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Brotherly love is the name of the game

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:07:06 +0000

THE COADYS have the greatest share of the brotherly places with no fewer than four donning the red and black of MLR. John Edward Richard and Paul have occupied places all over the field throughout the journey and but for Paul's recent wrist injury the four would be occupying almost a third of the starters.

Carlow students crash out of Cup

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:07:06 +0000

CARLOW IT crashed out of the Sigerson cup last week with a strange loss to DIT. The Carlow side were winning by a point with seconds remaining only for DIT to level it.

Dinner Dance to be held

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:07:06 +0000

AFTER A break of a couple of years, the Committee has decided to hold a dinner dance to celebrate a very successful year for the club in 2011. All four of the club's adult teams reached finals with the Minors taking pride of place by winning the "B" Championship. The Intermediates and Under 21s also reached their Championship finals and were unlucky to lose - hopes are high that both teams can go one step further in 2012. The Intermediates and Juniors did bring home silverware by winning the finals of Divisions 2 and 4.

Tom will be a huge loss for Rathvilly

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:07:06 +0000

RATHVILLY has suffered a huge loss in the last few weeks. The clubs first Juvenile chairman Tom Bolger passed away after battling motor neurone disease. He was aged 63.

No change for championships in Carlow

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:07:06 +0000

CARLOW GAA clubs decided to leave well enough alone and not alter or change any championships or leagues for the coming season at the co. committee competitions regulation meeting on Tuesday last writes Tommy Murphy. Three weeks previous all club chairpersons, secretaries and co. committee delegates met and discussed the present formats, they then returned to their clubs debated and discussed the competitions and 14 clubs submitted motions for last week's county committee meeting.

Naomh Eoin AGM success

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:07:06 +0000

NAOMH Eoin GAA Club held their AGM on Thursday January 26. Secretary Gary Murphy gave a detailed account and look back at 2011. Pride of place was the under-21 footballers who won their second title in a row in style and the team and management were fully encouraged to go on and complete the hat trick and win three-in- a-row.

Wedding bells for Lar

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:07:06 +0000

RATHVILLY and Carlow legend Lar Molloy is home from New York and the former defender got married last weekend to Cavan lady Emma Hand.

BRIAN O'DONOGHUE

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:07:06 +0000

I'M GETTING old very quickly. Turning 24 on Sunday had some highlights though so the grey hairs can be saved for another year at least. Some of you will recall my story last week about a legend from Rathvilly but how many of you picked up on the fact that I said I most certainly wasn't a legend?

Tom was a loyal and true Rathvilly stalwart

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:47:35 +0000

TRIBUTES have been flooding in to the village and across the county for Tom Bolger who passed away at his home in Rathvilly on Saturday morning.

THIS WEEK: Brian retells a terrifying tale starring Mike 'Bah' Byrne

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:47:35 +0000

EVERY club has legends. They may all become legends from different stories and some may be legends for the right or wrong reasons but they're still legends.

CBS outfoxed by Good Counsel

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:41:37 +0000

CARLOW CBS came within a whisker of reaching the South Leinster A juvenile final last Thursday against Good Counsel New Ross.

Students let Ryan Cup slip

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:41:37 +0000

THE GUTSY I.T Carlow students lead for almost the entire hour of football but victory was stolen from them in the final moments.

Askea GFC elect new committee

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:45:43 +0000

ASKEA Parish Centre was the venue for the 36th AGM of Askea GFC on Thursday last.

THIS WEEK: Brian has a dream that leaves him in a bit of a state. (Easy now!)

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:45:43 +0000

I HAD A dream on Thursday night, but I really hope it was a premonition.

End of a wonderful season for Burnside Engineering

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:45:43 +0000

SOME diehard fans will travel any distance to support their team and Saturday was no exception.

Footballers foiled by 13-man laois

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:45:43 +0000

DR. CULLEN PARK. Injury-hit Carlow strike 10 wides and suffer a seven-point defeat against their neighbours... DON'T ASK the people who left before the final whistle what this game was like because they clearly don't care. There are a few ways to look at this defeat.

Carlow girls win gold

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:45:43 +0000

THERE was great success for St Laurence O'toole AC athletes at the Leinster Cross Country Relays that were held in Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny on Sunday the 15th of January. The conditions on the day were perfect with clear sky's and a great course for racing.

St Mels ease to victory over CBS

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:45:43 +0000

THE CARLOW team started the better after St. Mels Fergal O'Donoghue pulled a hamstring and had to be substituted.

Great night out for Carlow GAA

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:45:43 +0000

THE ANNUAL Carlow GAA awards took place last Saturday night and to use the old cliché "a great night was had by all". That was down to one man in particular; Tommy Murphy, the MC for the event.

Burnside head north

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:37:52 +0000

THE CARLOW company must travel to Cookstown in Tyrone this Saturday for a 2pm throw in for an All-ireland semi-final with Mcaleer and Rushe.

St Ledger laments 'mistakes'

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:37:52 +0000

THE Kildavin/Clonegal club man didn't think Carlow ran out of steam.

Lennon sails into secretary's seat

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:37:52 +0000

CARLOW county convention was held last Friday in Leinster Hills Golf Club by the Fighting Cocks for the first time in the clubs history. The club's chairman John Mcdonald was introduced by county board chairman Michael Meaney and Mcdonald thanked the board for having convention in the club and wished all county teams at all levels the very best in 2012.

Carlow missed big guns

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:37:52 +0000

Carlow weren't at full strength, either

Carlow welcome neighbours to town

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:37:52 +0000

HAVING shown well against the All-ireland champions Dublin last Sunday in the first round of the O'Byrne Cup, Carlow now enter the O'Byrne Shield and take on near neighbours Laois in Dr. Cullen Park. The game is expected to be fixed for 2pm.

Local derby thriller pulls in the crowds

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:37:52 +0000

THIS GAME could have been played in Dr. Cullen Park such was the crowd that turned up in Oak Park. Many a voice was heard to say it was the biggest crowd at a match there since Carlow were in the AIL.

Carlow give the Dubs a rousing reception

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:37:52 +0000

THE OPTIMISM in Carlow since the Louth game last year has been building.