Like Arnold Schwarzenegger, the footballing terminator does not need to rest. He does not need to recuperate. He does not get injured. He does not experience nerves or fear. He is not needy. He does not need pep talks or an arm around his shoulder. Last week, he scored 0-15 in the Kerry intermediate final, […]
There has been much debate about how the demands of a Gaelic footballer have changed with the advent of the FRC’s rule changes. Jason McGahan is Kerry’s High-Performance Manager and he spoke with Michael McMullan Jason McGahan was born in Canada, lived in Armagh but is now settled in Kerry. After graduating from Ulster University, […]
MY mother was very annoyed when Paudie Clifford chatted his way through the national anthem. She is a religious woman who keeps large bottles of holy water inside the front door to throw over visitors’ cars when they are leaving. As my brother Proinsias says, “you need to wind the windows up quickly.” “I hope […]
THE decision to hold the All-Ireland draw last week turned the provincial finals (except Connacht) into the biggest anti-climax since Cork football. During the week, I posed the question in the Trinity Old Boys Group (free staters to a man): What is wrong with Cork football? The answers came flooding in: Hurling. Donal Óg. Frank […]
WHO can win the All-Ireland? Not Derry. We just solo run and handpass. The boys are still Rory Gallagher's team still playing the old rules. Ciarán Meenagh, our third Tyrone manager in a row, was Rory's assistant and is therefore acceptable to the group in a way that Mickey Harte and Paddy Tally never were. […]
JACK O’Connor said before the final: “Yerra, we were only aiming to avoid relegation, so we are all a bit surprised to be in a league final. I suppose we got the bit of luck here and there along the way and yerra, we are in Croke Park again and no harm.” He went on […]
By Shaun Casey Donegal 3-20 Kerry 2-10 Donegal are the new Division One league champions following their landslide victory against All-Ireland champions Kerry. In a repeat of last year’s All-Ireland decider, it was Donegal who dominated this time around. Man of the match Michael Langan kicked the first five-points for Jim McGuinness’ men, while Keith […]
By Michael McMullan IT’S All-Ireland Sunday in the Croke Park press auditorium. It’s 2025 and the Kingdom are top of the tree again. Jack O’Connor has fielded a range of questions. The job is done. There’s craic to be had. Grub to be ate. Photos to be taken. Kerry Eye journo Jason O’Connor casts his line […]
Lidl National Football League Division 1 Armagh 1-13 Kerry 2-8 By Elaine Ingram ARMAGH desperately needed a win to move out of the Lidl National Football League Division 1 relegation zone and they managed to get it in a tight tussle against Kerry with a two-point victory. While there was no breeze in Silverbridge, Kerry […]
By Shaun Casey A running theme throughout Armagh’s Division One campaign has been their slow starts but they have showed real grit and determination to pull themselves back from impossible positions. In Croke Park against Dublin in round six, Armagh trailed by 11-points at one stage but battled back to win the game while last […]
