NORMALLY we get to digest games and look back upon them, but given the nature of this year’s championship structure the games just keep coming thick and fast week after week. Last weekend went pretty much as we thought it would with Galway and Kerry running out convincing winners and lifting their provincial crowns. Both […]
Biggest football championship upsets of the last 20 years
April 14, 2023
Shaun Casey takes a look at some of the biggest championship upsets of the last two decades 2023 Connacht SFC quarter-final: New York 0-15 (2) Leitrim 0-15 (0) Advertisement It’s been a long time coming, but New York finally got their first win in the Connacht Championship with a penalty shootout victory over Leitrim. The sides […]
Darragh looking forward to Ulster derby
March 16, 2023
By Alan Rodgers DARRAGH Canavan is keen to ensure that Tyrone produce another committed performance in Sunday’s penultimate Division One clash against Monaghan. Two more points from the cauldron that is set to be St Tiernach’s Park on Sunday are almost certain to secure Tyrone’s survival in Division One of the National League. Victory over […]
Burns delighted as Tyrone get back on track
March 9, 2023
By Alan Rodgers ONE winning performance has catapulted Tyrone onto a more positive framework in their battle against the dreaded drop from the top flight of the National League. It’s a survival bid which is set to reach a critical juncture during the coming weeks. First up, there’s a crucial clash with Monaghan at Clones […]
Donaghy ready for Kerry return
February 23, 2023
By Shaun Casey KIERAN Donaghy isn’t expecting a warm welcome this weekend when he’s in the Armagh dugout against All-Ireland champions, and his former side, Kerry on Saturday evening. The Austin Stack’s clubman will know every inch of the Tralee turf and he’ll be hoping that knowledge can help the Orchard County. They face a […]
McDaid: Donegal have survival instincts
January 28, 2023
By Ryan Ferry FORMER Donegal selector Gary McDaid feels that Donegal’s Division One fate may come down to the final match against Roscommon but he’s backing Paddy Carr’s side to retain their top flight status. It will be a new-look Donegal side in this year’s league campaign but staying in Division One will remain a priority, especially […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: The high points of the 2022 football season
December 22, 2022
AS the curtain closes on 2022 and with Christmas day is on the horizon, I’d like to take a look back at a number of things that I was happy to see during this year’s GAA calendar season. 1 Death of defensive football I think a change has been slowly happening for a number of […]
Feature: Who’ll make team of the year?
September 8, 2022
IT’S a topic that always prompts lots of debate, and our journalist Niall Gartland has his say on who he thinks should be named on this year’s All-Ireland football team of the season… 1 ETHAN RAFFERTY (ARMAGH) I WAS going to opt for the steady and reliable Kerry goalkeeper Shane Ryan, but then I thought, […]
STEVEN POACHER: A new era of Gaelic Football
August 2, 2022
A FEW weeks back, John Harrington of GAA.ie interviewed me for a piece in the All-Ireland semi-final programme. It centered around how Gaelic Football has evolved over the last five years and how the sport is gathering pace both on and off the playing field. There’s S & C, nutrition, GPS, video analysis, performance coaches, transition play, […]
JOE BROLLY: The problem with pulling the brakes
July 31, 2022
WICKLOW hurler Daniel Staunton won man of the match in a club championship game at the weekend. After the game, a bewildered looking Daniel was presented with a bag of new season Wexican Queens potatoes by a beaming Louise Hollingsworth of Kelly’s Fruit and Vegetables, Wicklow Town. He will need a wide mantelpiece. When we […]