Month: September 2021

THERE’S PLENTY OF sporting action taking place this weekend to keep fans couch-bound from Friday through Sunday.

It will see the return of inter-county football action, in addition to the second round of the hurling leagues. 

It’s FA Cup final weekend in England, while the Women’s Champions League final also takes place. The Premier League nears its conclusion, with horse racing, League of Ireland and inter-provincial Rainbow Cup games also on offer.

Here’s the full list of what’s on offer. 

Friday 

3am: Overnight NBA action from Phoenix as the Portland Trail Blazers face the Suns — Sky Sports Arena.

11.45am: The Giro d’Italia reaches Stage 7 to Termoli with coverage on Eurosport 1.

1.30pm: Sky Sports Golf will continue their coverage of the British Masters from the Belfry. 

1.30pm: There’s horse racing on ITV4 from York, which includes the Yorkshire Cup.

5.45pm: SSE Airtricity Premier Division clash between Finn Harps and Dundalk can be viewed on WatchLOI.

6pm: Munster face Connacht in the Rainbow Cup and you can follow the action on eir Sport 1, Premier Sport 1 and TG4 (deferred).

8.15pm: It’s Leinster v Ulster in the Rainbow Cup and it will also be covered on eir Sport 1, Premier Sports 1 and TG4 (deferred).

6pm: The Byron Nelson golf tournament will be shown on Sky Sports Golf from Texas.

6.30pm: Diving fans can watch the European Aquatics Championships from Budapest on the BBC Red Button. 

7.45pm: In the rugby league Super League, Leeds Rhinos play Wakefioeld Trinity on Sky Sports Arena.

7.45pm: BT Sport 1 will broadcast Bath v Sale in the English Premiership. 

7.45pm: SSE Airtricity Premier Division meeting of Drogheda United and St Patrick’s Athletic can be viewed on WatchLOI.

8pm: Newcastle United face champions Manchester City in the Premier League — Sky Sports Premier League.

Saturday

2am: Overnight NBA action on Sky Sports Arena sees the Toronto Raptors travel to Dallas to play the Mavericks.

10.30am: There’s Olympic qualifying from Hungary in canoeing on Eurosport 2.

12.30pm: The Premier League kicks off on Saturday as Burnley host Leeds United on BT Sport 1.

11.35am: Stage 8 of the Giro d’Italia to Guardia Sanframondi with coverage on Eurosport 1.

12.30pm: Rangers host Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership — Sky Sports Football. 

12.30pm: Sky Sports Golf continue their coverage of the British Masters from the Belfry. 

1pm: The Lions face the Stormers in the Rainbow Cup on Premier Sport 1.

1.25pm: Horse racing fans can watch action from Newbury, including the Lockinge Stakes, on both UTV and Virgin Media One.

3pm: Southampton v Fulham takes place on Sky Sports Premier League and Premier Sports 2.

3pm: Premier Sport 1 will show the meeting of Scarlets and Cardiff Blues in the Rainbow Cup. 

3pm: Kerry clash with Galway in the Allianz Football League on eir Sport 1.

3.30pm: Cork face Kildare in the Allianz Football League — eir Sport 2.

3.30pm: Leicester v Harlequins in the English Premiership will be shown on BT Sport 2. 

4pm: Diving continues in the European Aquatics Championships from Budapest on the BBC Red Button.  

5.15pm: The FA Cup final between Leicester City and Chelsea takes place on BBC 1, BT Sport 1 and eir Sport 1.

5pm: More GAA as Tyrone clash with Ulster rivals Donegal in the Allianz Football League on TG4.

5pm: The Byron Nelson golf tournament will be shown on Sky Sports Golf from TPC Craig Ranch in Texas. 

5.15pm: The Bulls face the Sharks in the Rainbow Cup on eir Sport 2 and Premier Sports 2.

6pm: Boxing starts on Sky Sports Action from Manchester for the bouts of Gamal Yafai v Jason Cunningham, Lerrone Richards v Giovanni de Carolis and Joshua Buatsi v Daniel Blenda Dos Santos.

7.30pm: The Allianz Hurling League will see Tipperary face Cork on RTÉ 2 and eir Sport 2.

7.35pm: More Rainbow Cup action sees Edinburgh take on Glasgow on eir Sport 1 and Premier Sports 1.

8pm: Brighton face West Ham on Sky Sports Premier League.

Sunday

2am: There’s more overnight NBA action from San Antonio as the Phoenix Suns play the Spurs. 

3am: The UFC fight card sees Charles Oliveira fight Michael Chandler in the main event — BT Sports 1.

10.30am: There’s Olympic qualifying from Hungary in canoeing on Eurosport 2.

11.10am: Stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia to Campo Felice with coverage on Eurosport 1. 

12pm: Crystal Palace take on Aston Villa — Sky Sports Premier League 

12pm: Eurosport 2 will have coverage of the final stage of the Tour of Hungary.

1.45pm: Roscommon host Dublin in the Allianz Football League on TG4.

2pm: The TG4 app will have live coverage of the Allianz Football League tie between Monaghan and Armagh.

2.05pm: Tottenham Hotspur v Wolves is aired on Sky Sports Premier League.

2.05pm: Diving continues in the European Aquatics Championships from Budapest on BBC 2 and again from 5pm on the BBC Red Button.  

3pm: There’s horse racing on RTÉ 2 from Naas as the Royal Ascot Trials Day takes place.

3.45pm: It’s Galway v Limerick in the Allianz Hurling League — TG4.

4.30pm: West Brom face Liverpool on Sky Sports Premier League.

6pm: The Byron Nelson golf tournament will be shown on Sky Sports Golf from TPC Craig Ranch in Texas. 

7pm: Everton face Sheffield United in the Premier League on BT Sport 1.

8pm: The Women’s Champions League final will see Chelsea meet Barcelona on BT Sport 2.

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GARRYMORE’S ENDA HESSION will make his Mayo senior debut in tomorrow’s National Football League Division 2 North opener against Down (2pm).

James Horan had tipped the former county minor captain to make the step up to senior this season, and Hession starts at right corner-back in MacHale Park tomorrow.

Rory Brickenden, who featured in last winter’s championship, starts at wing-back in what will be his first league appearance.

But there is no place in the starting XV for Aidan O’Shea who suffered a knee injury scare in training last month.

Scans ruled out the initial fears that O’Shea may have damaged his anterior cruciate ligament, but Mayo have yet to offer a definitive timeline for his return.

Meanwhile, Fergal Lohan and Brian Dooher have named the first Tyrone team of the post-Mickey Harte era as they take on Donegal tomorrow evening (5pm).

Dungannon Clarkes’ Paul Donaghy makes his senior debut for the Red Hand at wing-forward.

Mayo SF v Down

1. Rob Hennelly (Breaffy)

2. Enda Hession (Garrymore)
3. Oisin Mullin (Kilmaine)
4. Lee Keegan (Westport)

5. Michael Plunkett (Ballintubber)
6. Paddy Durcan (capt, Castlebar Mitchels)
7. Rory Brickenden (Westport)

8. Matthew Ruane (Breaffy)
9. Diarmuid O’Connor (Ballintubber)

10. Fionn McDonagh (Westport)
11. Kevin McLoughlin (Knockmore)
12. Jordan Flynn (Crossmolina Deel Rovers)

13. Tommy Conroy (The Neale)
14. Cillian O’Connor (Ballintubber)
15. Ryan O’Donoghue (Belmullet)

Tyrone SF v Donegal

1. Niall Morgan (Edendork)

2. Rory Brennan (Trillick)
3. Ronan McNamee (Aghyaran)
4. Padraig Hampsey (capt, Coalisland)

5. Michael Cassidy (Ardboe)
6. Peter Harte (Errigal Ciaran)
7. Michael O’Neill (Ardboe)

8. Frank Burns (Pomeroy)
9. Brian Kennedy (Derrylaughan)

10. Paul Donaghy (Dungannon Clarkes)
11. Mattie Donnelly (Trillick)
12. Conor Meyler (Omagh)

13. Kieran McGeary (Pomeroy)
14. Conor McKenna (Eglish)
15. Richard Donnelly (Trillick)

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PAUDIE CLIFFORD IS in line to make his first start for Kerry in tomorrow’s Allianz Football League Division 1 South meeting against Galway.

Clifford made an appearances off the bench against Monaghan in the league last winter while he was a second-half substitute in the Munster semi-final defeat to Cork. 

Peter Keane starts 10 of the side that lost that game to Cork, in addition to four who arrived off the bench. 

He makes the starting XV for the first time, joining younger brother David and Killian Spillane in the full-forward line, with Paul Geaney featuring on the half-forward line alongside Sean O’Shea and Dara Moynihan.

Meanwhile, Kieran McGeeney has named his Armagh side to face Monaghan on Sunday.

Rian O’Neill, Stefan Campbell and Rory Grugan start in a storing full-forward line, with Oisin O’Neill and Niall Grimley paired at midfield.

Kerry (vs Galway)

1. Shane Ryan (Rathmore)

2. Brian O Beaglaoich (An Ghaeltacht)
3. Tadhg Morley (Templenoe)
4. Jason Foley (Ballydonoghue)

5. Paul Murphy (Rathmore)
6. Gavin Crowley (Templenoe)
7. Gavin White (Dr Crokes)

8. David Moran (Kerins O’Rahillys)
9. Jack Barry (Na Gaeil)

10. Dara Moynihan (Spa)
11. Sean O’Shea (Kenmare Shamrocks)
12. Paul Geaney (Dingle)

13. David Clifford (Fossa)
14. Killian Spillane (Templenoe)
15. Paudie Clifford (Fossa)

Armagh (vs Monaghan)

1. Blaine Hughes

2. Ryan Kennedy
3. Aidan Forker
4. James Morgan

5. Connaire Mackin
6. Aaron McKay
7. Greg McCabe

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8. Niall Grimley
9. Oisin O’Neill

10. Jarly Og Burns
11. Ciaron O’Hanlon
12. Jemar Hall

13. Rian O’Neill
14. Stefan Campbell
15. R Grugan

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2019 ALL-IRELAND SENIOR club camogie champions Sarsfields of Galway are leading calls for the completion of the outstanding 2020 action — the provincial and national championship series.

Earlier this week, the Camogie Association overturned its controversial fixture plan as 53% of clubs voted in favour of a split-season format for 2021.

After an ugly back-and-forth involving the Gaelic Players Association [GPA] with inter-county players threatening strike action, members were polled on what direction the schedule should take.

The inter-county championship will now take place after the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues, which start this weekend, with 2021 club competitions following thereafter.

This decision, however, has come at a cost for clubs who were due to contest the 2020 All-Ireland club series. As of now, it will remain incomplete.

RTÉ Sport reports that the six senior clubs affected — Loughiel, Drom and Inch, Thomastown, Inagh Kilnamona, Sarsfields and Oulart-The Ballagh — have written to the Camogie Association this week to seek a window for those competitions to be completed.

The dates of 7, 13, 20 and 27 June have been put forward as four weekends that could see the completion of the senior championship – a proposed fixture schedule that would run in tandem with the 2021 leagues.

@gbfmsports @ConnachtCamogie @Drom_Camogie @inagh_kilnamona @OulartC @ThomastownC @LoughgielCamogi @SportsDaz @womenshurling @OfficialCamogie @WomensGPA @HerSportDotIE @TuamHerald @wsdotie @GalwayCamogie96 pic.twitter.com/yG2Nqbgn1M

— Sarsfields Camogie Club, Galway 🇳🇬 (@SarsfieldsCC) May 13, 2021

Manager Michael ‘Hopper’ McGrath spoke out passionately on Galway Bay FM today.

“We’ve the template set for them. done everything for them only give us a pitch, give us a ref, let’s get on with it,” the Tribe playing great said.

“I’m telling you now, the repercussions for this are going to be drastic. It’s going to split county players, it’s going to split club players, we don’t want that. We have eight on the county panel with Galway and we’re very proud of them. But we’re all about the mantra: you’re a club person number one, that’s where you start, that’s where you finish.

Don’t get me wrong, I played with the county myself and you give everything you have to the county, but it should not impede on club players. Club players make up 98% of the thing. Okay, the GPA are doing good things for the players, but they’re doing a lot wrong as well. They’re not doing anything for these [club] players, these are the heart of the communities, the heart of the Association.”

“We want to sit down at them around the table, or whatever way it is over Zoom,” he added. “They have to negotiate with us. They just have to. Who’s suffering? Everyone’s suffering.

“I hope they realise the effort that players have been putting in the last six months, putting their lives on hold for this. The county players threatened to strike, we have a nuclear option too and we’ll be pressing that button if needs be. We’re going as far as we possibly can to get common sense prevailing.”

✅Suitable dates proposed & outlined.
✅Respective clubs ready to go. @OfficialCamogie @HildaBreslin What’s the plan of action? https://t.co/XxiQn2ja0U

— Orlaith Mc Grath (@OrlaithMcGrath) May 14, 2021

Every players dream is to represent their club at the highest level. For some girls it's their first chance and for others it may be their last! Let's not undermind the importance of the club provincial and All-Ireland Championship. Hopefully the @OfficialCamogie will see sense! https://t.co/2YKiYz3zTQ

— Shauna Sinnott (@ShaunaSinnott) May 14, 2021

Let’s hope the @OfficialCamogie see sense and do the right thing and what was promised. https://t.co/lTBXUGoMCI

— Jackie Tyrrell (@MrJackieTee) May 13, 2021

Would love for the @OfficialCamogie to explain their reasoning behind the All-Ireland Club Championship being completely disregarded despite numerous times being told it was going ahead. No reason it can’t be played before the inter-county championship begins. @SarsfieldsCC https://t.co/LiztEy80Xb

— Siobhan Mc Grath (@grath_siobhan) May 11, 2021

Sarsfields released a statement yesterday — Oulart-The-Ballagh did too (read below) — which reads as follows:

“As things currently stand, following the outcome of the Camogie Association’s 2021 Fixtures poll of clubs, the All Ireland Club Championships 2020 will not now be concluding.

“Understandably, Sarsfields Camogie Club, as with all the other clubs involved, are extremely dissatisfied with this outcome and see no reason why the 2020 championships cannot be concluded.

“There is no reason why the 2020 championships cannot be completed during the inter-county leagues as is the case every other year.

“Repeated assurances were provided by the Camogie Association that the championships would be concluding and all our players together with hundreds of players across the country proceeded to train remotely on that basis.

“The Camogie Association states in its mission statement that “Camogie is at the heart of the community, a game that inspires, an Association for all”. With its abandonment of the All Ireland 2020 club championships, the Camogie Association has disregarded its own vision.

“What happened to the club being the heart and soul of our communities? Where do all players start and finish their careers?

“The championships have to be played and suitable dates have been identified by the clubs involved. Club players’ voices need to be heard for once and for all.”

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THE GALWAY SIDE to face All-Ireland champions Limerick on Sunday has been named. 

Tribe boss Shane O’Neill makes four changes to the side from last weekend’s big win over Westmeath, as Padraic Mannion, Joseph Cooney, Adrian Tuohey and David Burke come into the team.

Out go Aidan Harte, Conor Cooney, Shane Cooney and Johnny Coen, with the latter two named on the bench. Joe Canning is also among the substitutes.

The Limerick side sees Cian Lynch and Geared Hegarty come into the team to make their first starts of the year, while youngster Cathal O’Neill is also given the nod by John Kiely.

Leaving Cert student O’Neill is making his senior debut for the Treaty.

The Tipperary team to face Cork has also been named as veterans Paudie Maher, Noel and John McGrath, plus John O’Dwyer make their seasonal debuts.

Kieran Kingston makes four changes to his team for the game against Liam Sheedy’s side.

Sean O’Leary Hayes, Robert Downey, Shane Kingston, and Alan Cadogan are introduced, replacing Sean O’Donoghue, Seamus Harnedy, Jack O’Connor and Shane Barrett.

Finally, Brian Lohan was unable to name a full Clare starting XV to play Wexford after late injuries to Éire Óg duo David Reidy and Shane O’Donnell at training tonight.

Lohan made three changes so far as Rory Hayes, Liam Corry and David Fitzgerald come into the side as Paul Flanagan, Paddy Donnellan and Cian Galvin drop out. 

The team togging out against Luimneach this Sunday🤩#GaillimhAbú #riseofthetribe@SupermacsIRE pic.twitter.com/Zo3F2Jesq4

— Galway GAA (@Galway_GAA) May 14, 2021

Galway (vs Limerick)

1. Eanna Murphy (Tommy Larkins)

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2. Sean Loftus (Turloughmore)
3. Gearoid McInerneny (Ornamore Maree)
4. Jack Fitzpatrick (Killimordaly)

5. Adrian Tuohy (Beach)
6. Padraic Mannion (captain — Ahascragh-Fohenagh)
7. Fintan Burke (St Thomas’)

8. David Burke (St Thomas’)
9. Cathal Mannion (Ahascragh-Fohenagh)

10. Joseph Cooney (Sarsfields)
11. Evan Niland (Clarinbridge)
12. Brian Connannon (Killimordaly)

13. Jarlath Mannion (Cappataggle)
14. Niall Burke (Oranmore Maree)
15. Conor Whelan (Kinvara)

Limerick (vs Galway)

1. Nickie Quaid (Effin)

2. Aaron Costello (Kilmallock)
3. Dan Morrissey (Ahane)
4. Richie English (Doon)

5. Diarmaid Byrnes (Patrickswell)
6. Kyle Hayes (Kildimo/Pallaskenry)
7. Barry Nash (South Liberties)

8. William O’Donoghue (Na Piarsiagh)
9. Brian O’Grady (Kilteely/Dromkeen)

10. Gearoid Hegarty (St. Patrick’s)
11. Cian Lynch (Patrickswell) (Captain
12. David Reidy (Dromin-Athlacca)

13. Cathal O’Neill (Crecora/Manister)
14. Seamus Flanagan (Feohanagh-Castlemahon)
15. Peter Casey (Na Piarsaigh)

Tipperary (vs Cork)

1. Barry Hogan (Kiladangan)

2. Cathal Barrett (Holycross-Ballycahill)
3. Brian McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney)
4. Barry Heffernan (Nenagh Éire Óg)

5. Paudie Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
6. Seamus Kennedy (St Mary’s Clonmel)
7. Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)

8. Alan Flynn (Kiladangan)
9. Dan McCormack (Borris-Ileigh)

10. Jason Forde (Silvermines)
11. Noel McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney)
12. Niall O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs)

13. John O’Dwyer (Killenaule)
14. John McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney)
15. Willie Connors (Kiladangan)

Cork (vs Limerick)

1. Patrick Collins (Ballinhassig)

2. Niall O’Leary (Castlelyons)
3. Damien Cahalane (St Finbarr’s)
4. Sean O’Leary Hayes (Mildeton)

5. R Downey (Glen Rovers)
6. Mark Coleman (Blarney)
7. Niall Cashman (Blackrock)

8. B Hennessy (St Finbarrs)
9. T O’Mahony (Newtownshandrum)

10. Robbie O’Flynn (Erins Own)
11. Shane Kingston (Douglas)
12. Darragh Fitzgibbon (Charleville)

13. Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers)
14. Alan Cadogan (Douglas)
15. L Meade (Newcestown)

Clare (vs Wexford)

1: Eibhear Quilligan (Feakle)

2: Rory Hayes (Wolfe Tones)
3: Conor Cleary (St Josephs Miltown)
4: Liam Corry (Éire Óg)

5: Diarmuid Ryan (Cratloe)
6: John Conlon (Clonlara)
7: Aidan McCarthy (Inagh/Kilnamona)

8: David Fitzgerald (Inagh/Kilnamona)
9: Tony Kelly (Ballyea)

10: Cathal Malone (Sixmilebridge)
11: TBC
12: Colin Guilfoyle (Newmarket-on-Fergus)

13: Ryan Taylor (Clooney/Quin)
14: Aron Shanagher (Wolfe Tones)
15: TBC

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KATRINA PARROCK, A four-time All-Ireland winner and three-time All-Star, had once reached a point with camogie where she couldn’t bare to lift a hurl.

Katrina Parrock playing for Wexford in

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She’d been playing the sport since she was three. Along with soccer, the small ball game was a twin passion in her life that brought her to the highest level of sporting achievement. 

She regularly frequented Croke Park on All-Ireland final day.

But after 11 years of inter-county service, she needed a big break away from it. The fun had fizzled away.

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That was back in 2017, and at the time she hoped to have a sport-free year.

But then Wexford Youths came calling to coax her back to football. That unexpected switch proved to be a fruitful one for Parrock as she ended that year with three major titles; an FAI Cup medal along with National League and Development Shield honours.

Parrock also scored the only goal in that FAI Cup decider against Peamount United and capped of the day by picking up the Player of the Match award.

Parrock wheels away after scoring the only goal of the 2017 FAI Cup final.

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A brief attempt at rugby followed only to reach an abrupt end after being “eaten alive by midges” at a training session.

The invitation to come back to camogie was never far away. Manager Kevin Tattan had been reaching out to her over the last few years, inquiring about a comeback and the 2021 season seemed like the right time for her to embark on her second coming.

“I suppose at the time, I wasn’t ready,” she tells The42 about those previous occasions when she was asked to come back to Wexford camogie.

“I maybe wasn’t fit enough as well, now I feel I’m fitter than I have probably ever been. I’ve been putting in a lot of hard work and it’s really paid off.

“I’m really enjoying it at the minute and look, I suppose that was kind of the turning point. And then about a month ago, I said I’d go out and puck the ball around. I couldn’t even look at a hurl [before], it was gone that bad that I just had to take a step away from it.

“I got the hurl out then and it really brought it back to me and I was really enjoying it. I suppose Kevin’s always been on to me last year around Christmas, and a few of the players as well, to see would I come back again.

“Look, I think the love has never left me for camogie. It’s great to be back and I’m really looking forward to the year ahead.”

The ambition for the year ahead is clear for Parrock – bring her 11 years of inter-county experience to the table and allow the future generations to benefit from all her tricks and insight.

Inspiring younger girls to pursue their dreams in sport is a major theme of her life and it beams down the phone during our conversation. She wrote a fascinating piece last year entitled ‘Looking Ahead’ in which she recounted the many accolades she earned during her career and her hopes to present herself as an encouraging example for young female athletes.

That philosophy will be even more crucial to the Wexford players as the county continues its rebuilding process. The inter-county landscape is different to the one that Parrock came into as a teenager.

After just turning 17, she was sprung from the bench in the 2007 All-Ireland final where she helped her side to a victory over Cork. She wishes she could remember more about that milestone in her career after then-manager Stella Sinnott cautioned her to be ready to come on during a warm-up before the game.

An All-Ireland three-in-a-row followed between 2010 and 2012 in what was a golden period for the county.

Parrock was part of Wexford’s three-in-a-row winners.

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But success is often cyclical and Wexford’s time in the spotlight came to an end soon after. After Parrock stepped away in 2017, she had to watch much of their struggles as a fan.

“Look it was hard to see and read [about]. I watched a few of the games and it wasn’t good to see that but we were at the highest we could ever be. We had such a great team at the time that achieved the three-in-a-row.

“At the time, we realised that this wasn’t going to last forever. We always knew that it was always going to come to an end at some point because we need to rebuild. The players aren’t going to be there all through those years, and there did come a time where Wexford camogie is rebuilding and we’re seeing it now.

“Kevin is doing a huge job with that. It’s a very young side and if I can bring anything to that team, probably the bit of quality that I am bringing to the team is my experience of playing in All-Ireland finals.

“Anything I can bring that will benefit the team, I’ll be happy with, along with young girls growing up. If I can help them along, I’ll be happy with that.”

Parrock officially stepped away from the Wexford dressing-room in 2017, but she also took time out in 2015.

Her mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer, and Parrock felt the time she was giving to sport would be better spent at home by her mother’s side.

She wrote about this dark time for the family in her ‘Looking Ahead’ piece, in which she said, “I needed to be at home looking after her, instead of all over the country playing matches.”

Her mother’s ill-health even prompted her to question the amount of quality time she had previously afforded to her family.

“My mother was always a huge follower of me and she always supported me in every sporting aspect of my life,” Parrock explains.

“She got breast cancer in 2015 and I suppose I had taken a lot from her and her fighting spirit. Thankfully, she’s doing really well now.

“So I suppose when she got sick, it made me realise [that] I was probably living in a bubble when I was playing with Wexford all those years and I didn’t realise everything around me, and I didn’t appreciate my family the way I should have.

“Maybe that’s why I concentrated more on my family more so than the game, and maybe that’s where I fell out of the enjoyment bracket with playing.”

In ‘Looking Ahead,’ Parrock also writes about how she would often drive her mother to St Vincent’s and St Luke’s Hospital for treatment, leaving their house for appointments at 5am.

Still quite young herself at the time, Parrock was taking on the role of the carer as her mother began her long journey to recovery.

But she happily accepted the responsibility knowing that she needed to put her sporting life on pause in order to give her full attention to home life.

“I suppose I appreciated everything she had done for me throughout my life and I felt like I owed her something. It was the least I could do for her.

“I would have done a lot in the house and would have had the house done up for her so when she came home from St Luke’s and St Vincent’s [hospital], that everything was in order for her to try and make her as comfortable as she could be.

“That’s what I had to do and that would make her happy.”

Wexford will get their Division 2 league campaign underway on Saturday afternoon with a home tie against Kilkenny [throw-in, 2pm]. After a turbulent time for the sport which included threats of a player strike over issues related to the season’s format, competitive matches will thankfully be under the spotlight again.

Parrock is about a month into the second phase of her Wexford career. After a five-year hiatus, she says she’s returning to a sport that has developed into a “professional outlet” compared to what she experienced during the earlier years of her time with Wexford.

It all bodes well for the players who are coming up through the ranks and Parrock is looking forward to playing her part in furthering that evolution.

“I think it’s very important for young girls growing up that if they want to visualise something that they want to achieve in life, I think that is so important for girls. It worked for me and I’m very lucky and very grateful of it.

“But definitely, if I can help any young girl out there achieve what they want to achieve, I’ll be happy.”

TIPPERARY’S ATTACKING OPTIONS have been boosted by the addition of former senior and U21 All-Ireland winner Philly Ryan who linked up with the squad recently.

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The Munster champions open up their Division 3 campaign away to Limerick this evening and they’ve lost Philip Austin (retired), Liam Casey (travelling) and Colin O’Riordan (AFL) from last year’s group.

But the arrival of Ryan, who has strong Tipperary links, will give David Power more firepower in a forward line that already includes Michael Quinlivan and Conor Sweeney.

“He has very sound Tipp connections,” said Power. “His father is from Tipp, Tommy Ryan, his uncle was on the 1971 team that won the All-Ireland hurling with Tipp. I think he scored the winning goal, or he scored a goal anyway.

“He has strong Tipp roots there. So really at the start of this year, he decided to give it a go with Tipp. So that’s how it came about.

“To be fair to Philip he has a hunger that he wants to achieve at senior inter-county level,” he said of the St Brigid’s clubman.

“I suppose he wants to prove to himself that he is at that standard, so we are certainly going to give him that opportunity.”

Power, who is recipient of the Gaelic Writers’ Association Football Personality of the Year sponsored by Sky Sports, is confident Ryan will add to the Premier set-up.

“He has only been down with us for four weeks,” he said.

“I am sure we will see some benefits. Hopefully, if he is with us for the next couple of years we will see big benefits from being involved with a serious set-up like Dublin.

“He is a great lad. He is really pushing hard and he is looking forward to getting some game-time during the league.”

Power remains in contact with O’Riordan, who returned to Australia last winter after helping Tipperary defeat Cork in the provincial decider.

“We’d be texting each other every so often. He made a start there two weeks ago with Sydney Swans. Look, he is a good lad.

“I have known him since 14, 15 years of age, so I suppose I’d be keeping in touch with him. It’s great, and hopefully he does well for the rest of the season.His future in Australia is uncertain as he enters the final year of his contract with the Sydney Swans.

“He is still in the Whatsapp group with the team. Look, I think it’s a fabulous opportunity for him.”I think when you go professional in a sport, you have to take it, because we all only live once and you have to take those opportunities.”

Highly-rated hurler Conor Bowe, winner of Munster U2o Hurler of the Year in 2019, has also joined the panel. He was an All-Ireland U20 hurling winner with the Premier under Liam Cahill that year and Power is impressed with how he’s trained so far.

“With the dual thing where the last number of years the dual thing hasn’t really been allowed in Tipperary, unfortunately, he hasn’t played at minor or under-21 football for Tipperary,” explained the manager.

“He was playing senior club football for his club Moyne Templetuohy last year and he caught our eye. We asked him in and he was delighted to be getting involved. He has trained really hard. We’ll see where things take him.”

Former Munster Rugby underage player Alan Tynan initially joined the football county panel before Liam Sheedy came calling and he switched codes to the hurlers. 

Power accepts that’s going to happen in a county where the hurling side are perennial All-Ireland contenders. 

“We talk, and look I suppose he is a busy man and I am a busy man,” he said of Sheedy.

“We’d always have a talk in the off season and maybe before the season to see what players he is looking at. To be honest with you, I am in kind of a weak position. If he wants the player there is a good chance they are going to go to the hurling.

“That’s the reality of it so. But look, there is still enough of good footballers in the county, and I think we proved that last year as well.

“We are both in a privileged position.”

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Mayo 2-21
Down 1-11

By Colm Gannon in MacHale Park

MAYO REACCLIMATISED TO reacclimatised to life in Division Two of the National Football League for the first time since 1997 with a comfortable win over Down in MacHale Park.

James Horan gave a debut to Garrymore’s Enda Hession as he got used to life without a number of players who announced their retirement at the start of the year.

Tommy Conroy put in a staring performance for Horan’s men bagging 1-3 from play and setting up their second goal for Ryan O’Donoghue.

Mayo were in control of the game from the get go and led 1-5 to 0-5 at the first water break with Conroy’s goal coming just before the quarter hour.

He cut in from the right hand side and drove a low shot under Rory Burns after shaking off a tackle from Patrick Murdock.

Mayo kept the scoreboard ticking over up to the interval tagging on five more points, with Matthew Ruane putting in a strong showing in the middle of the park and Cillian O’Connor doing his business from placed balls to go in leading 1-10 to 0-6.

The second half followed the same course with Mayo outscoring their visitors by 1-6 to 0-2 in the third quarter, O’Donoghue grabbed their second goal after Conroy again drove into space before laying the ball across the face of goal for the Belmullet man to finish from close range.

The final quarter of the game saw a torrential downpour make under foot conditions very tricky and both sides were just as keen to see the game wrap up. The Mourne men did get a goal for their efforts when Stephen McConville fired home after a strong run.

Barry O’Hagan chipped in with a number of good scores for Down over the game, but at the of the day Mayo had just too much for them on their return to Division Two.

Scores for Mayo: Cillian O‘Connor 0-8 (0-7f, 0-1 ’45), Tommy Conroy 1-3, Ryan O’Donoghue 1-1, Matthew Ruane 0-2, Jordan Flynn, Fionn McDonagh, Michael Plunkett, Diarmuid O’Connor (f), Bryan Walsh & Eoghan McLaughlin 0-1 each.

Scores for Down: Barry O’Hagan 0-5 (0-4f), Stephen McConville 1-0, Corey Quinn 0-2 (0-1m), James Guinness, Daniel Guinness, Paul Devlin (f) & Liam Kerr 0-1 each.

Mayo

1. Rob Hennelly (Breaffy)

2. Enda Hession (Garrymore)
3. Oisin Mullin (Kilmaine)
4. Lee Keegan (Westport)

5. Michael Plunkett (Ballintubber)
6. Paddy Durcan (Castlebar Mitchels)
7. Rory Brickenden (Westport)

8. Matthew Ruane (Breaffy)
9. Diarmuid O’Connor (Ballintubber)

10. Fionn McDonagh (Westport)
11. Kevin McLoughlin (Knockmore)
12. Jordan Flynn (Crossmolina Deel Rovers)

13. Tommy Conroy (The Neale)
14. Cillian O’Connor (Ballintubber)
15. Ryan O’ Donoghue (Belmullet)

Subs:

21. Eoghan McLaughlin (Westport) for Brickenden
25. Bryan Walsh (Ballintubber) for Flynn
24. Conor Loftus (Belmullet) for McDonagh
22. Stephen Coen (Hollymount-Carramore) for McLoughlin
23. Aiden Orme (Knockmore) for O’Donoghue
20. James McCormack (Claremorris) for Diarmuid O’Connor
18. Colm Boyle (Davitts) for Keegan,

Down

1. Rory Burns (Caislean Uidhilín)

2. Gerard Collins (R.G.U.)
3. Gerard McGovern (Boireann)
4. Patrick Murdock (Cumann Pheadair Naofa)

5. Pierce Laverty (Naomh Phadraig Sabhall)
6. Kevin McKernan (Boireann)
7. Jonny Flynn (Loch an Oileain)

8. Ryan McEvoy (Cill Chua)
9. Caloan Mooney (R.G.U.)

10. Ceilium Doherty (Cill Chua)
11. Conor Poland (An Cloch Fhada)
12. Daniel Guinness (Ceathru Aodha Dhuibh)

13. Barry O Hagan (Cluain Daimh)
14. James Guinness (Ceathru Aodha Dhuibh)
15. Corey Quinn (Droichead Mhaigh Eo)

Subs:

23. Liam Kerr (Boireann) for Doherty
18. Eoghan McCabe (Ceathru Aodha Dhuibh) for Poland
17. Darren O’Hagan (Cluain Daimh) for McKernan
22. Paul Devlin (Cil Chua) for Quinn
21. Liam Middleton (Liatroim) for McEvoy
26.Stephen McConville (Cluain Daimh) for Daniel Guinness
19. Brendan McArdle (Eanach Cluanna) for Murdock

Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford).

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A BRACE OF goals from star forward Amy O’Connor allied to a power-packed performance by Chloe Sigerson enabled Cork to keep Tipperary at bay in their opening Division 1 Group 2 tie at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, as the Littlewoods Camogie League got under way.

All-Ireland champions Kilkenny were workmanlike in overcoming a Dublin side under new manager Adrian O’Sullivan in Group 3 in Callan, while Group 1’s Atlantic Coast derby saw Clare give league titleholders Galway — from 2019 — a huge fright before giving best in Athenry.

Tipp had booked a place in the league decider last year before the competition unfortunately fell foul of Covid-19, and after following up by reaching the All-Ireland semi-final once again, Bill Mullaney’s crew represented a major challenge to the hosts.

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Paudie Murray named a very strong side but Tipperary possessed a significant level of experience too and started well with Cáit Devane splitting the posts a couple of times before O’Connor billowed the net in the seventh minute.

The St Vincent’s star hooked Tipp goalie, Áine Slattery and after captain Linda Collins gathered possession, was in position to take the pass and finish to the unguarded net. Three points followed but Tipp steadied the ship and trailed by just two at the water break.

Disaster struck All-Star netminder Slattery a second time just before the interval when she was unable to control a tame shot by Fiona Keating that dipped late, deflecting off the Borrisokane custodian’s hurley for a goal to make it 2-7 to 0-6 at half-time.

It was nip and tuck after the resumption but the visitors were exposed by Hannah Looney, whose powerful run after taking a pass from Laura Treacy around midfield opened oceans of space for O’Connor, who gleefully drove to the net just before the final water break, after her teammate had drawn the last defender.

Tipp finished strongly as Devane brought her tally to 10 points. Cork had reason to thank goalie, Amy Lee for her alertness in coming off her line to save a ground shot at goal from Grace O’Toole in extra time before adding a couple of late points themselves to leave it 3-14 to 0-16.

Tipperary’s Cait Devane congratulates Laura Treacy of Cork after the game.

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Kilkenny will have been pleased to get their year off to a winning start but they were made to work very hard by a gritty Dublin unit in a dour affair at John Locke Park.

The home side laid the foundation for their success in the opening seven minutes, at the end of which they led by 1-2 to 0-0 after points from Denise Gaule and Michaela Kennelly and a fortuitous goal by Aoife Doyle, after Faye McCarthy was deceived by the bouncing sliotar.

That latter score actually came after the Dubs threatened a major at the other end and they matched their vaunted opponents for the remainder of the game.

Aisling Maher and Jody Couch raised white flags to make it 1-5 to 0-3 at the interval and scores were at even more of a premium after the resumption, Gaule and Maher slotting placed balls for their sides, while McCarthy was forced into a smart stop by Grace Walsh in the closing minutes.

It was Dublin that needed the green flag but it wasn’t forthcoming and so the Stripeywomen prevailed by 1-8 to 0-6.

Clare offered stern resistance to Galway too, the Tribeswomen leaning on their goal threat to overcome a first half in which they were clear second best, to take the spoils by 3-11 to 0-15 against last year’s improving All-Ireland quarter-finalists.

What an opening day of action in the @LWI_GAA Camogie Leagues! 🙌

In the 16 fixtures that took place we saw:

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— Camogie Association (@OfficialCamogie) May 15, 2021

The opening major arrived after just two minutes and it was a classy finish by Siobhán McGrath, who won possession on the endline before making her way goalwards and from a tight angle, batting the sliotar to the onion sack.

Clare were undeterred however and with Zi Yan Spillane very prominent, accelerated into a four-point lead, Chloe Morey landing a free from a prodigious distance. When Máire McGrath and Áine O’Loughlin also found the target, it was 0-8 to 1-1.

Once more, it was Siobhán McGrath that came up with the vital riposte, grabbing her second goal just before the water break. Ailish O’Reilly raised another green flag in the dying embers of the first half but Eimear Kelly slotted her fourth point, edging Clare ahead by just one, 0-12 to 3-2 at the change of ends, when they should have had much more in hand.

Galway were much-improved after the restart, no doubt spurred on by stern words from Cathal Murray. Aoife Donohue and McGrath were multiple point scorers, while Ger O’Connell’s charges could only supplement their interval contribution by three and that left them overcome by 3-11 to 0-15.

In Division 2, the result of the day was undoubtedly Kerry’s 0-14 to 0-8 defeat of Galway, and there were wins too for Antrim, Cork, Wexford, Westmeath and Meath.

Armagh, Limerick and Carlow claimed the points in Division 3 while Tyrone, Cavan, Kildare and Roscommon were victorious in Division 4.

Kerry 4-21
Galway 0-11

Paul Brennan reports from Austin Stack Park, Tralee

A DAVID CLIFFORD hat-trick – and a fourth goal from his brother Paudie – would have been enough on their own to beat Galway in a criminally one-sided Division One South game in Tralee this afternoon that could be barely called a contest.

Those 12 points alone from the Fossa brothers’ goals would have done for a Galway team that showed all the signs of being locked down for the last six months, as Kerry routed the Tribesmen to the tune of 22 points.

In their own way, both Peter Keane and Padraic Joyce have tough work ahead of them this week: Keane to dampen expectations in the Kingdom ahead of a Thurles summit with Dublin next weekend, and Joyce to lift his players’ chins up off the floor before Roscommon rock up to Tuam.

HATRICK! David Clifford with another GOAL for @Kerry_Official v @Galway_GAA in the Allianz League #GAANOW pic.twitter.com/1OWLYEZiZB

— The GAA (@officialgaa) May 15, 2021

Keane had said at the start of the week that he and his players would be “poking in the dark” against Galway after coming out of that six-month Covid-induced hiatus, but this was as illuminating a performance as any in Kerry could have hoped for.

Kerry were as devastating from the start as Galway were atrocious. It took Paudie Clifford just 37 seconds to score from play, and when Damien Comer equalised within a minute the classic Kerry-Galway expansive game looked on.

By the time Galway next scored – a Shane Walsh free in the 14^th minute – Kerry led 0-6 to 0-1 and the result looked to be only going one way.

Sean O’Shea teed up David Clifford for a palmed goal just before the water break, a score that made it 1-6 from play for the Kerry full forward in that first quarter.

Moments after the drinks were on board Paudie Clifford took Dara Moynihan’s pass and slipped the ball past Bernard Power to make it 2-7 to 0-3. If it was a boxing match Galway were already getting a count of eight.

The visitors had so little to offer that manager Padraic Joyce cut a forlorn figure on the sideline, frustrated that so many of his players looked out of oxygen and ideas so early in the game. Galway were laboured in everything they tried, and it will take serious work to get them up to speed to extricate themselves from what is now a very tight corner in the league, and with a Connacht championship looming fast.

Kerry kept piling on the pressure with slick movement, incisive running and crisp finishing from the Cliffords and Killian Spillane, whose four from play helped Kerry to a 2-10 to 0-6 half time lead.

Any small hope of a Galway come-back in the second half was quickly extinguished with David Clifford’s second goal – less than two minutes into the half.

Five minutes later the Fossa man conjured another moment of magic for the highlights reel with a cheeky drag-back and neat finish to the net to help make it 4-13 to 0-7 at the second water break.

After that both teams simply emptied their benches; in Galway case it seemed more an act of compassion for those coming off, while Kerry got a few familiar faces on to the field as well as the Cliffords’ cousin, Paul O’Shea, who came in for a debut and a score. 

Scorers for Kerry: D Clifford 3-6 (0-1f, 0-1m), S O’Shea 0-7 (4f, 1m, 2 ‘45’), P Clifford 1-2, K Spillane 0-4, P O’Shea 0-1, T Walsh 0-1 (m)

Scorers for Galway: P Conroy 0-2 (1f), D Comer 0-2, S Walsh 0-2 (1f), M Tierney 0-1, D Conneely 0-1, S Kelly 0-1, K Molloy 0-1, R Finnerty 0-1 (f)

Kerry 

16.Kieran Fitzgibbon (Kenmare Shamrocks)

2. Brian O Beaglaoich (An Ghaeltacht), 3. Tadhg Morley (Templenoe), 4. Jason Foley (Ballydonoghue)

5. Paul Murphy (Rathmore), 6. Gavin Crowley (Templenoe), 7. Gavin White (Dr Crokes)

8. David Moran (Kerins O’Rahillys), 9. Jack Barry (Na Gaeil)

10. Dara Moynihan (Spa), 11. Sean O’Shea (Kenmare Shamrocks), 12. Paul Geaney (Dingle)

13. David Clifford (Fossa), 14. Killian Spillane (Templenoe), 15. Paudie Clifford (Fossa)

Subs:

Paul O’Shea (Kilcummin) for P Geaney (41)

Diarmuid O’Connor (Na Gaeil) for D Moran (41)

Tommy Walsh (Kerins O’Rahillys) for D Clifford (51)

Adrian Spillane (Templenoe) for B O Beagaloich (56)

Graham O’Sullivan (Dromid Pearses) for G White (56)

Micheal Burns (Dr Crokes) for D Moynihan (61)

Mike Breen (Beaufort) for P Murphy (66)

Galway 

1. Bernard Power (Corofin)

2. Jack Glynn (Claregalway), 3. Seán Ó Maoilchiaráin (Aran Islands), 4. Liam Silke (Corofin)

5. Gary O’Donnell (Tuam Stars), 6. Dylan McHugh (Corofin), 7. Johnny Heaney (Killanin)

8. Peter Cooke (Moycullen), 9. Paul Conroy (St James)

10. Paul Kelly (Moycullen), 11. Matthew Tierney (Oughterard), 12. Eamonn Brannigan (St Michaels)

13. Dessie Conneely (Moycullen), 14. Damien Comer (Annaghdown), 15. Shane Walsh (Kilkerrin-Clonberne)

Subs: 

Cathal Sweeney (Salthill-Knocknacarra) for J Heaney (27)

Ronan Steede (Corofin) for P Cooke (27)

Robert Finnerty (Salthill-Knocknacarra) for P Kelly (h-t)

Sean Kelly (Moycullen) for G O’Donnell (h-t)

Finnian O Laoi (Spiddal) for P Conroy (49, inj)

Tomo Culhane (Salthill-Knocknacarra) for D Conneely (58)

Kieran Molloy (Corofin) for E Brannigan (60) 

Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)

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