Share this: Hurling is coming back to Fenway Park! The Boston Red Sox will host the AIG Hurling Classic and Irish Festival at Fenway this fall on Sunday, November 19. Fenway last hosted the hurling event in 2015 when Galaway defeated Dublin 50-47 in the match. Boston Red Sox president Sam Kennedy joined NESN’s Tom Caron to talk about the return of the Irish sport and you can hear what he had to say in the video above from “Red Sox Gameday Live,” presented by DCU. Thumbnail photo from Matt Cashore/USA TODAY Sports Images Related NESN.com Stories More Stories Source link
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Hurling To Make Triumphant Return To Fenway Park With Doubleheader Nov. 19
Share this: The home of the Boston Red Sox will play host to a different kind of stick-and-ball sport this fall. Fenway Sports Management announced Thursday the Irish sport of hurling will make its return to Fenway Park at the AIG Fenway Hurling Classic and Irish Festival, which is scheduled for Sunday, November 19. The ballpark last hosted a hurling event in 2015. Galway defeated Dublin 50-47 in a match that featured a full-team brawl. [embedded content] “Nearly 28,000 fans packed Fenway Park when hurling returned to the ballpark for the first time in 61 years in 2015, and we’re thrilled to have the fastest game on grass back for two matches this November,” Mark Lev, managing director of Fenway Sports Management, said in a
O’Grady quits as Limerick hurling boss
Updated: Sunday, 20 Apr 2014 23:32 | Comments Donal O'Grady's leaving is a surprise ahead of Limerick's Munster championship opener against Limerick on 1 June Donal O'Grady has quit as joint-manager of the Limerick senior hurling squad. O'Grady's second coming with Limerick was ratified last November when he, along with TJ Ryan, were named as joint managers. Together they presided over an Allianz League campaign where the Shannonsiders failed to get promotion from Division 1B. They did, however, reach the quarter-final, where they lost out to Galway. A report in Monday's Irish Examiner states that a fall out with the county board is to blame for O'Grady's departure. User contributions and/or comments do not, unless specifically stated, represent the views of RTÉ.ie or
Hurling League: More questions than answers
Updated: Sunday, 23 Mar 2014 10:34 | Comments Eamon O'Shea's Tipperary face a win or bust game against Dublin Video Audio By James McMahonAs it stands Tipperary and Waterford occupy the last two places the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A table, but this weekend’s final series of matches could see both of them reach the quarter-finals as easily as facing the prospect of a relegation play-off tie. In essence, things are delicately poised in the top flight, with only Clare knowing that they are through to the knock-out phase. They lie on six points, with four teams – Galway, Kilkenny, Dublin and Waterford – all on four. Tipperary lie on two points The Dubs and the Déise have a points difference of minus seven, with the former ahead of their rivals
2014 Hurling: Clare could face Cork again
Updated: Thursday, 03 Oct 2013 19:26 | Comments Clare and Cork could renew their rivalry in June 2014 Another meeting of Cork and Clare is a possibility after the draw was made for next year's Munster Hurling Championship. Davy Fitzgerald's All-Ireland champions received a bye into the semi-final where they will meet either the Rebels or Waterford. The other last four clash sees Limerick take on Tipperary - a repeat pairing from the 2013 campaign. User contributions and/or comments do not, unless specifically stated, represent the views of RTÉ.ie or RTÉ.Click here for Terms of use