Gavin Cooney

1 day ago | thejournal.ie | Olivia Kelleher |David Sneyd |Gavin Cooney

TWO-TIME All-Star hurler, Anthony Nash, asked a garda, “Do you know who I am?” when he was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after his car was found mounted in a ditch with the back of the vehicle protruding onto the road, a court has heard. Cork District Court heard that Nash (40) also told the garda, “I’m drunk,” when she approached him in Cloghroe in Blarney, Co Cork on the evening of 9 August, 2023.

1 week ago | the42.ie | Gavin Cooney

HEIMIR HALLGRIMSSON PRAISED his Irish players as he saw further progress in a 1-1 friendly draw against Senegal in Dublin. Ireland led at half-time through Kasey McAteer’s goal, but were denied a win by Ismalia Sarr’s late equaliser. “Our collective defence was good”, said the Irish manager. “We must recognise this is a world class team, unbeaten now in 21 games, 19 in the Fifa rankings. And there were times when we were defending without the ball we made them look quite average.

1 week ago | the42.ie | Gavin Cooney

ANOTHER 1-1 DRAW for Ireland’s bulging chronicles, then, though this was one to file under the ‘mildly disappointing’ heading. Facing a headily-rated but under-strength Senegal, Ireland maintained the momentum of their winning March to take a first-half lead through Kasey McAteer, but settled for a draw after Ismalia Sarr finally breached an Irish goal hitherto guarded by the lithe and brilliant Caoimhín Kelleher.

1 week ago | the42.ie | Gavin Cooney

THE FAI’S SOCIAL channels reheated a favoured dish yesterday, posting the clip of Robbie Keane’s “bail that out u fuckers” equaliser against Germany at the 2002 World Cup, on what was its 23rd (!) anniversary. For those of us too young to remember The Charlton Years, this remains our Peak Irish sporting moment, at a time the generation older than us reckoned we had finally cracked the whole qualifying lark. Alas, Ireland at the Fifa World Cup became another empty Celtic Tiger promise.

1 week ago | the42.ie | Gavin Cooney

TURN THE CLOCK back to St Patrick’s Day, 2017, as Robbie Brady picked up the FAI’s senior men’s player of the year for the first time. Brady won it for his exploits across 2016, which reached a heady peak with that headed goal against Italy on a tear-soaked night in Lille.