THE Dublin empire has fallen, replaced by a democracy of flawed challengers. Tyrone came out of the blue to win it last year. When they did, it was so mentally overwhelming for them that they were unable to recover in time to defend their title. They were a ghost team this season, walloped by Derry […]
IN FOCUS: The Paddy Tally factor
Paddy Tally heads back to All-Ireland final this weekend. Michael McMullan looks at what he has brought to Kerry’s challenge. ONLY Darren McCurry and Cormac Costello have managed to score a goal from play against Kerry this year. The fact both moments could be argued as contenders for goal of the year speaks volumes for […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: O’Connor and Tally deserve credit for Kerry’s transformation
Galway and Kerry face off this Sunday to see who is crowned 2022 All-Ireland senior football champions. At the start of the year not many would have predicted this pairing but both are in the final on merit. Both have gone through somewhat of a rebuild over the last number of years with the new […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: Then there were two
KERRY and Galway will contest the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football final and I suppose no one can really argue that they deserve to be there. This fixture takes me back to the days when I started to take football seriously as a young lad, watching these two teams contesting All-Ireland finals against each other. When you […]
Tyrone man to take charge of All-Ireland final
By Michael McMullan TYRONE referee Sean Hurson has been selected to take charge of the All-Ireland final clash of Kerry and Galway later this month. He heads up a team of officials that includes seven from Ulster and Roscommon whistler Paddy Neilan. Galbally man Hurson, a club mate of Kerry selector Paddy Tally, has also […]
McCoy hopes to conquer the Kingdom
All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter Final Armagh v Kerry Saturday, Tullamore, 5pm By Shaun Casey Advertisement IT’S do or die this weekend as the All-Ireland series reaches the knockout stages of the competition. Armagh are back in the last eight, the hurdle they fell at last season, and they take on Kerry on Saturday, a team […]
O’Mahony not surprised with Donaghy move into management
By Michael McMullan AIDAN O’Mahony isn’t surprised that former Kingdom team mate Kieran Donaghy got involved in management and feels Armagh will be a better team for his involvement in Kieran McGeeney’s backroom team. Donaghy will be on the other side of the line this weekend when his native Kerry come to the Athletic Grounds. […]
Steven Poacher – Focus on kick passing skills
Steven Poacher explains how your team can improve its kick passing.
Roscommon stun Monaghan as Cavan come up short
After beating Dublin last weekend, Monaghan have fell to defeat away at Roscommon in Dr Hyde Park. The Rossies led 0-6 to 0-4 at half time in what was a defensive and highly physical encounter as Enda Smith led the home charge. Like last time out the introduction of Conor McManus appeared to turn the […]