Super 8

First fixtures and dates of Super 8s confirmed

Fans from four counties can start making plans around that weekend now. There are still 12 counties vying for the final four places in the 2019 All-Ireland quarter finals, or Super 8s. As provincial title winners, Donegal, Kerry, Dublin and Roscommon are already qualified and lying in wait. The draw for Round 3 of the […]

7 years ago

All-Ireland semi-finals confirmed as quarter-final group stage draws to a close

Dublin will play Galway and Monaghan will play either Donegal or Tyrone in this year’s All-Ireland semi-finals. 14-man Galway slumped to an eight-point defeat to 13-man Monaghan in Salthill while Kerry crushed Kildare in Killarney but it was not enough after Monaghan’s win dumped the Kingdom out of this year’s championship. Drew Wylie and Colin Walshe […]

8 years ago

Complete TV guide for a bumper Sunday of sport

As if an All-Ireland semi-final hurling replay and the final round of the All-Ireland quarter-final group stages wasn’t enough to keep you busy, the Irish women’s hockey team decided to go ahead and put themselves into a World Cup final. A penalty shootout win over Spain (finally) put Graham Shaw’s side into the final where […]

8 years ago

“If they spent more time out of the gym, there’s no reason why you have to have as many players back”

Oh, the blanket defence. What have you done to our beautiful game? Over the past number of seasons, Gaelic football has become a lesser spectacle. The game has gone uber defensive which has made for ultra boring match-ups, as highlighted by Tomas Corrigan on Monday’s episode of the GAA Hour. To add insult to injury, […]

8 years ago

Kerry make one interesting change for Super 8 clash with Galway

Freshening up the attack. Kerry’s Super 8 clash with Galway, at Croke Park, will clash with the World Cup final on Sunday but tens of thousands will flock to the game and view it on TV [RTE]. It should be a cracker. The Munster and Connacht SFC champions will go toe-to-toe and hope to gain […]

8 years ago

GAA confirm dates and times for rounds two and three of the Super 8s

The GAA have confirmed the dates and times for all three phases of the All-Ireland football Super 8 series as well as the All-Ireland semi-finals in hurling. The GAA confirmed on Tuesday that Roscommon will face Tyrone at 5pm in Croke Park on Saturday while Dublin will play Donegal in the evening game at 7pm. Then on Sunday Kildare will play Monaghan […]

8 years ago