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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Darragh O'Flynn
Tipperary bounced back in style from last year's All-Ireland U20 final heartbreak loss to Offaly by beating the old for Kilkenny 3-19 to 1-16 in Nowlan Park, securing their first title at this age group since 2019. Speaking to TG4 after the game, senior and U20 star Darragh McCarthy admitted that the loss from last year spurred them on to victory. “We carried the wounds from last year, 12 months of pain got us over the line there today,” he said.
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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Darragh O'Flynn
Three goals in the first half helped New York fight off a late Cavan comeback as they secured a 4-17 to 2-17 victory to win their very first Lory Meagher Cup. Goals from Man of the Match David Mangan, who finished with 1-7, Dara Walsh, AJ Willis and Tomas O'Connor propelled the Exiles to the landmark win. New York only returned to hurling's fifth tier last weekend, beating Monaghan at the semi-final stage, having not previously played in a hurling Championship match here since 2006.
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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Darragh O'Flynn
Mayo have bounced back from their opening championship round-robin loss to Cavan by beating Tyrone 2-17 to 1-13. It’s been a tough week for the Connacht side as Kevin McStay had to step back from management duties due to health issues, while there was turmoil at board level.
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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Darragh O'Flynn
Antrim hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald has been suspended for eight weeks for ‘misconduct considered to have discredited the Association’ following his comments aimed towards referee Johnny Murphy after Antrim’s loss to Galway. The suspension in question occurred after Galway hammered Antrim by 28 points, with defender Declan McCloskey sent off just before the break for an off-the-ball incident.
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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Darragh O'Flynn
Former GAA president Nicky Brennan believes that the New York hurlers should have been introduced to the Nicky Rackard level of the competition rather than the bottom tier of the Lory Meagher.
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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Darragh O'Flynn
Kilkenny legend Richie Hogan shared an extract from his book in the latest episode of the Ratify Show on GAA Plus, recounting the time he disrupted Jim Gavin and his Dublin side during football training. “I lived in Whitehall for a few years and also lived in Drumcondra for over 15 years,” Hogan said. Back when I was finished teaching at twenty past two in Clontarf, I would be home by the time I was ready, and I would be out on one of those pitches.
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1 week ago | 
balls.ie | Darragh O'Flynn
Recently retired Offaly footballer Nigel Dunne believes Galway's mettle will be tested against Derry on Sunday and will speak volumes about the level of resilience within the Tribe camp as they aim to finally end their long wait for the Sam Maguire and bounce back from their opening round loss to Dublin.
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3 weeks ago | 
balls.ie | Darragh O'Flynn
Louth have etched their place in the history books after claiming their first Leinster title since 1957, beating Meath 3-14 to 1-18 and getting revenge for their infamous loss in 2010. After a campaign tormented by injury, Louth talisman Sam Mulroy was back to his very best, scoring 1-7 in a man-of-the-match performance.
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3 weeks ago | 
balls.ie | Darragh O'Flynn
Tyrone are one step away from completing back-to-back All-Ireland U20 football titles after a 2-14 to 0-14 win over Kerry in the semi-final at Portlaoise. In a repeat of the 2024 final, the champions were made to work for their victory by a Kerry side that were missing some key players, including captain Cormac Dillon, through injury. The Red Hand could make it a hat-trick of All-Ireland doubles as they look to match the 1991/1992 and 2000/2001 teams that won consecutive titles.
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3 weeks ago | 
balls.ie | Darragh O'Flynn
The sleeping giant is awake, Tipperary are back fighting. On Saturday, they came roaring out of the lions' den that is Ennis with a 4-18 to 2-21 win against the All-Ireland champions Clare, effectively ending their Liam McCarthy title defence. Clare might mathematically still be in with a shout, but they will need to beat Limerick in the Gaelic grounds, hope that Cork also overcome Limerick and will then need Waterford to get the job done against a resurgent Tipperary next weekend.
