THE IMPACT OF Storm Éowyn has caused GAA fixture-makers into changes in next weekend’s inter-county league schedule.
The Division 1 football league tie between Mayo and Galway next Sunday has been moved to the earlier starting time of 2.30pm in Castlebar, due to issues caused by the storm. The venue’s floodlights will not be operational which resulted in the change to the throw-in time.
In Division 2 football, Louth will now take on Roscommon on Sunday afternoon in Drogheda at Intergral GAA grounds (formerly Gaelic Grounds), due to storm damage at the stadium in Ardee.
TG4 will broadcast the Mayo-Galway game live Sunday, along with the Kerry-Derry game at Celtic Park, which had already been switched to an earlier throw-in time of 12.30pm at Celtic Park due to the Bloody Sunday parade.
TG4 will have deferred TV coverage of the Kilkenny-Galway Division 1A hurling game on Sunday, while their Saturday night selection is the Division 1 football tie between Donegal and Dublin.
RTÉ 2 have the meeting of reigning All-Ireland champions Armagh against 2021 winners Tyrone, in their Division 1 football encounter on Saturday evening.
BBC have the Division 1B hurling game between Antrim and Westmeath on the iPlayer on Sunday afternoon.
There are two ladies football league games on Bank Holiday Monday next as Meath play Mayo and Waterford face Kerry.
The midweek third-level GAA coverage sees the Sigerson Cup quarter-finals broadacst as TU Dublin play UL and DCU face TUS Midlands, while in the Fitzgibbon Cup, there is live coverage of MTU Cork and UCC.
More to follow..
Here’s the full list of fixtures in store:
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Tuesday 28 January
Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup quarter-finals
- UCD v MTU Kerry, Belfield, 5pm.
- TU Dublin v UL, Grangegorman, 7pm - HEC YouTube.
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Wednesday 29 January
Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup quarter-finals
- DCU v TUS Midlands, DCU, 6.45pm - HEC YouTube.
- Ulster University v Maynooth University, Jordanstown, 7.30pm.
Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup
- Mary Immaculate College v UL, MICL Grounds, 2pm.
- University of Galway v UCD, Dangan, 7.45pm.
- MTU Cork v UCC, MTU Cork Campus, 8pm - HEC YouTube.
Leinster Senior A hurling colleges final
- Kilkenny CBS v St Kieran’s Kilkenny, UPMC Nowlan Park, 2pm.
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Thursday 30 January
Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup
- Maynooth University v TUS Midwest, Maynooth, 7pm.
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Saturday 1 February
Allianz Football League
Division 1
Armagh v Tyrone, BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, Armagh, 6pm - RTÉ 2.
- Donegal v Dublin, MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey, 7.30pm - TG4.
Division 4
- Tipperary v Longford, Clonmel Sportsfield, 2.30pm.
- Waterford v Carlow, Fraher Field, Dungarvan, 6pm.
Allianz Hurling League
Division 1A
- Cork v Limerick, SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 7.30pm.
Division 2
- Kildare v Kerry, Cedral St Conleth’s Park, Newbridge, 1pm.
- Derry v Down, Derry COE, Owenbeg, 2pm.
Division 3
- Wicklow v London, Echelon Park, Aughrim, 1pm.
- Cavan v Sligo, Kingspan Breffni, Cavan, 3pm.
Division 4
- Monaghan v Louth, Truagh GAA, Emyvale, 2pm.
Munster GAA Dr Harty Cup (Senior A) hurling final
- Thurles CBS v St Flannan’s Ennis, Mallow, 1pm.
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Sunday 2 February
Allianz Football League
Division 1
- Derry v Kerry, Celtic Park, Derry - TG4.
- Mayo v Galway, Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, Castlebar - TG4.
Division 2
- Down v Cork, Páirc Esler, Newry, 1pm.
- Louth v Roscommon, Integral GAA Grounds, Drogheda, 2pm.
- Meath v Cavan, Páirc Tailteann, Navan, 2pm.
- Monaghan v Westmeath, St Tiernach’s Park, Clones, 2pm.
Division 3
- Clare v Leitrim, Cusack Park, Ennis, 2pm.
- Sligo v Kildare, Markievicz Park, 2pm.
- Fermanagh v Antrim, St Joseph’s GAA, Ederney, 2.30pm.
- Laois v Offaly, Laois Hire O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, 4pm.
Division 4
- London v Wicklow, McGovern Park, Ruislip, 12.30pm.
- Limerick v Wexford, Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale, 2pm.
Allianz Hurling League
Division 1A
- Kilkenny v Galway, UPMC Nowlan Park, 1.45pm - TG4 (Live – Player & App, TV – Deferred).
- Tipperary v Wexford, FBD Semple Stadium, Thurles, 3.45pm.
Division 1B
- Antrim v Westmeath, Corrigan Park, Belfast, 2pm - BBC iPlayer.
- Carlow v Waterford, Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow, 2pm.
- Laois v Offaly, Laois Hire O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, 2pm.
Division 2
- Donegal v Tyrone, O’Donnell Park, Letterkenny, 2pm.
Division 3
- Roscommon v Armagh, King & Moffatt Dr Hyde Park, 1pm.
Division 4
- Fermanagh v Longford, Brewster Park, Enniskillen, 1pm.
- Warwickshire v Lancashire, Páirc na hÉireann, Birmingham, 2pm.
Lidl Ladies NFL Division 1
- Armagh v Tyrone, St Paul’s, 2pm.
- Kildare v Dublin, Manguard Park, 2pm.
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Monday 3 February
Lidl Ladies NFL Division 1
- Meath v Mayo, Páirc Tailteann Navan, 2pm - TG4.
- Waterford v Kerry, SETU Arena, Carriganore, 3.45pm - TG4.
Well done to Stephen for sharing his story, the mind is a powerful thing and the effects our thoughts can have on our body. I’m sure anorexia is more prevalent than we think with males and does not only affect females. Glad he has come out the other side and his life is going well now.
Immense inner strength to come through it all and hugely considerate and brave to share his journey in the hope of helping others.
Well done Stephen… You battled through and you’ll have a lifelong benefit from the struggle you’ve endured. Best of luck with the rest of your life and of course Round Towers (Lusk) too.
5 and a half stone is 35kg. Let’s say your an 18 year old and ur 83kg and u lose that much then you’re 48kg. Thats really unhealthy and if u don’t eat enough food then youll have no energy for exercise. Sounds awful
@Eoin Murphy:
Definitely a tough station.
His starting weight was 114kg & he lost 35kg to bring him down to 79kg which is very light for a man of his frame.
Some mental battle to win.
@Liam H: sorry i missed that part its a long article. There are some third years in the rugby who weigh more than without an ounce of fat