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Deflating defeat in Garden County
SUNDAY'S NFL game in Aughrim was a deflating experience for Carlow in light of previous good results against the Garden County of late, but failure must consider the absence of front-line forwards JJ Smith and Daniel St. Leger (suspended) Simon Rea (injured) and the prolonged absence of team captain Brian Murphy who attended on crutches after a cruciate operation.
Incredible run comes to an end with semi-final defeat
AN INCREDIBLE run in the All Ireland Schools basketball competition ended for the Gaelcholáiste Cheatharlach U16 girls team this week in Thurles were they were defeated by Cork's Christ the King School 27/48 in the All Ireland league semi-final.
Hypocritical stance over loss of pub trade on Good Friday
It has been puzzling many – particular the rugby fraternity – that we in what we like to consider a pluralist and inclusive society are still maintaining the strict Irish stance of closing our licensed premises on Good Friday and thus operating varying degrees of double standards.
The Duke and the Bull now members of the 100 club
AT FIRST glance John 'The Bull' Hayes and Andrew 'The Duke' Gaul would appear to have very little in common. Indeed you could say they are polar opposites. The 'Bull', six foot four in his stocking feet, weighs in at an imposing 20 stone two pounds.
More tears than cheers for Borris girls as early advantage slips away
THERE WAS more tears than cheers in Cahir on Saturday where Borris Vocational School girls slid out of contention in the all-Ireland senior B camogie final, a match they early threatened to win and bring home the silver to Co. Carlow.
St. Leo's girls retain title
Nine points adrift at 30 minutes, after struggling second best against a far superior team, St. Leo's staged a remarkable reinvention to retain their Leinster Schools JFC A title at Vicarstown on Tuesday.
Two years of preparations end in an Olympic nightmare for Carlow athlete
WHAT SHOULD have been the sporting experience of a lifetime turned out to be a veritable nightmare for Carlow athlete Leona Byrne. For two years the former Youth Olympics competitor toiled and trained to help qualify Ireland for the women's two-person bobsleigh for the Winter Olympics, only to be forced to watch her colleagues race on television from the Olympic Village.
Killeshin's title chances in the balance
KILLESHIN'S CHANCES of some honours are hanging by a thread following their defeat by New Oak at home. The boys started the better and fifteen minutes into the first half Gary Walsh forced a super save from the Killeshin 'keeper, Michael Byrne.
Season over for Co. Carlow
THE SUPERSTITIOUS may blame the year but Carlow's 13th season in Senior Rugby has come to an end. Whilst the mathematicians may argue that it is still possible to survive the chances of Carlow obtaining 2 bonus point wins in the remaining games and by the same token Portadown failing to gain just one solitary point is an unlikely scenario given that the two sides meet in Portadown on the last day of the season.
Athletes perform well in Nenagh
NENAGH STADIUM was the venue for the Leinter AAI Indoor Championships and though our club numbers were smaller than past years those that travelled performed admirably.
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Not enough talent in depth in team, suggests selector
"IT WAS a poor performance by us, but we missed a few scores early on which did not help," was how selector Hughie Brennan viewed Carlow's NFL defeat in Aughrim on Sunday.
Crettyard edge local derby to stay second
IN WHAT is always a keenly awaited local derby Ridge took the game to Crettyard with Liam Dunne's speedy advance on the visitor's goal being brought to an illegal halt on the edge of the area. John Sheehan expertly arrowed the free goal wards with John Graham glued to his line and grateful for the ball to clip the top of the bar on five minutes.
Carlow U17s reach SE league semi final
LEADING 10-3 at the break, Co. Carlow 17s qualified for the South East League semi-final in New Ross on Saturday.
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