Paul Welsh

1 week ago | independent.ie | Paul Welsh

‘A mix of good, bad and terrible’ says Ger Brennan as Louth squeeze past ClareGAA All-Ireland Senior Football ChampionshipClare manager Peter Keane, left, shakes hands with Louth manager Ger Brennan after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 3 match at Laois Hire O'Moore Park in Portlaoise. Photo by Shauna Clinton/SportsfileIt was never going to be an easy game against Clare and anyone who thought otherwise didn’t know the Bannermen.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Paul Welsh

Amongst those present were Lar Uachtaráin John Horan, who Chaired the Stadium Development Committee for the last number of years, Louth County Council Chief Executive David Conway, David Rogers, Chief Executive of the successful project contractors, the Ganson Group, local TDs and councillors and Gaels from clubs throughout the county. Louth County Chairperson Sean McClean, described the evening as ‘not just a significant occasion, but a defining moment in the story of Louth GAA’.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Paul Welsh

Elijah Faapito from Dundalk has been named Basketball Ireland's Underage Coach of the Year at just 21, making him the youngest ever recipient of the awardCalifornian born, but Dundalk raised, Elijah Faapito created a bit of Louth sporting history recently when he was named Basketball Ireland’s ‘Underage Coach of the Year’ - a national honour for the Dundalk Ravens U20s coach – but what makes the award remarkable, is that Elijah is only 21 - barely out of U20s himself.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Paul Welsh

GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Group 3 – Round 3: Louth v ClareLaois Hire, O’Moore Park, Portpaoise, Sunday June 15, 2pmWith both teams having lost to Down and Monaghan, Louth and Clare are in a precarious position. Holding a much better scoring difference (Louth -7, Clare -26), Ger Brennan’s side can afford to draw with Clare and still book a place in the pre-quarter-final qualifiers.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Paul Welsh

Both Louth and Clare are in a precarious position ahead of their GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship game in O’Moore Park on SundayWith both teams having lost to Down and Monaghan, Louth and Clare are in a precarious position. Holding a much better scoring difference (Louth -7, Clare -26), Ger Brennan’s side can afford to draw with Clare and still book a place in the pre-quarter-final qualifiers.