Bab Keating News Today

Orchard may be maxing out on potential by challenging top dogs, rather than falling short

Resurgent Waterford making their presence felt in absorbing provincial tussle

Dunne’s kidnapping at the hands of the IRA in the early 1980s was a ‘hugely traumatic source of many of his personal problems in the years that followed’, funeral told

TRIBUTES have been paid to Limerick native who has retired from An Garda Siochána following a 40-year career. Sergeant Michael Babs Keating, is or...

Maurice Brosnan gets set for a blockbuster start to the 2022 hurling championships.

For me, the Ascot win was like my All-Ireland win, I was delighted July 03, 2021 Former jockey Johnny Murtagh, left, pictured with his wife, Orla Murtagh, daughter Lauren Murtagh of Kildare and his parents-in-law Tipperarys Michael Babs Keating and Nancy Keating after the GAA All-Ireland Minor B Ladies Football Semi-final match between Kildare and Waterford, preceding the GAA All-Ireland Minor A Ladies Football Semi-final between Cork and Dublin at MacDonagh Park in Nenagh, Tipperary. Photo by ...

Pilkington: Massive tallies make hurling ‘a bit boring’ Independent.ie 02/02/2021 Conor McKeon One of the icons of hurling in the 1990s, Johnny Pilkington, says the prevailing modern tactical trends have rendered the game “a bit boring” in recent years. Pilkington, who won All-Irelands with Offaly in 1994 and ’98 maintains that higher scoring games doesn’t equate to greater entertainment. Quite the contrary. The swiftly decreasing number of contested possessions ha...

Tipperary GAA is in mourning today after the death of Premier hurling legend Theo English at the age of 90. English is widely regarded as one of Tipps finest hurlers following a glittering county career which saw him claim five All-Ireland senior titles (1958, 1961, 62, 64 and 65) as well as seven Munster crowns and eight League titles. The Marlfield clubman – based just outside Clonmel – starred at midfield in the last Tipp side to complete back-to-back All-Ireland title successes with his...