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'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 Tipperary's 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 Harry Murphy/Sportsfile. By Kevin Egan Her dad is one of Ireland’s top jockeys and her grandf...

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 has, Pilkington feels, eroded one of the most attractive features of the sport. “What you do have to...

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 Tipp's 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 talents honoured with a place in the best Premier XV of the 20th Century. English's talents wer...