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Dooley quits Westmeath

Dooley quits Westmeath
Opel/GPA hurling nominations revealed
The nominees for the 2008 Opel GPA awards for hurling have been announced. A total of 45 players have been named on the shortlist for the Team of the Year, with three players also nominated for the Player of the Year award.

Dooley quits Westmeath
Westmeath are in the market for a new hurling manager after Johnny Dooley stepped down after just one season in charge.

Football championship draws
All-Ireland winners Tyrone will face Ulster champions Armagh in the first round of the championship while Dublin take on Meath in the Leinster quarter finals after the provincial football draws took place in Croke Park.

Opel/GPA award nominees
The official nominees for the 2008 Opel Gaelic Players Awards for football have been announced today by the GPA. A total of 45 players have been named on the shortlist for the Team of the Year, with four players also nominated for the Player of the Year award.


Leinster minor and U21 draws for 2009
The Leinster Council have held their draws for the U21 and minor championships in both football and hurling for next season.

Boylan names his Ireland squad
Tyrone, Kerry, Cork and Armagh supply over half of the 27-man Ireland squad named today by Sean Boylan to travel to Australia for this month’s International Rules Series.

Ballymore club notes
The Oliver Plunketts Minor team will be playing in the Minor Championship final after a 3 point win over Raheens in the championship

Westmeath G A A Notes By Pat Reilly Westmeath P R O.
The final of the Greville Arms Senior Hurling Championship took place last Sunday in Cusack Park Mullingar on a sunny, Cold but dry afternoon last years champions Clonkill were dethroned by a sharper hungrier Raharney side

Westmeath SFC: Castledaly end Tyrrellspass’ reign
Last year’s Leinster club finalists Tyrrellspass relinquished their two-year grip on the Westmeath SFC title following a narrow defeat to Castledaly in Saturday’s semi-final replay in Athlone.

Westmeath SHC final: Raharney dethrone holders
Raharney caused a major upset in the Westmeath SHC final at Cusack Park when they defeated holders and reigning All-Ireland intermediate champions Clonkill to regain the Examiner Cup after a one-year lapse.

County finals roundup
On a busy day of county finals around the country we roundup all the action with football finals in Cork, Derry, Fermanagh, Donegal, Galway, Sligo, Leitrim, Offaly and Wicklow, as well as hurling deciders in Carlow and Westmeath.

Disciplinary amendments approved
The one yellow card and you are off motion was passed at the GAA’s Special Congress but the move to change the U21 championship to U20 was rejected.

Leinster Council to give counties fair hearing
Leinster Council chiefs have intimated that they will help, as best they can, counties whose club championships are set to run right up until the commencement of the provincial club competition.

GAA set to hold managerial meetings
The GAA is to hold meetings in all four provinces with intercounty managers ahead of the commencement of the new 2008/09 hurling and football seasons.

Healy blow for Westmeath
Westmeath’s veteran half back Damien Healy looks to have played his last game for the county after revealing that he will set off on a year-long trip around the world next month.

Westmeath SFC: Tyrrellspass force replay
Last year’s beaten Leinster club finalists Tyrrellspass came within an ace of losing their Westmeath SFC crown when a last-gasp David Glennon point earned them a 2-8 to 0-14 draw with Castledaly in a lively semi-final.

Westmeath G A A Notes
Next weekend in Cusack Park Mullingar the Final of the 2008 senior Hurling Championship takes place between near neighbours Raharney and current titleholders Clonkill.

Punishments proposed for Westmeath brawl clubs
The Westmeath county board has recommended a number of fines and suspensions following their investigation into the brawl which marred the recent SFC quarter-final between Tyrrellspass and Mullingar Shamrocks.

Connaughton welcomes O Flatharta’s return
Westmeath’s All-Star nominated goalkeeper Gary Connaughton has warmly welcomed Tomas O Flatharta’s decision to remain on as manager for a fourth year.

Tyrone top All-Star nominations list
Not surprisingly, Tyrone top the All-Star football nominations list with 10 of their All-Ireland winning side short-listed for the prestigious awards.

Westmeath GAA Notes
On Saturday evening last the first of this year’s semi-finals took place between Raharney and Oliver Plunketts in a sun drenched Cusack Park.

SHC semi-finals down for decision
The senior hurling championship semi-finals take centre stage on Sunday, with champions Clonkill putting their title on the line against Castletown-Geoghegan, and St. Oliver Plunkett’s squaring up to 2006 winners Raharney.

Castledaly and Garrycastle progress to last-four
The line-up for the senior football championship semi-finals has been completed following last weekend’s quarter-final action.

O Flatharta commits future to Westmeath
Tomas O Flatharta finally ended speculation over his future last night when he confirmed that he will be staying on as Westmeath football manager for another year.

Interpro finals taken out of Croker
The GAA have announced the dates and fixtures for the Interprovincial football and hurling championships, with the finals no longer set to take place in Croke Park.
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