Camogie
Kilkenny is set to kick off their Very Ireland Camogie League campaign this Saturday as they face Cork at UPMC Nowlan Park.
Speaking to KCLR new manager Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere is expecting a crowd and a good performance in his debut on the sideline
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GAA
Mary Immaculate College Limerick advances to the Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup final with an impressive win over SETU Waterford in Mallow on Wednesday evening, securing a 2-18 to 2-12 victory.
Glenmore’s Ian Byrne and the University of Limerick have the chance to make history by becoming the first team since UCC in 1998 to secure three consecutive Fitzgibbon Cup titles.
Their path to the final was sealed with a hard-fought victory over University of Galway, their familiar adversary in the last two finals.
Despite a stellar performance from the University of Galway, Killian Sampson’s late effort secured the University of Limerick’s place in the final with a narrow 1-18 to 0-20 win.
While elsewhere, the public has voted Kilkenny’s Adrian Mullen this week’s GAA Hurler of the Week.
The shamrocks player scored 5 points and was awarded man of the match for his performance against Cork last Saturday night
Carlow’s Chris Nolan made it to the team of the week after the dominant display against Meath.
Ulster University beat UCD by 3-12 to 15 points to win the Sigerson Cup at Austin Stack Park in Tralee last night.
It’s their first Sigerson crown in 16 years.
Peter Cavanan’s sons – Darragh and Ruairi – scored nine points between them.
Soccer
Wexford claimed the inaugural Pat Whitty Memorial Cup as they emerged victorious with a 3-1 win over Carlow in Ferrigcarrig last night.
Now, Carlow sets their sights on a journey to Waterford this Sunday for the Oscar Traynor quarter-final.
It’s been another night to forget for Bayern Munich, this time in the Champions League.
They lost the first leg of their last-16 tie 1-nil away to Lazio.
Dayot Upamecano was sent off in the concession of a penalty which was converted by Ciro Immobile (
At the Parc des Princes, Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring in a 2-nil defeat of Real Sociedad.
Swimming
Daniel Wiffen is celebrating after winning Ireland’s first ever gold medal at a World Aquatics Championships.
The 22 year old from Armagh won the 800 metre freestyle final in Qatar yesterday.
Kilkenny swim clubs Maria Godden is in action again on Friday morning in the 200 metres backstroke event.
Racing
Maureen Mullins, the revered matriarch of Irish racing and mother to the perennial champion trainer Willie Mullins, passed away this morning at the age of 94 after a brief illness.
In addition to her influential role within the racing community, Maureen Mullins showcased her passion for the sport by achieving a personal triumph at her local Gowran Park.
In 1982, she secured a notable victory aboard Razzo Forte in a race exclusively for wives and daughters of trainers, leaving an indelible mark on the racing landscape.
