Donny Mahoney

1 week ago | balls.ie | Rob O'Halloran |Patrick McCarry |Eoin Harrington |Donny Mahoney

Incredibly, the Aviva Stadium is 15 years old. Officially opened by Taoiseach Brian Cowen on the 14th May 2010, the new stadium didn't host a game until 31st July when the O2 Challenge rugby game was played, followed a few days later by the visit of Manchester United to take on a League of Ireland XI. The development of Lansdowne Road was a long time coming, finally getting the go ahead after plans for The Bertie Bowl (Stadium Ireland) and Eircom Park went array.

1 week ago | balls.ie | Donny Mahoney

The Sam Maguire round robin stage finished in dramatic fashion on Sunday. Attention turns immediately towards this weekend's preliminary quarterfinal matches, and the draw for those games. All four preliminary quarterfinals will take place across the coming weekend, and all four will be aired on GAA+The draw for the Preliminary Quarterfinals takes place on Monday morning on Morning Ireland on RTE Radio after the 8.30am news bulletin.

2 weeks ago | balls.ie | Donny Mahoney

Rory McIlroy's dismal 2025 US Open continued today when he shot a four over par round of 74 on Saturday. He's in a tie for 50th place after making the cut with a birdie on the 18th hole in Friday's round. After the round he did something he hadn't done in six rounds at a Major - McIlroy chatted to the media. There's been a clear tension between McIlroy and golf's press pack in the months following the Masters win, with McIlroy especially peeved about the leaking of info around his failed driver.

2 weeks ago | balls.ie | Donny Mahoney

Galway salvaged their season with a thrilling 2-22 to 0-27 over their old nemesis Armagh on Saturday evening in Cavan. The result means Galway finish third in the Group of Death and will be away in the preliminary quarterfinal round next week. Dublin defeated Derry in Newry and finish second based on head-to-head on Galway. It all seemed incredibly unlikely at halftime for Galway. They trailed by eight at the break and missed two first-half penalties.

2 weeks ago | balls.ie | Donny Mahoney

On a mammoth weekend of gaelic football, the biggest shock came from the first match to finish up. Meath routed Kerry by 9 points in Tullamore to claim a spot in the All-Ireland quarterfinals. It was an absolutely titanic victory for the Royal County, who are now the first team since Tyrone to beat Kerry and Dublin in the same Championship campaign since 2008. Tyrone won the All-Ireland that year.