John Joe Nevin

Mullingar's John Joe Nevin - Olympic Silver medalist

Garrycastle

Garrycastle - Reigning Leinster club football champions

Tullamore RFC

Tullamore - All-Ireland Junior Cup holders

Coolderry

Coolderry - Reigning Leinster club hurling champions

Westmeath ladies

Westmeath Ladies - All-Ireland Intermediate Champions

Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Technology and Transparency Hold the Key to Refs Earning Respect






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 Cup Semi Finals at Dooradoyle

Mark Flanagan, also from Mullingar, starts in the back row


Tullamore take on Tullow at Newbridge at 8pm tonight in the Anderson Cup Final

While on Sunday it's Edenderry against Newbridge in the Second's Cup Final at Portlaoise at 3pm

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 Hurdle

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) (Rhode)
15 Ken Casey (St Brigid’s)

16 Gavin Sheil (Killeigh)
17 Ross Brady (Clara)
18 Ruairi Allen (Gracefield)
19 Joe Maher (Ferbane)
20 Johnny Moloney (Tullamore)
21 Paul McPadden (Rhode)
22 Daithi Brady (Ballyfore)
23 Willie Mulhall (Walsh Island)
24 Peter Cunningham (Bracknagh)
25 Eoin Rigney (Rhode)
26 David Hanlon (Edenderry)

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Blog - Scott Gaynor on Brendan Rodgers' work at Liverpool


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. Joe Campion (Borris-in-Ossory-Kilcotton Gaels)
12. Aidan Corby (Clough Ballacolla)
13. Mark Kavanagh (Rathdowney Errill)
14. Conor Ryan (Portlaoise)
15. John Lennon (Rosenallis)

Tomorrow's game throws in at 3pm at Nowlan Park and we'll have updates on Midlands 103


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