Michael O'Connor

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Michael O'Connor

All Galway eyes were on King & Moffat Dr Hyde Park as the 2022 All-Ireland U17 champions were praying for Leitrim to gain their first win of the Connacht U20 campaign by knocking out Roscommon. The Rossies only required a point to join Sligo in the provincial semi-final but there was never any danger of a shock as they ran out 6-17 to 1-7 victors, knocking Galway out.

3 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Michael O'Connor

Reigning All Ireland U17 football champions Galway are hanging on by a thread in this year’s Connacht U20 championship following a determined showing by Sligo in Markievicz Park on Wednesday. Wing back Darragh Walsh scored the winning score for the home side late on in the game that was nip and tuck throughout. At the interval Sligo held the narrowest 1-5 to 1-4 advantage as the brilliant Ronan Niland for Sligo and Ryan O’Donnell for Galway bagged a goal each in the 16th minute.

3 weeks ago | clarechampion.ie | Michael O'Connor

Munster U15E Corn Sean Aherne Football finalSt John Bosco, Kildysart 4-12 – Coláiste an Chroi Naofa 2-4“A golden generation of players for the school who turn up every day ready for football” was the simple one-liner offered by teacher and coach Cyril Kiniry following what can only be described as a total football performance provided by St John Bosco as the estuary school defeated Coláiste an Chroi Naofa in the provincial U-15E final in ideal conditions at TUS on Thursday.

4 weeks ago | clarechampion.ie | Michael O'Connor

Division 3 football round 2 round up. Blink and one misses the action in this season’s Division three football league. After just two rounds there have been a number of heavy defeats plus draws, close wins and shock defeats for teams expecting to pick up perceived easy wins. One can surmise that clubs are missing players early season but this will matter little at the end of May when the final tallies for promotion and relegation are decided.

1 month ago | clarechampion.ie | Michael O'Connor

A sense of sporting despair enveloped Father McNamara park on Sunday afternoon when following a powerful showing from the Clare minor panel they were denied a share of the spoils when Limerick midfielder Caitlin Ryan scored an injury time winner. Over the hour this was without doubt the best showing of the county minor side in this year’s campaign and against one of the stronger sides in the competition to add for good measure.