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Neil McManus: Kieran McGeeney football argument can help fix hurling too

Everything that I’ve seen from Limerick this year makes me think that they’re going to win the All-Ireland and they just won’t be denied.
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Irish News
· Jun 21, 2026
Monaghan power through to the quarter-finals as Jack McCarron shines in dominant win over Westmeath
The Scotstown forward scored 1-5 against the Lakemen in Clones, with Stephen O’Hanlon also standing out for the Ulster Championship finalists
Limerick Post Newspaper
· Jul 6, 2026
Veteran ref supports decision not to show Quaid black card
THE most obvious talking point of Sunday’s All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-final between Limerick and Clare was a call by referee Thomas Walsh (Waterford) not to black-card the eventual winning goalkeeper, Nickie Quaid, for a penalty foul on Tony Kelly. Kelly scored from the resultant strike, and that he wasn’t in possession of the ball [] The post Veteran ref supports decision not to show Quaid black card appeared first on Limerick Post.
The News Letter
· Jun 25, 2026
Former Irish League boss: Conor McMenamin is the best I managed - I tried to sign him again at Portadown
Former Irish League boss Matthew Tipton insists new Coleraine star Conor McMenamin is “tactically the best player I ever managed” – and revealed the future Northern Ireland winger was “my number one target” after taking over at Portadown.
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· Jul 4, 2026
‘He never lost it’ — Gold Cup winning jockey lines out for hurling club in London
Kilburn Gaels are one of the most successful hurling clubs outside of Ireland and are based in London
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· Jul 11, 2026
What will Devlin bring to Rangers?
Sections of the Rangers support have long called on the club to recruit the Scottish Premiership's best talent, and the Ibrox hierarchy appear to be acting on that this summer. Both Lawrence Shankland and Cammy Devlin were among Hearts' standout players as they came within minutes of a historic Scottish top-flight triumph. The Ibrox club have signed both without needing to pay a transfer fee and have also plucked manager Derek McInnes from Tynecastle.
TheJournal.ie
· Jun 25, 2026
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Related coverage for "Neil McManus: Kieran McGeeney football argument can help fix hurling too": Irish News — Monaghan power through to the quarter-finals as Jack McCarron shines in dominant win over Westmeath. Limerick Post Newspaper — Veteran ref supports decision not to show Quaid black card. The News Letter — Former Irish League boss: Conor McMenamin is the best I managed - I tried to sign him again at Portadown. Irish Mirror — ‘He never lost it’ — Gold Cup winning jockey lines out for hurling club in London. BBC — What will Devlin bring to Rangers?. TheJournal.ie — RnaG listeners and a panel of experts ranked Ireland's top 40 songs in the Irish language