The championship is here and Michael McMullan looks at some of the things we’ll see Anyone got a ticket? THERE won’t be room to turn a sweet in your mouth at Celtic Park later this month as Derry welcome Donegal. The boom is back in both counties. You have Jim versus Mickey and the recent […]
With the final day of NFL done and dusted, Shaun Casey looks at some of the big storylines that have dominated the round seven fixtures of recent seasons. 2023 – Monaghan MONAGHAN love the last-day drama and could have been nominated for every year, but last season was significant as they held onto their top […]
Many football team-sheets have changed over the winter with big names departing, and Shaun Casey puts together his best missing 15 1 Raymond Galligan (Cavan) The ex-Cavan netminder didn’t take much time off after retiring, jumping straight into management. The leadership and experience of the Ulster Championship winning captain will surely be a miss on […]
A look back at Ulster teams’ progression to the latter stages of the All-Ireland series… Tyrone (Ten semi-finals) STATISTICALLY, Tyrone have been far and away the most successful Ulster side on the All-Ireland stage since the turn of the millennium. The Red Hands have played in ten semi-finals, winning five of them, a testament to […]
With the 2023 PwC GAA/GPA All-Stars taking place at the RDS on Friday evening, Niall McCoy looks at the last 10 Footballers of the Year 2022: David Clifford (Kerry) KERRY’S long wait, well long by their standards, for Sam was ended thanks mostly to the individual brilliance of the Fossa genius. Finalists Galway had two […]
Shaun Casey takes a look back at the Ulster players who have won the prestigious Footballer of the Year award Kieran McGeary (Tyrone) – 2021 TYRONE ended a 13-year wait for an All-Ireland title and captured the Sam Maguire Cup in the first year of Brian Dooher and Feargal Logan’s joint-management ticket. The Red Hands […]
Goal-scoring legend Séamus Callanan announced his Tipperary retirement this week, sparking Niall McCoy to access the top three-point earners in the race for the Liam MacCarthy Nickey Rackard Wexford – 59 SO good they named a trophy after him. While some of his family had hoped he’d be a cricketer, Wexford fans will forever be […]
Some of the legends of the game have produced their best work on All-Ireland final day, and Niall Gartland takes a look back at some of the very best individual performances in recent decades in All-Ireland SFC deciders… Maurice Fitzgerald 1997 MAURICE Fitzgerald’s performance in the 1997 All-Ireland final is the stuff of legends, but it […]
There’s only one game remaining in this year’s All-Ireland Championship and Niall Gartland casts an eye over the footballers who have scored the most from play… 1 Colm Basquel (5-15) IS the word revelation pushing it a little? Yes, Basquel was largely nullified in Saturday’s dogged victory over Monaghan, but otherwise he’s exceeded expectations and […]
Niall Gartland looks back at how Ulster teams have fared in recent All-Ireland semi-final clashes… 2022: Galway 2-8 Derry 1-6 THE Oakleafers enjoyed their best season in decades last year, winning the Ulster title on a sun-kissed day at Clones, but their uncompromising brand of football came unstuck against a potent Galway team. Two goals […]
