DIARMUID CONNOLLY WAS in outstanding form to ensure St Vincent’s booked their place in the Dublin SFC final for the fourth consecutive year. Although the game was not broadcast live, highlights have now emerged from an enthralling encounter as Vincent’s edged past Ballymun Kickhams by a single point. Albert Martin secured the decisive point to separate the northside rivals, but it was the sublime finishing from Connolly that stole the show, with four exceptional scores. Click Here: Advertisement Advertisement You can watch extended highlights from Wednesday’s riveting encounter here and the best moments from Castleknock’s historic victory over St Judes from last night here. The42 is on Snapchat! Tap the button below on your phone to…

Davy’s back in Wexford and Tipp are on top. THREE TIMES IN six weeks earlier this summer, Derek McGrath and Davy Fitzgerald faced off on the sideline in Thurles. The results helped shape their campaigns with the league success proving the high-water mark of Clare’s season under Fitzgerald, while the Munster semi-final triumph helped McGrath’s Waterford rebound and travel on a championship journey deep into August. They got well-acquainted and even Davy’s departure from Clare has not pushed him out of the inter-county limelight for too long. 16 days after his Clare exit, Davy’s arrival in Wexford was confirmed. ‘It’s a match made in heaven’, is McGrath’s opinion. Waterford hurling…

The Galway team before their clash with Clare in July Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO GALWAY HURLING MANAGER Micheal Donoghue is turning to youth in a bid to end the county’s All-Ireland famine with five long-serving players not included in a 40-man squad for winter training. Former captains David Collins, Fergal Moore and Andy Smith, along with other experienced performers such as Cyril Donnellan and Iarla Tannian, have not been included in the squad which has commenced conditioning training. 5 players cut from Galway hurling squad including former captains and All-Star winners Previous 1 / 5Next Iarla Tannian GalwaySource: Cathal Noonan/INPHO Fergal Moore Source: James Crombie/INPHO David Collins Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO Andy…

Castleknock 0-11 St Jude’s 1-4 Paul Keane reports from Parnell Park CIARAN KILKENNY IS on the verge of making another piece of history after guiding Castleknock to a shock Dublin SFC final place. Dublin’s back-to-back All-Ireland medal winning half-forward pulled the strings from midfield on a famous night at Parnell Park that saw the west Dubliners book a maiden final spot. Kilkenny won three crucial frees that were converted by Des Carlos during a second-half that Castleknock dominated. Carlos finished with nine points in total and kicked two great points from play late in the game that copper fastened an impressive win. Their reward for the breakthrough victory is a…

FORMER GALWAY HURLING manager John McIntyre says he’s not shocked that the county are still being denied home matches in the Leinster Championship. The Leinster Council announced yesterday that Galway will have to continue travelling for their provincial fixtures next season, despite being in the competition since 2009. The exclusion of the Galway minors and U21 teams is also set to continue. Click Here: McIntyre, who stepped down in 2011, says little has changed since his time in charge when Galway were first introduced into the Leinster Championship. “It doesn’t come as a great surprise,” he told The42. I think there’s a fair bit of self-preservation going on in Leinster.…

Connacht Rugby’s new signing Marnitz Boshoff pictured at the Sportsground today. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Home Katie Taylor has turned professional and will make her debut next month. The Ulster and Munster sides for Friday’s Pro12 clash have been named. There are six uncapped players in Ireland Women’s squad for the November series. A one-under par 71 sees Rory McIlroy in a tie for 24th after the first round in Shanghai. The three-man shortlist for the PFAI Manager of the Year award has been announced. Stevie Ray has stepped in to save UFC Belfast’s co-main event. Away Arrests were made after crowd trouble marred last night’s West Ham-Chelsea match. Ex-Connacht man Dan McFarland…

Westport 1-9 Shurle-Glenncorrib 0-9 CONOR MORTIMER MADE his return to club action this evening but a cameo off the bench couldn’t prevent Shurle-Glencorrib slipping to defeat to Westport at MacHale Park. Mayo’s all-time leading scorer had to wait until the fifth minute of the second-half to get his chance and while he marked his return with a point, it wasn’t enough as Lee Keegan’s Westport advanced to the Mayo intermediate football final. When Mortimer was introduced, his side were trailing by four points and had failed to register a score in 20 minutes having raced into a five-point lead by the 14th minute. Mark Ronaldson did the early damage with…

The O’Donovan brothers have teamed up with Bord Bia To Launch Bord Bia Quality Assured Eggs. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO Home Joe Schmidt has included six uncapped players in his 32-man squad for Ireland‘s four November Internationals. Despite concerns over his fitness, Johnny Sexton says he’s 100% fit for the opening game against New Zealand in Chicago in 5 November. Keith Earls, however, is out of the game after receiving a two-week ban for his tip tackle in Munster’s win over Glasgow. The decision on whether Dublin will play a championship game outside of Croke Park in 2017 will be decided next month. Munster’s Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus says it’s…

The Galway team before their All-Ireland semi-final against Tipperary Source: INPHO GALWAY ARE TO continue to hit a brick wall in their efforts to have a home senior hurling championship game in Leinster and to get their underage sides to compete in the province. Since joining Leinster in 2009, Galway have yet to host a senior game while their minor and U21 hurling teams continue to commence their campaigns in the All-Ireland series. Leinster Council Chairman John Horan believes if Ballinasloe was upgraded, then it could be a potential home venue for the Tribesmen and revealed they get an extra €20k ‘top-up’ annually to compensate for having no home match.…

Shefflin, McManamon and Cooper will be in the club GAA spotlight this week NINE COUNTY SENIOR finals, a couple of huge nights in Dublin club football and some significant clashes as the Leinster, Munster and Ulster senior club football championships kick into gear. That’s the lot to get stuck into this week on the club GAA front with the Dublin football semi-finals pencilled in for the next two nights while the weekend sees senior football deciders in Mayo, Tipperary, Meath and Westmeath. There’s county senior hurling finals to look forward to in Dublin and Kilkenny while it’s round two in Clare with Sunday’s replay in Ennis. Advertisement Potentially the game…