The weekend started on a sombre note as news broke of the passing of Dublin GAA legend Brian Mullins
Dublin GAA are deeply saddened by the passing of Brian Mullins.
Ar dheis Dรฉ go raibh a anam dรญlis ๐
โก๏ธ https://t.co/N8FGclqDXf pic.twitter.com/0SETUhRZor
— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) September 30, 2022
Staying with Gaelic Games Shinrone were back in an Offaly Senior Hurling Final for only the second time in history, going one better on Sunday than in their previous attempt a full 62 years ago.
Scenes from O'Connor Park as @ShinroneGaa win the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship title for the first time ever pic.twitter.com/w83pJU6NDI
— Official Offaly GAA (@Offaly_GAA) October 2, 2022
In Rugby, Leinster overcame Ulster in the first of the URC season InterPro derby games.
๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ. ๐ช
Up close with the #LeinsterRugby team at full time in Belfast. #ULSvLEI #FromTheGroundUp pic.twitter.com/2zpIz6xs9s
— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) October 1, 2022
While at Club level, the Energia Men’s AIL was back in action.
Energia AIL Match Day Live Returns For 2022/23 Seasonhttps://t.co/OxLCShhJum pic.twitter.com/ikxbm14fHA
— Ballina RFC (@BallinaRugbyFC) September 28, 2022
In racing, Aidan O’Brien’s Luxembourg pulled a muscle in the mud at the Qatar Prix de l’Arc du Triomphe in Paris but it was a popular win for Sir Mark Prescott, a trainer who has never won a British Classic but came good with Alpinista.
What this sport does to peopleโฆ ๐ฅฐ
Annabel Willis will never forget ALPINISTAโs stunning Arc victory. โช๏ธ๐ข #QPAT pic.twitter.com/GMngzaHK5n
— World Horse Racing (@WHR) October 3, 2022
While in the SSE Airtricity League Shamrock Rovers kept their noses in front and the League Twitter account continued to step up a gear in terms of data.
Dylan Watts applied the finish to a fine team move for the Hoops' second ๐#LOI | @ShamrockRovers pic.twitter.com/DMYVgTPESK
— SSE Airtricity League (@SSEAirtricityLg) October 1, 2022
