Tuesday 18 January 2022
‘After some careful thinking and a lot of support from family, I have decided to stay in Ireland.’
The Cork star has departed AFL club Collingwood.
Ray Connellan give some insight into the dilemmas that faced Mark Keane and Oisin Mullin.
Keane scored the winning goal in the 2020 Munster semi-final against Kerry.
Luke Towey has returned to Ireland following the end of his two-year stint with the Gold Coast Suns.
Oisín Mullin is set to join the Irish contingent at AFL side Geelong Cats.
Fionn O’Hara has also played rugby for the Ireland U18s and Leinster U20s.
Maurice Brosnan speaks to some of the Aussies who made up one of the most controversial and eventful International Rules series ever.
Ultan Kelm is set to make the move to Western Australia and Fionn O’Hara is in talks with Hawthorn.
‘O’Riordan is a valued presence both on and off the field at the club’, say the club.
Zach Tuohy chats with Maurice Brosnan on the latest episode of The42 GAA Weekly.
Melbourne beat Western Bulldogs 21.14 (140) to 10.6 (66) in Saturday’s grand final.
Melbourne Demons and Western Bulldogs play the final in Perth after a chaotic week in their home city.
After turning down an AFL offer, Cathal McShane got to savour All-Ireland glory with Tyrone.
The former Cavan footballer was last week appointed St Kilda’s high-performance manager, the latest staging post on an impressive journey.
The Red Hands’ Conor McKenna made a name for himself and an impact in Aussie Rules, writes Maurice Brosnan.
Zach Tuohy, Mark O’Connor and Stefan Okunbar’s Cats were left licking their wounds after a heavy defeat.
Sarah Rowe last played for the Women’s National League club in 2016.
Nicholas Walsh will take up the position ahead of the 2022 season.
Cian McBride will remain with the club until at least the end of 2022.
The first week of the AFL finals is at an end as six teams remain in the hunt for the 2021 Premiership.
Here’s all the information you need to plan your weekend.
Several Irish players are in with a chance of claiming the 2021 Premiership.
Stuart Magee left Belfast as a boy with his family in the 1950s to start a journey that would see him amass over 200 AFL appearances.
Collingwood have allowed the 21-year-old to return home early.
Brown scored two goals against Geelong in a shock 19-point win for the GWS Giants.
Anton Tohill fought tears as he was called up by Magpies coach Robert Harvey, who later recalled playing against Tohill’s legendary father in Croke Park.
Cathal McShane’s Tyrone begin their championship today. In a different life, he was an Irish export prototype in Oz.
Hailing from a strong Wexford GAA family, Barry O’Connor is pursuing a different sporting dream in Sydney.
The Aussie Rules icon was booed by fans in the final years of his career.
James Madden’s goal arrived in the third quarter of the Brisbane Lions’ 102-74 win over Richmond.
It was a busy day for Irish players in the AFL.
Australia and New Zealand have hosted some of the largest sporting attendances since Covid-19 hit.
The Laois man helped last year’s Grand Finalists win out 77-47.
Contrasting fortunes for the Irish players in the AFL this weekend.
The Cork native will start at half-back against West Coast tomorrow.
The Cats prevailed in round 2 AFL action from Melbourne.
The Laois native missed his side’s opening round defeat to Adelaide last weekend.
The Dubliners made a huge impact on tactics and culture in the AFL and helped pave the way for generations of Irish hopefuls Down Under.
Another new campaign swings around and there’s plenty Irish interest.
