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Sure we couldn’t have a review of the 2019 season without speaking to someone from Leitrim.  The O’Rourke County had a year to remember gaining promotion from Division 4 of the Allianz Football League for the first time in 13 years while the hurling side collected Croke Park silverware by winning this year’s Lory Meagher Cup. When the topic of …

In association with For Galway and Cork, this must be the longest week of their lives as they gear up for this Sunday’s Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Final in Croke Park.  The two squads have trained all season long for their one shot at glory and a chance to write their names into the record books as All-Ireland champions. …

Dublin and Kerry meet once again this weekend in what is sure to be a historic All-Ireland final. Either Dublin will become the first to complete the five-in-a-row or Kerry will pull off the game’s greatest win since Offaly denied the Kingdom in their own quest for five successive titles in 1982. It’s an age-old rivalry but it’s interesting to …

On Wednesday afternoon, Irish U21 manager Stephen Kenny named his 22-man squad ahead of their upcoming European Qualifiers against Armenia and Sweden. The exciting squad contained a handful of players well known to Kenny’s side including the likes of Dara O’Shea, Caoimhin Kelleher and captain Jayson Molumby as well as some new but familiar faces like Nathan Collins and Michael …

As the renewal of Gaelic football’s most storied rivalry looms closer and closer, this All-Ireland final feels somewhat different than years gone by. With Dublin and Kerry we are used to humdinger battles that could turn on a knife-edge but heading into this meeting between the pair there seems to be a school of thought that Kerry have no hope …

With all the talk of Super 8s and tiered systems, we thought who best to ask than the inter-county stars who are out there busting a gut in pursuit of that elusive All-Ireland crown. With the gap between top and bottom seemingly getting bigger and bigger is it really time to split the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship? In Part II …

Five more days to go and the countdown to history is on… Either Dublin are set to break even more records and become the first team to win five successive All-Ireland titles. Or Kerry are going to do to the Dubs what was done to them back in 1982 when Séamus Darby rippled the Kerry net to scupper the ‘drive-for-five’. …

As the days tick down towards the season’s end it gives us a chance to reflect on what has been an enjoyable season overall for Gaelic football. Whatever the outcome of Sunday’s final between Kerry and Dublin we know we are set for a historic occasion. Either Dublin complete the ‘drive-for-five’ or Kerry become the team to stop them just …

The second round of the Carabao Cup gets underway this week with 50 teams in action as they look to reach the last 32 of the competition. Traditionally over the last few years, the League Cup has represented a chance for teams to rotate their squads and give some of their younger talents the opportunity to shine. There are currently …

On Saturday, a report emerged from The Independent.ie outlining that the FAI had reached out to Leicester City midfielder James Maddison about a potential switch to play for Ireland. The Association had reportedly received some encouragement about a potential switch for Maddison who qualifies to play for the Boys in Green through a grandparent. Irish manager Mick McCarthy is understood …

Ireland’s World Cup squad has experienced some trimming in recent weeks as the original squad of 45 has been reduced to 40.  Of course, only 31 players can travel to Japan for the Rugby World Cup and Ireland’s final three warm-up games against England, Wales and Wales again will provide the testing ground for those who are in a battle …

Doncaster forward Kieran Sadlier’s initial reaction to his first call-up to the Irish senior squad was one of shock. In truth, it probably shouldn’t have been. The 24-year-old has adjusted well to life back in English football after his move to the Keepmoat from Cork City in December of 2018, with last year’s return of three goals in just 14 …

Ireland’s World Cup squad has experienced some trimming in recent weeks as the original squad of 45 has been reduced to 40.  Of course, only 31 players can travel to Japan for the Rugby World Cup and Ireland’s final three warm-up games against England, Wales and Wales again will provide the testing ground for those who are in a battle …

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men, Couldn’t put Humpty together again. ______ It’s been nearly three years since Conor McGregor was a winner – at least in sporting terms for he better than most demonstrates its narrow meaning in an oft overvalued sphere. It’s coming …

“This time around is a lot different and (I’m) now really coming into my own performance-wise.”  This time four years ago Jack Conan received his first cap for Ireland as he looked to make a late surge into Joe Schmidt’s final 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. That cap came in a warm-up game against Scotland at the …