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Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Friday, 26 April 2013
Junior Rugby News
Portarlington's Ross Doyle and Tullamore's Adrian Hanley will start for Leinster's Junior team against Munster in the Inter Pros tomorrow afternoon
Doyle is on the left wing while Hanley has been selected to start at number 8
Leinster League winners Tullamore also have Ivor Deverell and Ger Molloy among the replacements
Tomorrow's game kicks off at the St Mary's Club in Limerick at 2.30pm
This evening Mullingar's Conor Gilsenan captains Leinster A against Munster A in the British and Irish...
Punchestown Commentaries on Friday and Saturday
Live commentaries from Punchestown on Midlands 103 over the next couple of days
Today - 5.30pm - Grade One Rabobank Champion Hurdle
Saturday - 3.45 - Grade One Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association Fillies Scheme European Breeders Fund Mares Hurdle
4.25 - Grade One AES Champion Four Year Old Hurd...
Offaly team to play Limerick
The Offaly team to face Limerick in Saturday’s final (Live on Midlands 103 from 5pm)
1 Alan Mulhall (Walsh Island)
2 Paul McConway (Tullamore)
3 Shane Sullivan (Rhode)
4 Brian Darby (Rhode)
5 Eoin Carroll (Cappincur)
6 Sean Pender (Edenderry)
7 Michael Brazil (Tullamore)
8 Alan McNamee (Rhode)
9 Richie Dalton (Edenderry)
10 Graham Guilfoyle (Clara)
11 Brian Connor (Walsh Island)
12 Anton Sullivan (Rhode)
13 Niall Darby (Rhode)
14 Niall McNamee (captain)...
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Friday, 19 April 2013
Laois minor hurling team V Kilkenny
Laois minor hurling manager Pat Critchley has named his team to play Kilkenny in the Leinster Championship tomorrow
1. Enda Rowland (Abbeyleix Ballypickas)
2. Ryan Mullaney (Castletown Slieve Bloom)
3. Ciaran McEvoy (Portlaoise)
4. Ronan Broderick (Clough Ballacolla)
5. Dwyane Palmer (Camross Gaels)
6. Leigh Bergin (St Fintan's Gaels)
7. Gavin Dunne (The Harps Gaels)
8. Ciaran Collier (Camross Gaels)
9. Liam O'Connell (Rathdowney Errill)
10. Colm Stapleton (Borris-in-Ossory-Kilcotton Gaels)
11....
66 for Shane Lowry in Spain
A superb second round 66 has brought Shane Lowry to level par at the half way mark of the Spanish Open.
The Clara man sank seven birdies and had one bogey in Valencia today
It's the best round of the tournament by any player so far
Morten Madsen leads at 5 under, David Higgins is best of the Irish at 3 under...
Offaly minor hurling and football teams named
Offaly team to play Carlow in MHC (5pm in Birr tomorrow)
1 Eoghan Cahill (Birr)
2 Rian Kelly (St Rynagh’s)
3 Cillian Kiely (Kilcormac/Killoughey)
4 Craig Taylor (Birr)
5 Daniel Doughan (Shinrone)
6 Conor Doughan (Shinrone)
7 Ben Conneely (St Rynagh’s)
8 Emmet Nolan (Birr) (captain)
9 Donal Mahon (Lusmagh)
10 Alan Spain (Kilcormac/Killoughey)
11 Dylan Murray (Kilcormac/Killoughey)
12 David Kelly (Belmont)
13 James Kilmartin (Kilcormac/Killoughey)
14 Colm Daly (St Rynagh’s)
15 Jordan Fogarty...
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Monday, 15 April 2013
Blog: Running Out of Patience
Brian Moss
Running Out of Patience:
Sometimes
running can feel like a chore but when you’re injured you really miss it.
It
gets more and more difficult to drive through any major Irish town and not
encounter a group of runners pounding the paths and the nation’s roadways.
There have been so many negative aspects of the recession but one positive is
the explosion of people who are swapping the steel toe for the gel cushion and
getting out there and its time to out myself, I’m one...
Offaly referees get League Semi Finals plus Minor Fixtures
Two Offaly referees have been appointed to the National Hurling League Semi Finals this Sunday
Clara's
Brian Gavin will take charge of the 2 O'Clock opening game at Semple
Stadium between Tipperary and Division One B winners Dublin
The
second match is between All-Ireland champions Kilkenny and Galway at
3.45 where Ballyskenagh native Diarmuid Kiwan will be in charge
Laois' minor footballers will take on Longford in the Leinster Championship at O'Moore Park at 7.30 this Wednesday evening...
Ladies Football Semi Finals Details
This Sunday's Ladies National Football League Division Four Semi Final between Offaly and Antrim will be played at 2pm in the Monaghan village of Inniskeen
Sean Tracy Park in Tipperary will host the National Ladies Football League Division One and Two Semi Finals involving Laois and Westmeath on Sunday the 28th of April
Westmeath's Division Two Semi with Kerry will throw in at 1.30pm while Laois' Division One last four clash with Cork is at 3.30pm...
Monday morning headlines
GOLF
Nine
months after blowing a four-shot lead in the Open, Adam Scott last night gained
sweet redemption with a dramatic Masters triumph at a rain-soaked Augusta.
Scott
became the first Australian man to wear the famous green jacket when he
defeated Angel Cabrera on the second playoff hole.
Australian Jason Day had led by two with three to play but bogeyed the 16th
and 17th to finish seven under, with Tiger Woods, penalised two shots for an
incorrect drop in Friday's second round, two...
CCFL Results and Round Up
O’Neill’s LFA Under 19 Cup Semi Final
St Patricks Ath 3, Tullamore Town
1
Ita Farrell Under 17 Cup Semi Finals
Portlaoise 2, Willow Park 8; Rosenallis 3,
Longford Town 1 aet;
Combined Counties Youths Cup Quarter Final
Mullingar Ath 0, Edenderry Town
2;
C.C.F.L Under 19 Cup Quarter Final
Clongowes Wood 1 (11), Mullingar Ath 1 (12)
aet;
Under 19 Division
Tullamore Town 3,
Clongowes Wood 1;
Combined Counties Cup Quarter Final
Rosenallis 0, Willow Park
5;
Paddy Cotter Cup Semi Final
Arlington 3, Mullingar Ath 2;
Division...
Sunday, 14 April 2013
On the Inside Line today
On the show
today our feature game is the Division Two A Hurling League Final between Laois
and Westmeath which is live from 3.45pm with Jack Nolan, Willie Geraghty and
Pat Delaney on commentary
At 2.15 you’ll
hear from Tullamore RFC’s Ivor Scully and Conor Molloy on their promotion to
the All-Ireland League and the preparations for next weekend’s Towns Cup Final
with Longford
Just after
3 O’Clock we have feature interviews with David May and Denis Irwin who were in
the Midlands...
Laois and Westmeath teams
Team news ahead of the Division Two A Hurling League Final which is live on Midlands 103 from 3.45pm
Laois team -
1. Eoin Reilly (St Lazerians Abbeyleix)
2. Brian Stapleton (Borris in Ossory-Kilcotton)
3. Brian Campion (Rathdowney Errill)
4. John A Delaney (Clough Ballacolla)
5. Cahir Healy (Portlaoise)
6. Matthew Whelan (Borris in Ossory-Kilcotton)
7. Gearoid Burke (Camross)
8. Joe Fitzpatrick (Rathdowney Errill)
9. James Walsh (Ballinakill)
10. Stephen Maher (Clough Ballacolla)
11. Zane Keenan (Camross)
12. Willie Hyland (Clough Ballacolla)
13....
Friday, 12 April 2013
Upcoming live sport on Midlands 103
Sunday - National Hurling League Division Two A Final - Laois V Westmeath from 3.45pm with thanks to Eugene O'Neill, Castlepollard and Laois Injury Clinic
Sunday 21st - Towns Cup Final - Tullamore V Longford from 3.30pm with thanks to Supermacs Tullamore and Coffey Electrical Tullamore
Tuesday 23rd-Saturday 27th - Punchestown Festival commentaries from main races with thanks to Patrick Mitchell and Company Ltd Riverview Commercial Park Tullamore
Saturday 27th - National Football League...
Champions League and Europa League Draws
In the Champions league semi finals Bayern Munich will take on Barcelona while Borussia Dortmund face Real Madrid.
The semi-final first legs will be on 23 and 24 April and the return legs on 30 April and 1 May
Chelsea have been drawn to play FC Basel in the semi-finals of the Europa League.
The Londoners will be away for the first leg.
Their Swiss opponents knocked Tottenham out of the tournament last night.
In the other semi, Benfica of Portugal will face Turkish side Fenerbah...
Friday morning headlines
GOLF
Sergio Garcia holds a share of the lead after the opening
day of the 2013 Masters.
The Spaniard carded a brilliant 6 under par 66 at Augusta
National, which matched the earlier score of Australian Marc Leishman.
Dustin Johnson is another shot back on 5-under.
Tiger Woods is well-placed on 2 under par, while Rory
McIlroy finished with a level par 72.
Graeme McDowell carded a bogey on the 18th to finish on 1
over par, but Padraig Harrington dropped 3 shots over his closing...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
Ulster and Connacht teams named
Connacht's most capped player Michael Swift makes his return tomorrow night when he partners Mike McCarthy in the second row for their game with Edinburgh at Murrayfield
Athlone's Robbie Henshaw is at full back, Mick Kearney moves to number 6 due to Swift's inclusion while John Muldoon starts at 7
Tomorrow's game kicks off at half past seven in the Scottish capital
Connacht XV
15. Robbie Henshaw 14. ...
Zach Tuohy named in Carlton team to play Geelong
Portlaoise's Zach Tuohy has been named in the half backs for Carlton's AFL Premiership encounter with Geelong
It'll be Tuohy's third start of the campaign, it's his first year as part of the Blue's primary list having been an international rookie for three years
Carlton boss Mick Malthouse has indicated the former Laois underage star may convert to midfield this season
Carlton have lost their opening two games to Collingwood and Richmond ...
Thursday morning headlines
GOLF
Padraig Harrington appears to be in good form ahead of the
opening round of the 2013 Masters.
Harrington finished on 3 under par during the traditional
curtain-raiser to the opening Major of the year - a par 3 tournament played at
Augusta National.
Graeme McDowell finished on 1 over par while Rory McIlroy
finished on plus 5.
There were also two hole-in-ones today as Ben Crenshaw aced
the 115-yard 7th while Nick Watney finished-off his round by holing-out on the
ninth hole.
Today...