It was January 2025 and the early stages of the new Gaelic football rules rollout. The introduction of the two-pointer to Gaelic football has taken time to win the public over. Read More The Gaelic Football Show: why this is a crunch weekend in the season for players and managersThere have been some notable examples of hat-tricks in recent weeks. Clare forward Mark McInerney recently scored a hat-trick from play to go with two two-pointers, kicked off both left and right, against Limerick. It is because of them we are able to tell you that the first tricolour in championship history was scored by Meath’s Ruairí Kinsella.

Source: Irish Examiner March 12, 2026 08:05 UTC