Dermot Crowe

6 days ago | independent.ie | Dermot Crowe

Donegal manager played influential role in Naomh Máirtín getting over the line as Wee champions for the first time – and for their title defenceThe request to drive back to Louth from Clare for club training wasn’t what Craig Lynch wanted to hear when he got the call during a short holiday break in 2020. Naomh Máirtín were having a session on Tuesday and he was told that he needed to be there. But he was in west Clare for a few days with his wife availing of an easing of Covid restrictions.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Dermot Crowe

Shane Walsh on his team’s support: ‘When the lads give you that backing, and Pádraic gives you that backing, it’s huge’Shane Walsh of Galway celebrates after kicking his side's match-winning free against Armagh at Kingspan Breffni in Cavan. Photo by Ben McShane/SportsfileShane Walsh said the backing of his teammates had helped him through uncertain form in recent matches, speaking after delivering his best performance of the championship at Kingspan Breffni Park on Saturday evening.

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Dermot Crowe

Galway manager Padraic Joyce said his players were “fighting for our lives” after coming through an absorbing match in the final round-robin game in Breffni Park on Saturday night. In a riveting Football Championship, this was one of the most enthralling matches to date, with Galway coming from eight points down at half-time with two first-half penalties yielding just 0-01. They won 2-22 to 0-27 at the death with a free from Shane Walsh.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Dermot Crowe

‘We took the shackles off’ – Galway’s Pádraic Joyce on Tribesmen’s second-half comeback against ArmaghGalway manager Pádraic Joyce at Kingspan Breffni in Cavan on Saturday. Photo: Ben McShane/SportsfileGalway manager Pádraic Joyce said his players were “fighting for our lives” after coming through an absorbing match in the final round-robin game in Kingspan Breffni Park on Saturday night.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Dermot Crowe

Dermot Crowe: Cork bounce back in style to slay giant but John Kiely’s Limerick are still breathingCork's Niall O'Leary in action against Limerick's Cian Lynch during their Munster SHC final. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/SportsfileFor those in a hurry, the Gaelic Grounds was not the place to be last weekend. Cork and Limerick produced a version of Long Day’s Journey Into Night, a game that started at 6.0pm not ending until the first-ever penalty shootout to decide a Munster final had been completed.