St. Finbarr's GAA

“I was in the Blackrock end goal looking up to the heavens saying, “Get us through it” – Kerins following his late father’s footsteps

It was in the dying minutes of the 2018 Cork county final when St Finbarr’s goalkeeper John Kerins found himself looking up at the sky. Unbelievably, the Barrs had gone 33 years without winning the big one and as the clock ticked and the big prize finally beckoned, it was around then when the significance […]

4 years ago

“There’s a reason we did all those sprints” – Tunnel-vision brings the Barrs back

Alan O’Connor remembers the slogging. How could he forget it? It was the quietest January known to man, it was a batten down the hatches job but, in lock-down this time last year, the St Finbarr’s senior football team weren’t sitting on their hands. There was no end in sight and there were no fixtures […]

4 years ago

TG4 have tonnes of All-Ireland pedigree on show this weekend

Thank God for TG4… You could be forgiven for thinking that once the inter-county season ends, the GAA scene goes quiet, however it’s quite the opposite as the club game takes over from September through to Christmas, and every weekend TG4 completely spoil fans with some top quality club action. Whether it’s the big ball […]

7 years ago