73
Thomond College (Limerick) - 1977/78
O'Donovan Rossa (Cork) - 1992/93
Caltra (Galway) - 2003/04
Cuala (Dublin) - 2024/25

#GAA
January 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
John Donnelly will captain the Kilkenny hurlers in 2025, having helped Thomastown to win the county title last October #GAA
January 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
As a team-mate and manager, Pat Ryan had a big impact on many of the current Sarsfields team.

Aside from winning Senior and Under-21 All-Irelands, he was one of the most influential hurlers on the Cork club scene for well over a decade.

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Cork boss Pat Ryan enjoys supporting role as hometown club Sarsfields fly high
THE Sarsfields side that upset Blackrock to reach the 1995 Cork SHC quarter-finals boasted All-Ireland winners and household names Teddy McCarthy, John Considine and Tadhg Murphy. Yet it was the em…
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December 15, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Séamus Harnedy and Cork’s other long-serving veterans are all on board for 2025, manager Pat Ryan has confirmed.

“All the players are back. Nobody has retired… As far as I was concerned, there was never any doubt about Séamus coming back in.”

#GAA
December 10, 2024 at 9:33 AM
In Mallow for the Munster Club SFC final #GAA
December 8, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Conor Fogarty the latest Kilkenny stalwart to call time on his inter-county career.

He played in every Championship match for them from June 2014 to July 2021 – 36 appearances, 35 as a starter.

The block on Mark Rodgers in the 2023 All-Ireland semi-final summed him up #GAA
December 3, 2024 at 1:12 PM
All-Ireland Club Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals:

Loughrea (Galway)
vs.
Na Fianna (Dublin)

Sarsfields (Cork)
vs.
Slaughtneil (Derry)

Games to be played on the weekend of December 14-15.

#GAA
December 1, 2024 at 6:26 PM
The Limerick hurlers' pre-season panel, including confirmation of the return of Shane Dowling #GAA
November 28, 2024 at 9:28 PM
All-Ireland Club SHC semi-finals

Loughrea (Galway) vs. Na Fianna (Dublin) or Kilcormac-Killoughey (Offaly)

Portaferry (Down) or Slaughtneil (Derry) vs. Ballygunner (Waterford) or Sarsfields (Cork)

#GAA
November 25, 2024 at 9:29 AM
All-Ireland Club SFC semi-finals

Pádraig Pearses (Roscommon) or Coolera-Strandill (Sligo) vs. St Mary’s Ardee (Louth) or Cuala (Dublin)

Dr Crokes (Kerry) or Loughmore-Castleiney (Tipperary) vs. Kilcoo (Down) or Errigal Ciaran (Tyrone)

#GAA
November 25, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Fraher Field in Dungarvan ahead of the Munster Club SFC semi-final between Rathgormack and Dr Crokes #GAA
November 24, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Brendan Rogers on Rory Gallagher:

“A lot of players would have an affection to how Rory Gallagher coached us…

“There’s a love for how he treated the players and they got on very well with him…

“Would he have been a good coach for us again? Absolutely. The man’s IQ for football is phenomenal…”
November 21, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Reposted by Paul Dollery
Conor Niland’s The Racket wins William Hill Sports Book of The Year, congrats @gcooney93 - fantastic achievement.
November 19, 2024 at 2:52 PM
2015 National League against Monaghan.

A goal for Brian Fenton in the fourth minute of his Dublin senior debut #GAA
November 19, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Brian Fenton’s retirement confirmed in a Dublin GAA statement #GAA
November 19, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Chrissy McKaigue and 2024 Footballer of the Year Paul Conroy.

A couple of great inter-county careers preparing for lift-off during the All-Ireland minor final 17 years ago #GAA
November 18, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Down to the last 9 clubs in the All-Ireland Club Senior Hurling title race:

Ballygunner (Waterford)
Castletown-Geoghegan (Westmeath)
Kilcormac-Killoughey (Offaly)
Loughrea (Galway)
Na Fianna (Dublin)
Portaferry (Down)
Sarsfields (Cork)
Slaughtneil (Derry)
St Martin’s (Wexford)

#GAA
November 17, 2024 at 9:11 PM
If he misses the Munster SHC opener against Tipperary in April, Limerick will have someone other than Nickie Quaid in goal for a Championship game for the first time since the 2015 Munster semi-final loss to Tipp.

Quaid has made 48 consecutive Championship appearances #GAA
November 17, 2024 at 2:47 PM
SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh ahead of Sarsfields 🔵⚪️ versus Feakle 🟡🟢, one of whom will be looking forward to a first ever Munster Club Senior Hurling Championship final appearance before the day is out #GAA
November 17, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Big blow for Limerick’s plans for 2025. All-Star goalkeeper Nickie Quaid has ruptured his ACL. Could potentially rule him out for next season #GAA
November 17, 2024 at 11:44 AM