From 1 December 2007 motorcyclists on a learner permit (provisional licence) have had to wear a yellow, fourescent tabard (not a vest or jacket) with regulation sized L plates showing both back and front.. This applies to all learner permits\ provisional licences regardless of date of issue.
The requirement is that a person with a learner [...]

G.A.A. FOCUS: Snippets from the Local and National Scene By Pat Harrington
Cork Hurling
There is a saying that one can learn more in defeat that in victory. One hopes that such is the case with Cork hurling following their defeat at the hands of Galway in the National league final.
Prior to the final the general opinion was that [...]

The local football fraternity was in shock this week at the announcement that following medical advice Grangevale striker John Carroll has succumbed to a series of crippling injuries and retired from the game he has adorned for three decades. Carroll emerged as an enigmatic centre forward at Douglas Hall in the 1990’s before moving on [...]

Grangevale AFC
FAI Junior Cup 4th Round
Grangevale 1 – Pearse Celtic 1 (aet) Pearse won 4-2 on pens
Due to the continuing inclement weather, this fixture was finally completed at the 6th time of asking at Douglas Hall’s all-weather facility in Moneygourney on Sunday afternoon. Pearse Celtic provided the opposition with the prize for the winner a [...]

Lord Mayor Cllr.Dara Murphy hosted the Annual Avondale Utd. cheque presentation to the Share Christmas Appeal Fund at City Hall on Thursday last. This practice started in 1991 and thanks mainly to the efforts of Club PRO, Noel Long, it has been maintained over those 18 years. The Share Executive members change every year but [...]