Updated 8pm
SNOW HAS AGAIN scuppered the GAA’s fixture plans with two of tomorrow’s hurling league quarter-finals postponed due to unplayable pitches.
The match between Dublin and Tipperary and the meeting of Wexford and Galway were both originally scheduled for this afternoon but postponed this morning.
It was the planned to play the matches tomorrow afternoon at Parnell Park and Innovate Wexford Park respectively.
But the GAA have revealed this evening that they have been called off again due to snow lying on the pitches and will instead be re-fixed for next weekend with the GAA’s CCCC to confirm the fixture details on Tuesday.
It adds to a scenario where the GAA are likely to have to play three league finals on the second weekend of April, a month that had been designated for club matches only in the 2018 fixtures calendar.
The postponements earlier this month due to snow had resulted in a revamped Division 4 fixture programme with the final pencilled in for the weekend of 7-8 April. Carlow qualified for that decider today when they clinched promotion with victory over Antrim.
But this weekend’s series of postponements will likely lead to the Division 1 hurling and Division 2 football deciders also taking place on that same weekend in April.
The re-fixture details for today’s Tipperary and Down game have yet to be announced but given both counties involvement in promotion and relegation issues in Division 2, that may be a standalone game next weekend with the last round of games in that division taking place at the same time on 31 March-1 April.
Three hurling league quarter-finals are fixed for tomorrow but the Wexford-Galway clash moving to next weekend means the semi-finals will likely go back to Easter weekend and the final being held the week after.
There are seven matches down for decision tomorrow afternoon:
Hurling
Division 1 quarter-finals
Offaly v Kilkenny, Tullamore, 1.30pm
Limerick v Clare, Gaelic Grounds, 4pm
Division 2A final
Westmeath v Carlow, Portlaoise, 2.30pm
Football
Division 2
Louth v Meath, Drogheda, 2pm
Division 3
Offaly v Sligo, Tullamore, 3pm
Division 4
Waterford v Leitrim, Ardmore, 2pm
Wicklow v Limerick, Aughrim, 2pm
Fair play to him.
This is truly an amazing thing to do , but it’s just another on a long list of things that he does for people outside of football. He came from a very poor background and has never forgotten that or what it’s like to be less off. Hopefully this will put the begrudgers back in their boxes for abit.
Pretty amazing thing to do considering those big golden balls would be standout pieces in his trophy cabinet at home. Probably could get someone to make a replica if he was so inclined. Fair play.
Class act. Really has gone on to greater things in his personal and sporting life ever since he left United. Well done CR7 !!
@Mrs. Nugent: So he couldn’t have done this while still playing for Man United?
@Mrs. Nugent: this is an unbelievable gesture helping children with life threatening medical conditions. There is no need to have a swipe at a football club just because you dislike them. Really shows the type of person you really are nee nee, alan b, jamie, or whatever your latest name you’re hiding behind.
@An Observer: in fairness Ronaldo stepped up a couple of levels after leaving United.If he had to have stayed at United he’d probably have ended up like Rooney
@Ardmore02: Ronaldo is the current best in the world of not of all time and his generosity knows no bounds but I’d say even he still has a sense of humour
@Jamie: You’re like that movie ‘Split’, you just don’t know which account is gonna reply
@Stephen Lyons: you’re mad if you think I’ve several accounts
@Ardmore02: he’s just a trolling child that can’t help himself
@Mrs. Nugent: couldn’t resist the opportunity to have a dig at United eh Marcus? I’ve also seen many snide remarks from you about Ronaldo on the 42 in recent times. This makes you a total hypocrite as well as a sad and pathetic individual. Get a life.
@Jamie: That’s all i meant.
@Ardmore02: An unbelievable gesture is something maybe Princess Diana / Mother Theresa done their whole life’s. A multi millionaire donating a trophy ball, UNBELIEVABLE. What a bell end you really are. You’re starting to get a fetish for Ronaldo similar to sloppysloop has with beachboys. I said a nice thing dont be so paranoid.
@Mrs. Nugent: a nice thing? Total opposite to what you’ve said before. Like I said….hypocrite. you have so many accounts Marcus that you can’t keep track of what you’re saying. Must be time for Mrs. Nugent to disappear and yet another new account to open in its place. I pity the fool :-)
Have to admit I always preferred Messi as a footballer, but credit to Ronaldo. .. that’s pretty classy.
Legend
Good lad Ronny. Hopefully not too much of his generosity goes to the ceo’s