SECOND HALF GOALS from Thomas Hill and Ross Mulcahy ensured Moyle Rovers edged tonight’s Tipperary SFC quarter-final against Aherlow Gaels by a score of 2 – 11 to 0 – 13. File photo: Ross Mulcahy in minor action for Tipp in 2013. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Rovers, playing without the Dubai-based Peter Acheson, had to come from behind as Aherlow finished the first period the stronger side to build a half-time lead of 0 – 5 to  0-9 having been level at five points apiece with 17 minutes on the clock. Liam Boland signalled Moyle Rovers’ intent from the start of the second half with back-to-back scored before Hill hit the…

Home Peter O’Mahony and Rassie Erasmus speak to the media at UL. Source: Niall Carson Munster’s Champions Cup game against Glasgow Warriors will go ahead as planned on Saturday. The province’s captain, Peter O’Mahony, was understandably emotional as he paid tribute to Anthony Foley in Limerick. Seamus ‘Banty‘ McEnaney is back in inter-county management after taking the reins of the Wexford footballers. Paddy Barnes has been added to the same New York card as Michael Conlan for St Patrick’s Day. Ulster are hopeful of having Ruan Pienaar fit for their must-win Champions Cup clash against Exeter this weekend. Connacht’s new Springbok out-half Marnitz Boshoff will arrive in Galway later this…

SEAMUS ‘BANTY’ MCENANEY is back in inter-county football after agreeing a three-year term as Wexford manager. McEnaney, the former Monaghan and Meath boss, takes over from David Power in charge of the Division 4 outfit. “On foot of a recommendation from the FAC, agreement has been reached with Seamus McEnaney from Monaghan to assume the role of SF Manager for a 3 year period subject to review at end of year 2,” a statement from Wexford read. Advertisement “Considerable consultation has taken place with key panel members and the appointment will be warmly received by them and supporters generally. “We wish Seamus, who is better known as Banty to his…

DON’T TURN YOUR back on a powerful footballer who has three All-Irelands and two All-Stars to his name. It’s a harsh lesson but one that was learned by a St Patrick’s Emerald City player in a match against former Dublin full-back Rory O’Carroll in Auckland over the weekend. Advertisement O’Carroll recently joined Marist Rangers GAA Club having decided to work and travel in New Zealand, and opt out of the Dubs’ All-Ireland title defence attempt, at the start of this year. A man who is more accustomed to dealing with the physical challenges posed by Aidan O’Shea and Kieran Donaghy, he made his presence felt in this Auckland GAA tie,…

ZACH TUOHY LOOKS set to follow Pearce Hanley’s lead in completing an AFL move and ending a lengthy spell with his first club in the oval-ball game. The Laois native, who was an unused substitute for Portlaoise in their county final defeat to Stradbally last weekend, is on the brink of signing for Geelong in a draft-pick trade deal. Mayo man Hanley confirmed his move to Gold Coast Suns yesterday, ending his eight-year stint at the Brisbane Lions. Tuohy recently requested a trade to Geelong after rejecting a contract offer from Carlton, the club he joined on an international rookie deal in 2010 before making his first-grade debut in 2011.…

WAYNE MCNAMARA HAS called time on his inter-county career. The 30-year-old defender confirmed his retirement this evening through a statement released by Limerick GAA. Advertisement McNamara won a Munster title with the Shannonsiders in 2013. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO The oldest member of TJ Ryan’s 2016 senior panel, McNamara has been involved with the setup since 2006, making his senior championship debut against Offaly in 2008. The Adare clubman ends his inter-county career with one Munster title, a 2011 Division 1B national league medal and a Waterford Crystal Cup. “I have decided it’s the right time to step away from inter county hurling,” said McNamara. “It was always my dream to play…

Home Dundalk’s Stephen O’Donnell at the 2016 PFA Player of the Year Award nominations. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny has admitted fixture congestion is taking its toll on his ‘exhausted’ players ahead of the club’s Europa League game against Zenit St Petersburg on Thursday. Meanwhile, there will be a full house at Tallaght Stadium after the Lilywhites announced the fixture is a sell-out. Former Kerry All-Ireland-winning minor Gaelic football captain Mark O’Connor has agreed to join AFL club Geelong on a two-year international rookie deal. Munster have shared their gratitude with the rugby community in the wake of Anthony Foley’s death as the province works towards Saturday’s Champions Cup fixture against…

FORMER MINOR ALL-IRELAND-WINNING captain Mark O’Connor has joined AFL club Geelong. O’Connor played on Kerry’s victorious underage sides in 2014 and 2015, captaining Jack O’Connor’s charges in the latter, and has chosen the Cats after a number of AFL sides expressed interest in the Dingle man. “I’ve made the decision to go to Geelong,” O’Connor, who has signed an international two-year rookie contract, told Radio na Gaeltachta’s An Saol ó Dheas this morning. “It’s a very quiet place, like Dingle, and I was very comfortable there. I was really taken with Geelong. “When I went in there everyone was very friendly, and I felt at home there,” the 19-year-old midfielder added.…

MAYO NATIVE PEARCE Hanley has completed his AFL trade to Queensland rivals Gold Coast Suns, ending his eight-year spell at the Brisbane Lions. Hanley, 27, has consistently been one of the best players for the struggling Lions in recent seasons, playing 129 first-grade games for the club. Former DCU student Hanley joined the Lions as a rookie pick in 2008 before being upgraded to the senior list the following year. The Ballaghaderreen man, whose brother Cian is still on the books at the Lions, moves 80km south down the Queensland coast to the Metricon Stadium. Hanley’s deal is part of a three-way trade that also involves Port Adelaide, and sees the…

Updated at 0800 IT’S HALF-TIME in Dublin’s first National League tie of the year. It’s also Paul Mannion’s first game back in a Dublin jersey since 2014. After a lively first-half on Kingdom debutant Brian Ó Beaglaoich, the Kilmacud Crokes forward isn’t feeling so sprightly. In the privacy of the Croke Park dressing rooms, he’s hunched over, throwing up into a sink. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO After spending the 2015 campaign in China and Chicago, Mannion is getting to grips once again with the high physical demands of inter-county football. He played some O’Byrne Cup football with UCD in early January, but this is different. This is Kerry in Croke Park. *** “I…