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Oneills.com U20HC: O'Connor trusted in Cork's maturity in Thurles
By Kevin Egan Corks maturity and physical development was clear to see on the pitch yesterday afternoon in the oneills.com All-Ireland U-20HC final, and manager Ben OConnor was happy to trust in that same sense of maturity and responsibility at half-time in FBD Semple Stadium, when he and his management
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Letters : Flotels like the Bibby Stockholm could be coming to Irish harbours very soon
Artists Impression of Bibby Stockholm Flotel arriving in Dalkey In May, Minister Roderic O’Gorman told a press conference that the use of Flotels to accommodate Asylum Seekers was under consideration...."We do have to look at all options and ‘flotels’ can offer a safe accommodation for international protection applicants" explained
1,200 saplings planted at Kerry GAA Centre of Excellence
To celebrate the second year of a GAA Native Tree Planting Project and mark National Tree Week 2023, representatives of the GAA and the Tree Council of Ireland gathered at Kerry GAA Centre of Excellence on Saturday, March 25th. 1200 saplings will be planted this week at the centre in Currans, in the heart of the Kingdom.
The project is supported by Coillte www.coillte.ie - who have donated 50,000 saplings to the GAAs Green Club Programme for the second year in a row - and the Depart of Agriculture, Forestry and the Marine, through its Woodlands Support Fund, as well as the Easy Treesie Crann Project www.easytreesie.com.
Coillte and Trees on the Land www.treesontheland.com will deliver the native saplings to the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Clubs in the project across the island. The saplings will be used to create shelter belts, planted along walkways and to generally enhance the natural landscape and biodiversity of sites.
Planting trees is recommended in the guidelines on pollinator-friendly management of sports clubs by the National Biodiversity Datacentre. Biodiversity is one of 5 themes being explored through the Green Club Programme www.gaa.ie/greenclub , which is a partnership between the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association and local authorities across Ireland. The guidelines are included in a GAA Green Club Toolkit https://learning.gaa.ie/greenclub to support the implementation of sustainability actions across the five areas of Energy, Water, Waste, Biodiversity and Travel & Transport.
The Easy Treesie Project aims to plant one million trees with Irelands one million school children and their communities by 2023 joining the UNESCO-backed Plant-for-the-planetswww.trilliontreecampaign.orgchallenge, reducing global heating by 1 during the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration, 2021-31.
Jimmy DArcy, GAA Sustainability Manager said: "The GAA, and our Green Club Programme, are delighted with the donation of these native saplings to our clubs and units. While reinforcing our responsibility to our environment through the Green Club Programme we will also be exploring how our Clubs function from a sustainability perspective, in terms of energy use, water, waste and transport. This work is directly related to our values of Community Identity, Respect and Teamwork and reflects the best of our manifesto 'Where We All Belong'."
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Preview: All-Ireland SFC Round 2
All-Ireland SFC Group Phase Round 2GROUP 1Saturday, June 3Cork v Kerry, Pairc Ui Chaoimh, 3pm GAAGO Ref: David Gough Meath Paul Murphy makes his first start of the championship for Kerry since their Munster semi-final win over Tipperary.His inclusion is one of two changes to the team that was defeated
Electric Ireland MHC Final: Impressive Clare secure silverware
Electric Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Final Clare 2-22 Galway 4-11By Stephen Barry at FBD Semple Stadium Clare produced a monumental performance on the big day to claim their second All-Ireland minor hurling title. They conceded a pair of goals early and late but in between, they were unstoppable.Their defence led
Preview: Lory Meagher Cup Final - Monaghan v Lancashire
Lory Meagher Cup Final Lancashire v Monaghan, Saturday, 1.00, Croke Park Live coverage on Sprt TG4 YouTube Saturdays triple-header of hurling deciders at Croke Park gets underway with the Lory Meagher Cup decider, where Lancashire and Monaghan will both be bidding to add their name to the roll of honour.Lancashire
Over 1,000 kids to compete in Northern Community Gaelic Games
By John Harrington Around 1,000 boys and girls will take part in the 2023 Northern Community Gaelic Games in Broughton Park, Manchester this weekend.The biggest iteration yet of the annual event which is open to all GAA & LGFA clubs in the North of Britain it underlines the rude health
Leinster U-20 HC: Wexford dethrone All-Ireland champs Kilkenny
oneills.com Leinster U-20 Hurling semi-final WEXFORD 1-18 KILKENNY 2-13By Robert Cribbin A strong finish saw Wexford claim a two point victory over neighbours Kilkenny in the Leinster Under 20 Hurling Championship Semi-Final at UPMC Nowlan Park.The winners scored the last three points in total as they somewhat made up for
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Tailteann Cup: Carlow earn home preliminary quarter-final
Tailteann Cup Group Three Carlow 2-13 Longford 1-14By Kieran Murphy at Laois Hire O'Moore Park It took almost 10 minutes for this Tailteann Cup third round Group Three game to come to life but once it did both sides served up an exciting opening half. After absorbing Longfords early press,
Electric Ireland Munster MFC Final: Kerry defeat Cork
Electric Ireland Munster MFC Final Kerry 2-10 Cork 0-11By Paul Brennan at Austin Stack Park Kerry are back on top of the pile in Munster after wrestling the provincial title back off Cork in a tough, tight final in which two first half goals for the Kingdom proved the difference.Having
Electric Ireland MHC Final: Impressive Clare secure silverware
Electric Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Final Clare 2-22 Galway 4-11By Stephen Barry at FBD Semple Stadium Clare produced a monumental performance on the big day to claim their second All-Ireland minor hurling title. They conceded a pair of goals early and late but in between, they were unstoppable.Their defence led
O'Brien thrilled to bridge half-century gap
By Kevin Egan The year that Wicklow hurling manager Casey OBrien was born, the Garden Countys hurlers enjoyed their last national trophy success at Croke Park. On that occasion the team that was captained by Paddy Reilly, and managed by Paddy Croke, won the All-Ireland Junior title thanks to a
Preview: Electric Ireland All-Ireland MHC Final - Clare v Galway
Sunday, June 4Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final Clare v Galway, FBD Semple Stadium, 1pm TG4Rarely has a team cleaved such a clear path through their opponents on their way to an All-Ireland Final as this Galway minor hurling team has.Theyve won their six matches to date by an average
Preview: Tailteann Cup Round 3
GROUP 1Saturday, June 3Cavan v Offaly, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 3pm Ref: Jerome Henry Mayo The clash of Cavan 4 points and Offaly 3 points on Saturday will determine which of the two teams tops the group and progresses directly to a home quarter-final. A draw would suffice for Cavan
Monaghan "On the crest of a wave" says Hughes
By Kevin Egan While Meath and Wicklow were pillar to post winners of the Christy Ring and Nickey Rackard hurling championships, the 2023 Lory Meagher Cup was a very different competition, where it was a brave pundit who would have picked the winner at any stage of the competition.Bottom of
Christy Ring Cup Final: Meath hold off late Derry rally
Christy Ring Cup Final Meath 1-23 Derry 1-21By Kevin Egan at Croke Park For 45 minutes of this Christy Ring Cup final, Meath were completely dominant, looking like a team that was more than ready to bounce straight back up to Joe McDonagh Cup hurling at the first attempt. They
Tailteann Cup: Laois and London divide the spoils
Tailteann Cup Group One Laois 1-17 London 2-14By Alan Hartnett at Parnell Park Former League of Ireland goalkeeper Niall Corbet was Laois' hero as his late point saved them from Tailteann Cup elimination and stopped London from pulling off an almighty shock.Corbet played for Bohemians, Waterford and UCD and initially
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