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http://www.tg4.com/bearla/clar/gaa125/foot.asp

Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh and a panel of experts from The Star and TG4 have selected a shortlist of twenty five players who they consider to be the finest stars of the GAA in the last 25 years. Now we need your votes to decide who will be crowned the best footballer and hurler of the last 25 years, and who will be honoured during the 125 celebration game in Thurles on 1st November.



I'm sure some notable omissions from the list will cause a bit of debate on here. Disappointed our own Glenn Ryan isn't inculded - possibly ahead of our current bainisteoir. At least their is one (ahem) "Kildareman" included - Eadestown's finest Larry Tompkins!

Maurice Fitzgerald gets my vote anyway. Oozed class with everything he did on the football field. Had incredible skill and it always looked like he found the game too easy to play with the effortless way he did everything. Don't think we'll see a better player than Maurice for many years to come.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQDC4n2Gsn0

Anyone heading down to the ploughing?

Heading down to it myself tomorrow. Might have to locate the RTÉ News tent if Sharon Ní Bheoláin is there again! 

http://www.rte.ie/sport/greatest.html

'The Greatest Irish Sportsperson Ever!' is a one hour television special that will be broadcast on RTÉ One this Christmas and will count down the TOP 10 Irish Sportspeople, as voted by YOU, the Irish public.

This is your chance to decide which sportsperson is our greatest ever.

We have produced a long line of great Olympians, footballers, hurlers, athletes, boxers, trainers and riders... but who in our pantheon of sporting greats reigns supreme? And how do the greats of today cut it with the greats of the past?

We want you to pick the individual you feel is Ireland's Greatest Sportsperson Ever! from the long shortlist of 'nominees' which we have put together... from Sonia to Padraig, from Gilesy to Christy Ring, from Brian O'Driscoll to Vincent O'Brien.



Your job is to simply VOTE for your FAVOURITE.



Once you have voted for your favourite, we'd like you to tell us what you think was the Most Memorable Moment in Irish sporting history - maybe it was Ray Houghton's stunning goal against Italy in New York in 1994 or maybe it was when Ireland finally completed the Grand Slam in 2009.

We would also like you to pinpoint the most heartbreaking 'So Near and Yet So Far Moment' in Irish sporting history - maybe it was Sonia's stomach upset at the 5,000m Olympic final in Atlanta in 1996 or possibly Wim Kieft's fluke against Packie Bonner at Euro '88. The choice is yours.


Voting will close on Sunday 27th September 2009 at 23:59.
Please be aware multiple votes will be discounted - voting is one vote per person.

GAA: Grimley To Leave Kildare 
Kfm Sport has exclusively learned that Kildare selector and coach Paul Grimley is to resign his position. We understand that  the main factor involved is the amount of travel that Grimley undertakes between his home in Armagh and the various Kildare training sessions and matches.

Manager Kieran McGeeney is also from Armagh, but resides in Dublin.

Its also thought that the vacancy for the Armagh manager's position is not a factor in Grimley's decision.

Its expected that his departure will be officially announced at the monthly meeting of the County Board on Tuesday evening. 

http://www.kfmradio.com/kfm-radio/sports-news/gaa-grimley-to-leave-kildare.html


Very disappointing news. Wish him all the best with whatever he has planned for the future.

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Walsh to transfer back to Carlow
THOMAS Walsh should be available for Fenagh's vital championship match against Kildavin-Clonegal on Saturday, 22 August and Carlow's league campaign next year.
On Monday morning a transfer request was handed into the Leinster Council but sources at their offices in Portlaoise were unable to confirm whether the player had actually applied for an inter-county transfer as well.

They did say the application has now been posted back to the Wicklow county board who in turn will pass it on to the club.

The player himself is out of the country and was unavailable for comment while Fenagh are remaining tight lipped.

However Wicklow GAA president Peter Keogh said he believed it was a full inter-county transfer.

"It is an inter-county transfer. That means he would not be available to play for Wicklow if he goes back to Fenagh.

"The only reason he could play for Wicklow at any time if he was living or working in Wicklow. That would be it.

"I am not aware of the transfer request yet but if he transfer s back to Fenagh he is severing his links with Wicklow."

The Wicklow club would have to have strong grounds to refuse the application but may not be in a position to do so.

Walsh lived in Greystones but played with Bray Emmets. He has been living in Fenagh for almost a year and appears to have severed his links with the Wicklow club.

Pat Burke trainer of Bray Emmets confirmed that the player did not play for the senior team in their first round championship defeat to Baltinglass over the weekend.

"We were missing four or five players. Thomas was one of them," he said but was unable to confirm what action the club would be taking in relation to the transfer application. Vice chairman, Liam MacGraynor, also declined to comment on Monday last.

Walsh has been the centre of massive media exposure since his move to Wicklow in 2007 at the start of Mick O'Dwyer's reign over the Garden County.

At the time Carlow county board put up huge resistance to the move. Last year Luke Dempsey extended the olive branch to Walsh but, despite many believing he was about to make the move, he remained in Wicklow as they enjoyed their most successful run in the qualifiers.

With two wins out of three Fenagh's next match is vital for the club and the presence of the Thomas Walsh would be a huge boost. Another win would almost guarantee them a place in the knock-out stages.

http://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/tabId/425/itemId/4952/Walsh-to-transfer-back-to-Carlow.aspx


Big blow for Micklow's Leinster ambitions if he goes back to the rastafarians. It's welcome news for Carlow though with Brendan Murphy signing a new contract with the Sydney Swans. Doesn't look like he'll be coming home anytime soon.

Should be a fascinating game. Carlow or Portlaoise possible venues??

Wicklow on a roll but how will they perform out of Aughrim? They'll have no fear of our lads after Croke Park last year.

Should be no shortage of motivation for the Kildare team. It's a great opportunity to put the ghosts of that defeat to rest.

Full Report here: http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0716/Volume%201.pdf

OUTLINE OF PROPOSALS

Social and Family Affairs

* Cuts to all social welfare payments by 5% - €850m

* Reduction and changes to child benefit - €513m

* An end to receiving two welfare payments - €100m

* An end to payments for Community Employment Schemes for those already on benefit - €100m

* Cutting benefits for dental, optical and hearing services - €92m

* Grading of jobseekers allowance by age - €70m

* Cutting the Family Support Agency - €30m

* Changing eligibility for Family Income Supplement - €20m

* Taxing household benefits package - €11.6m

Staff cuts - None

Total cut €1.8bn

Health and Children

* Reduce the size of the Department by 10% a year over the next three years - €11m

* Reduce HSE staff - €391.3m

* Revise the income guidelines for the Medical Card to the basic rate of social welfare, the jobseekers allowance - €100m

* Increase the threshold for the Drugs Payment Scheme from 4100 to €125 a month - €37m

* Those previously receiving free prescriptions must now pay €5 for each prescription - €70m

* Hold an open competition to provide services under the General Medical Services scheme - €370m

* Increase Hospital Charges - €6m

* Increase charges for private facilities in public hospitals by 20% - €50m

* Hospitals and clinicians must provide generic medicines, off-patent drugs and value-for-money treatments - €30m

* Changes to agencies and organisations in the disability and mental health area which receive State funding - €50m

* Changes to the Fair Deal scheme with the individual to contribute more to nursing home care from their own residence - €50m

* Means test for Homecare packages - €24m

Total cuts: €1.2bn

Staff cuts: 540

Education and Science

* Staff and pay cuts in primary and post primary schools - €150m

* Staff cuts at third level - €140m

* Cuts to number of special needs assistants and English language support teachers - €81m

* Increased pupil teacher ratio at primary and post primary - €80m

* Change to student support grant - €70m

* Cuts to capitation grants for primary and post primary schools - €25m

* Cuts to research and development - €27.5m

* Cuts to grants for private schools - €25m

* Merging of smaller primary schools - €25m

* Cuts to school transport - €25m

* Integration of senior travelling training - €25m

* Cuts to third level structures - €23.7m

Staff cuts 6,390

Total cut €746m

Agriculture

* Reduce expenditure on the Disadvantaged Area Compensatory Allowance Scheme by 30% - €66m

* Terminate the Suckler Cow Scheme - €44m

* Close REPS 4 and no rollover from REPS 2 and 3 into REPS 4 - €80m

* Reduce Teagasc staff numbers, rationalise Teagasc and Dept offices - €37m

Total cuts €305m

Staff cuts 1,140 staff

Enterprise, Trade and Employment

* Merge the regional offices and shared services of Enterprise Ireland, IDA and FÁS - €87m

* A single reduced funding stream for all science, technology and innovation activities across all departments - €53m

* Streamline all support of Irish enterprises and marketing functions in Enterprise Ireland - €10m

* Stop funding the FÁS Services to Business and Skillnets programmes - €27m

* Cuts to training allowances for the unemployed - €24.5m

Total cuts €237.7m

Staff cuts 594

Community Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

* Cuts to Community Services Programmes - €64m

* Cuts to Gaeltacht Schemes - €20.8m

* Cuts to islands infrastructure - €20m

Staff cuts 196

Total cut €151m

Environment, Heritage and Local Government

* Cuts to local government including an end to 12 county or town councils - €100m

* Further efficiencies - €30m

Staff cuts 30

Total cut €130m

Department of Transport

* Efficiencies among CIE companies - €55m

* Cuts to road maintenance - €20m

* Cuts to regional air services - €15m

* Axing the Rural Transport Scheme - €11m

* Outsourcing of driver and vehicle testing - €10m

* Cuts to the Road Saferty Authority - €4.2m

* Merging the National Roads Authority and the Railway Procurement Agency - €3m

* Merging the National Vehicle and Driver File into the Road Safety Authority - €2m

Staff cuts 80

Total cut €127.1m

Arts, Sports and Tourism

* Cuts in allocation to tourism and marketing - €27m

* Cut in grant to Sports Council - €17.7m

* Cut allocation to Horse and Greyhound Fund - €16.4m

Staff cuts 170

Total cut €104.8m

Department of Justice

* Cuts to pay and allowances for justice sector staff - including gardai - €65m

* Cuts to the courts service - €13.5m

* Cuts in immigration staff - €10m

* Transfer disability functions of department to Department of Health - €2.6m

* Cuts to Youth Detention Centres - €2.5m

Staff cuts 540

Total cut €136.4m

Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

* Cuts to energy efficiency schemes run by Sustainable Energy Ireland - €40m

* Cuts to direct funding to TG4 - to be partially funded from licence fee - €10m

Staff cuts 106

Total cuts €65.6m

Defence

* Measures including a reduction in Defence Forces personnel by more than 500

Total cuts €53m

Staff cuts 520

Finance

* Cuts to the Office of Public Works - reducing spare capacity and rental costs - €21m
Staff cuts 660

Total cuts €82.8m

Department of Foreign Affairs

* Cuts to overseas missions - €15m

* Cuts to overseas aid - €14.8m

* Cuts to Support for Irish Emigrants - €1m

Staff cuts 65

Total cut €41.7m

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission

* Changes to some operations - €6m

* Cuts to Oireachtas Allowances and Benefits - €1.5m

Total cuts €7.8m

Staff cuts 42

National Treasury Management Agency

* Reduce staff and other administrative costs - €5.3m

* Changes at the State Claims Agency including payment schemes, legal fees and risk management services

Total cuts €5.3m

Staff cuts 40

Department of the Taoiseach

* An end to the National Economic and Social Development Organisation - except for the National Economic and Social Council - €4m

* Axing the Law Reform Commission - €2.8m

* Cuts to the cost of Census 2011 - €2.2m

Staff cuts 77

Total Cut €17.5m

Beidh Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta ar siúl i Ros Muc i gceartlár Chonamara ar an deireadh seachtaine Saoire Bainc ón 29 Bealtaine - 1 Meitheamh 2009
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11.00 r.n. Sóisir Móin Dearg v Na Dúinaibh i Ros Muc - B

11.00 r.n. Sóisir Bhaile an Chaisil v An Sean Phobail i Pháirc a' Mháimin - C

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12.30 i.n Tráth na gCeist - Gairmscoil An Phiarsaigh

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7.30 i.n Sinsir - Cluiche Leathcheannais C v D i Ros Muc

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Any thoughts on this? Interesting to see Dingle are fielding a team in it. Heard they beat Laune Rangers in the club championship a few weeks back.