THE turkey is well gone and people are out walking like tomorrow is never coming however there is one common topic on everyone’s lips. Over the Christmas period I have bumped into people of all ages and the one thing they all want to speak about is how the new rules will look when January […]
I WAS writing here last week about how excited I was about the new rules coming into the game. This week, I am taking it a stage further. I am going to try ranking the teams based on how I think the rules will suit them. 1 – Kerry It’s goes without saying that, in […]
LAST week I felt Errigal Ciaran had a chance but my main concern was that if Kilcoo shut the two Cannavan brothers down where would Errigal get there scores from. About five minutes into the game last Sunday, I knew that this game was there for the taking for Errigal if they could create a […]
WE have had another extremely busy week, both on and off the playing fields. Let’s start away from the pitch as the news came through this week that all of the rules trialled earlier in the inter-provincial series will carry forward for all grades for 2025. If we are honest, we all thought that the […]
By Shaun Casey GERARD McGrattan was still playing the last time Portaferry claimed three consecutive county titles, and last Sunday, he patrolled the sidelines and watched on as his son led the line on another historic day for the club. Sunday past was the first time since 2002 that Portaferry won three in-a-row, and Tom […]
LAST weekend‘s games gave us a glimpse into the future as to what our Gaelic games might look like from here on in. By and large, I took a positive outlook on what I witnessed and think that we are heading in the right direction. At this point, it’s important that we point out that […]
OVER the last number of weeks, I have heard a lot about St Eunan’s and how they were performing. So I headed to O’Donnell Park last Saturday evening interested to see what they were like. St Eunan’s were playing against my own club Gaoth Dobhair and with us needing the points, the pressure was all […]
T’S club championship time up and down the country this weekend as all focus now turns back for the club scene. Here in Donegal we have a league format where you play four games and then based on where you finish after that will determine how and where you enter the championship. It’s a bit […]
AT this stage I’d like to hold my hands up for my wide of the mark predictions since the semi-final stages. Not one came through but then again that’s the sort of championship we had this year. Before we get stuck into any sort of analysis or breakdown of the game, I want to offer […]
IT’S All-Ireland final weekend with Armagh and Galway set to lock horns to get their hands on the Sam Maguire Cup. Gaelic Life is full of previews, columns, interviews and features ahead of the big game. We also have two special Gaelic Lives podcasts looking ahead to Sunday’s Croke Park showdown. They are available via […]
