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Shane Kingston is excited at the prospect of a knockout championship taking place later this year but admits there are added pressures that come with a temporarily changed format. Last week the GAA published their roadmap for a return to action with president John Horan later claiming that the championship will go ahead but may run into 2021. Cork forward …

This particular one took a long time to choose.  The Gaelic football decade from 2000-2009 was ultimately dominated by four counties who took home All-Ireland titles, Tyrone, Kerry, Armagh and Galway. While Galway’s reign spanned the first few years of the decade, it was Tyrone and Kerry, with Armagh a constant presence, who consumed control in the latter half of …

What is Gaelic football’s greatest ever rivalry? For many, the Dublin/Kerry saga of the late 1970s stands out as the most storied era of Gaelic football. While those of a younger persuasion may steer towards the great Armagh/Tyrone rivalry of the early 2000s.  However, one rivalry stands above even those previously mentioned based on sheer tension, toughness and hatred towards …

The GAA has been littered with some fascinating tales of comebacks down through the years. Earlier this week, we drew up a list of Gaelic football’s five best team comebacks of the 21st century but today our attention turns to individual comebacks. Each of these individuals were stars of their sport before their careers were seemingly cut short. However, each …

Andy Moran played in a number of high profile games throughout a storied career with the Mayo footballers that spanned 16 seasons. Moran broke onto the Mayo side in 2003 and first came to the nation’s attention a year later when scoring an all-important goal of the bench in the All-Ireland semi-final. The goal proved to be the catalyst for …

It’s time for round four of our poll to select the greatest All-Star midfielder in Gaelic football and today we are asking you to choose between two of Kerry’s finest. Elsewhere, we’ve got an Ulster man who was part of the greatest partnership of a generation, a Dub who was unlucky never to win the biggest prize in football and …

In round two of our public vote to find out Gaelic football’s greatest midfielder, we’ve got an icon of the game, the son of a legend, a so-called weaker county midfielder and a Footballer of the Year who divides opinion.  As stated before, we’ve narrowed our selection down to 25 midfielders who won All-Star awards in the position dating back …

Shane Kingston has been named the Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Rising Star Hurling Player of the Year 2020. The UCC and Cork hurler was named in last year’s Higher Education GAA Rising Stars Hurling Team of the Year and continued his terrific form in the competition in 2020 as UCC achieved back-to-back titles. The Douglas club man was the standout …

The year 2012 can be summed up in three words; ‘Jimmy’s Winning Matches’. The arrival of Jim McGuinness as Donegal manager a year prior went on to cause shockwaves around the country due to a style of play that was criticised from pillar to post as a blight on the great game of Gaelic football. It did, however, help Donegal …

Winning an All-Ireland senior football championship medal is seen as the pinnacle of one’s Gaelic football career. Year in, year out, players strive to get the best out of their careers living in the hope that one day they will be lucky enough to climb the steps of the Hogan Stand. However, for every Colm Cooper, there is a Ciaran …

Across the pond, the hot topic of conversation in American sports is whether or not Tom Brady’s tenure with the New England Patriots may be coming to an end.  Widely regarded as one of, if not the, greatest player in NFL history, Brady’s 20-year stint in Boston looks like it’s over amid rumours of a dispute with long-time coach Bill …

This coming weekend at Croke Park will see the 40th president elected to the Gaelic Athletic Association.  As John Horan prepares to make way after three years at the helm, five candidates have put themselves in the frame to lead the association from 2021-2024. Of the five men hoping to step into the role as Uachtarán Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, each …

The Cork footballers and hurlers will both wear commemorative black jerseys honouring Tomás Mac Curtain and Terence MacSwiney in their next Allianz League home games.  As reported by Denis Hurley of the Echo, Cork’s hurlers welcome Limerick to Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday with Derry visiting the same venue to face the footballers a week later. Both games will see …

Kieran Kingston is back at the helm as the Cork hurlers go in search of a first national title in 15 years and Alan Cadogan believes he won’t settle for anything less than an All-Ireland. The Tracton native has a long history with this current Cork side dating back to his time as a selector under Jimmy Barry-Murphy in 2011. …

Cork welcome Offaly to Páirc Uí Chaoimh this weekend with Ronan McCarthy’s Rebels looking to get their Allianz League campaign off to a winning start.  The Leesiders endured a horrendous Division 2 campaign in 2019 picking up just two victories over Tipperary and Armagh as they suffered relegation to Gaelic football’s third tier. Seeing a heavyweight such as Cork in …

With changes to the football championship structures coming into effect in 2020 the Allianz Leagues have become more crucial than ever before. With only the top 16 teams guaranteed to compete for All-Ireland honours, more emphasis has been placed on Division two and three of the league as the final standings in both dictate who will be competing in the …

Cork football is a strange place at the moment. While there are obvious pressures that come with having to ply their trade in Division three of the Allianz League in a year where promotion is paramount. It would seem that there are shades of positivity seeping into Cork football ahead of the new decade. Despite league relegation last year, Cork’s …

Cian O’Neill has been appointed as a coach for the Cork Senior Football team. The former Kildare manager will work alongside manager Ronan McCarthy for the 2020 season. He stepped down as manager of his native county back in July after four seasons in the role. Cork GAA made the announcement on Tuesday morning, releasing a statement which reads: “Cork …