It was announced a short while ago that, following a pitch inspection earlier in the morning, today’s match against Meath at Páirc Tailteann is ON. Here’s the official announcement from Meath GAA: Following a pitch/venue inspection at Páirc Tailteann this morning at 08:30, @MeathGAA have decided that: 1. The Allianz Football League game goes ahead as fixed at 2pm. 2. […]
With Storm Ciara set to sweep in across the North-West tomorrow, the eminently sensible decision was taken tonight to call off tomorrow’s LGFA NFL Division One match between Mayo and Waterford. The cancellation of the game was confirmed on Twitter earlier tonight in the following terms: Lidl NFL Division 1 Round 3 v Waterford Please note tomorrow’s league game against […]
Meath GAA announced a short while ago that a pitch inspection of Páirc Tailteann in Navan will be undertaken at 8.30am tomorrow morning. ??PITCH [email protected] will inspect Páirc Tailteann at 08:30 Sunday morning. We will review if the venue can host both games as scheduled. Please stay tuned to our social media for updates. #GAA #MeathGAA #MeathFootball pic.twitter.com/kduJk6NeQn — Meath […]
There were two Mayo team announcements made earlier today and here they are. First up is the team named for tomorrow’s Connacht U20 Championship quarter-final against Galway at MacHale Park (throw-in 2pm). The starting fifteen for this all-or-nothing provincial Championship knockout tie is as follows: Mayo (Connacht U20 Championship quarter-final v Galway, 8/2/2020): Jamie McNicoholas (Kiltimagh); Jack Coyne (Ballyhaunis, captain), […]
Photo: MichaelMaye.com What with the amount of snow that dumped down on Kildare and surrounding counties last week, justifiable fears have been expressed as to whether or not the pitch at St Conleth’s Park in Newbridge will be playable on Sunday. It appears those concerns have now been allayed. A piece in the Irish Sun today (here) quotes a Kildare […]
Photo: @Kildare365 The red alerts have all passed, the country’s getting back to normal and last weekend’s slew of postponed football matches have all been re-confirmed for this coming weekend. For us, it’s a must-win basement battle against Kildare at St Conleth’s Park in Newbridge, a match that’s been fixed for Sunday with a 2pm throw-in. We had a decent […]
I’ve just been out for a tramp in the snow – the photo above is of the Clontarf seafront a short while ago – and have come back home to see an email from the GAA season ticket account confirming that all matches scheduled for this weekend are off. The official announcement from the GAA is here. As expected, everything […]
Well, the snow has arrived. Not just up here in the east but across most of the country as well it would appear. But what fell last night is, by all accounts, merely the opening salvo, with blizzard conditions expected to hit tomorrow and Friday. The worst of the snow should have fallen by Saturday but the temperatures aren’t expected […]
We’re not yet half-way through February but today at Pearse Stadium we’re due to play our third match in this year’s National Football League campaign. Galway, already feeling right at home on their return to top tier spring football, provide the opposition and the match throws in today at 2pm, preceded by the ladies’ League clash between the same counties, […]
Image: @ConnachtGAA It’s Friday morning, that’s a cracking bit of sunshine out there and the weekend is just up ahead. Not any old weekend either but the one that sees the start of another championship campaign for us. Life could be worse, people. Just to prove that the Irish Independent isn’t a cesspit of Mayo-hating, click-baiting ogres (well, not all […]