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Shane Cunningham of Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) and Joey Holden of Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) have been named as the AIB GAA Club Footballer of the Year ...

The AIB GAA Club Hurler of the Year meanwhile was named as Joey Holden of Ballyhale Shamrocks following a series of tremendous performances throughout the 2022/23 season. Notching two vital points for his club in the final, as well as winning the crucial first half penalty on the day, Cunningham has been on-song for Crokes throughout the season. The Hurling Team of the Year was dominated by Ballyhale Shamrocks with nine players selected, with three players from beaten finalists Dunloy also included as well as three representatives from Munster champions Ballygunner.

The Offaly man let his temper get the better of him on Day One of the tournament.

Seamus Power was the best of the Irish at two over par and all will have work to do if they are to stick around for the weekend with the projected cut at even par. It was a day to forget for the Irish after the first round with all three in danger of missing the cut. After failing to hit a good recovery shot, Lowry hit his iron against a tree before snapping it against his leg.

Séamus Power might have missed the Players Championship but will be in heaven on Monday when he joins Shane Lowry for a practice round at Augusta National.

"I played nicely there last year, and it's a course I like. "Normally, it's a strength of mine and it just wasn't there this week. "I think that's the beauty of this course, small greens and small targets. "You don't have to miss a shot by a whole lot. "Get a little look at it and get a feel for some of those changes, but really, until we get close to tournament speed, all those shots are so different. To see it without the crowds.

It is the third day in a row that an Irish rider has won in the CSI5* show in the Florida venue, following consecutive victories from Bertram Allen on Wednesday ...

Speaking about this evening's win and the success of Irish riders this week Horse Sport Ireland Show Jumping High-Performance Manager Michael Blake said: "Alejandro and Shane are a very experienced partnership. The home nation filled second and third place with Kristen Vanderveen riding Bull Run's Faustino De Tili in second in a time of 58.55 seconds and Tanner Korotkin and Quinn 33 finishing third. It was a clear round on board the 14-year-old gelding Alejandro that he set the time to beat of 57.2 seconds.

Shane Lowry was proud to show some true grit, even if a second-round 69 left him “sweating” on the projected cut mark in Players Championship at TPC ...

Hopefully, I can go on and shoot a couple of decent scores and make a few FedEx Cup points.” “I’m very happy with today,” said Lowry, who was two-over and on the cut mark as Power missed out on six-over after a 76. At the end of the day, it is the fifth major and is the biggest event on the PGA Tour, so that’s how it should be. It’s very tricky and the rough is juicy. “Never give up,” said Lowry, who will head to Augusta to see the course changes with Seamus Power on Monday. “If you go through this golf course in your head, left is trouble on every hole.

Both played crucial roles for Kilmacud Crokes and Ballyhale Shamrocks in All-Ireland wins.

Currently in Belize, he sent a video response which was shown at the ceremony in Croke Park. Holden had been travelling in the US when he came home to be with his father, who was seriously ill and later died. [Seven Kilmacud Crokes footballers named in club team of the year](https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2023/03/08/seven-kilmacud-crokes-footballers-named-in-club-team-of-the-year/) ]

On Friday at the Players Championship, with swirling winds further firming up a course that was already on the edge, Lowry's fortunes ebbed and flowed like ...

I said Darren after I come off 9, regardless of whether we make the cut or not, to throw a 69 out there in those conditions is pretty good and we move on whether it be here tomorrow or home for a much-needed rest. “To be honest I had a left in me yesterday and I don’t normally have a left. Yeah, it’s gonna be a sweat this afternoon but I’m hopeful and I’d be very happy if I was to make the weekend. Lowry drained a 9-footer on 7 for birdie and then hit the closest shot of the week on the long par-3 eighth to 2 feet to get back to 2-over. “I was trying to birdie 9 obviously and then I got out of position and I was happy that I made par. … I sort of thought if we could get to 2 (over), even get to 3 playing the ninth, you can eagle the ninth.”

Kilmacud Crokes captain Shane Cunningham has crowned his dream year after being named AIB Club Footballer of the Year while the equivalent hurling award has ...

His award was accepted by his mother Stasia and sister Katrina Holden as he is still on his travels, currently in Belize. However, this was merely a continuation of his season-long form: the centre-forward scored in all five outings beyond Dublin, 1-10 in total. . .

Shane Lowry was fuming after a wayward shot found a tree at Sawgrass, during a round to forget on Thursday at the Players Championship.

The three-putt on 16 was probably the one that sort of stopped any momentum. I feel like this is as penal as I've seen it out of the rough for a long time. When Lowry tried to free his ball from its position behind one of the trees, he could only ricochet it off another tree, instantly landing back in the wooded area.

SHANE LOWRY had an opening round to forget at the Players Championship.The Offaly man scored a disappointing five-over-par day one score of 77 at Sawg.

Yeah, there's obviously a part of it that's the user, as well. Just struggled a little bit off the tee the last couple weeks. This could end in one club becoming two."

Ireland's Shane Sweetnam and Alejandro made easy work of Friday's $39000 Bainbridge CSI5* 1.45m as...

“I wasn’t sure if I was going to go for it or not, but he felt so good in the warm-up and was super relaxed when I went in. Pasmore has had the ride for two years and describes him as, “When I got him, I put on a loose ring snaffle was so excited to ride my new horse. Pasmore and Freedom DE S.B., a 2011 gelding (Ogano Sitte x Fabuleux De Gamet) owned by Pasmore Show Stables BV, stopped the clock at 63.16 seconds for the win. When asked what Alejandro is like to ride, Sweetnam noted, “he’s always eager, so he can get a little strong but that also helps us to be fast in these classes. He was meant to show last week in a grand prix but he got a little sick, so he had a couple days off, but this week he’s been feeling great and I’m super happy with the result.” While Sweetnam’s round did go to plan, it came as a slight surprise that his early leading time held on for the victory in a large and competitive class.