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On March 6, 2019, the first edition of Corry’s Corner was published on Pundit Arena, now, after one year and 52 editions later, the time feels right to bring our weekly column to its natural ending.  There are some valuable learnings to take from writing a column. The first one being that it is hard, it is a slog. For …

Tyrone deserve credit… there, I said it! For nearly two full decades, the Red Hands have dined at Gaelic football’s top table winning three All-Ireland titles and seven Ulster Championships. Despite the fact their last All-Ireland win came over a decade ago, Mickey Harte’s men have consistently competed in the latter stages of the championship. Since 2008, they’ve reached six …

There’s something for everybody when it comes to the Superbowl. For the diehard football fan, it’s the biggest day of the year. For those with an eye for tactical analysis, every single down is dissected. For the casual fan, it’s an opportunity to tell everyone you watched the most-watched show on earth. And for those with no interest whatsoever, there’s …

The Allianz Football League is underway and what an opening weekend it was. With all eyes firmly fixed on Dublin and Kerry, the nation’s top two in GAA HQ, there were exhilarating games and exciting performances up and down the country. James Durcan’s last-minute piledriver saved Mayo’s blushes in Ballybofey. Leitrim put all the naysayers back in their boxes in …

David Clifford has been named Kerry senior football captain for 2020. His status as East Kerry’s only guaranteed starter on the county panel meant it came as no surprise as the Fossa man was expected to get the job. However, since the announcement on Monday questions have been raised about his age and whether or not he is ready to …

It’s a case of David versus Goliath this weekend when Corofin and Kilcoo meet in the All-Ireland club football final. The Galway champions stand on the brink of immortality. No club side, either hurling or football, has ever managed to complete the three-peat of All-Ireland titles. While many look to one of the Rangers’ outfits (Nemo & Crossmaglen) as Gaelic …

It’s not often we get a transfer saga like this in Gaelic games. Cathal McShane looks set for pastures new with the Adelaide Crows and it’s caused a real stir in the GAA community. Of course, news of a top talent defecting to play professional AFL is something that we’ve become accustomed to, however, it feels slightly different this time …

July is always a very contentious time of year in Northern Ireland with the annual celebrations of ‘The Twelfth’ more often than not highlighting the division between the states two communities. Ulster has made headlines around the world for all the wrong reasons and one area that’s name is constantly dragged through the mud is Lurgan. Known very much for …

The ESRI report into life as an inter-county player is superb, supportive, surefooted and in the end, could be instrumental to the games’ survival. The one thing it’s not… surprising. The research paper, undertaken by Elish Kelly, Conor Keegan and Brendan Walsh, used data from a survey of 2016 players to examine how the demands of playing inter-county affect players’ …

There are only two in the final 10-person shortlist for the RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year award who look like winning.  Shane Lowry is the overwhelming favourite following his historic Open win on Irish soil. Katie Taylor is close behind having unified the lightweight division before becoming a two-weight world champion. One of these two will win, not many will …

Corry’s Corner predicts the starting XV for the 2020 Six Nations opener with one huge call thrown in. ___ With his first Six Nations campaign as Ireland head coach just eight weeks away, Andy Farrell has a lot to think about ahead of Scotland’s visit to Dublin. With Rory Best’s retirement now officially official, a new captain must be selected …

Sitting in the presence of Mick Bohan is something everyone should experience once in their lifetime.  A towering presence with an almost intimidating look about him, the Dublin senior manager could not be anymore warm-hearted if he tried. He immediately makes those in the room feel at ease as we settle in for a conversation that mostly consists of him …

Once obtaining a solid grounding for myself in journalism working with the BBC, like so many other young Irish people, I fled for pastures new. After two years of living and working in Thailand, I returned to Ireland equipped with a ballsy Dublin blade (nordie for girlfriend), ready to take on the world. A few days spent in the capital …

I try and I try and I try… This column has repeatedly gone down the road of condemning those who choose to compare sports because as previously stated, it is futile and pointless. However, it’s hard not to get enraged as fans from all sides of the sporting spectrum come together in the pursuit of slating one another. With the …

Ireland’s track record reads like the plot to a ‘Carry-On’ film when it comes to sporting bodies, such is the way we are guaranteed to become embroiled in some sort of PR disaster year on year. The Olympic Council of Ireland (formerly OCI, now OFI) embarrassed the nation amid the ticketing scandal in 2016. John Delaney’s use of the FAI …

The second honeymoon period is well and truly over for Mick McCarthy as Ireland continue to struggle to qualify for a major tournament they’re helping to host. While they very much remain in the hunt for Euro 2020 qualification, this was facilitated by the fixture schedule and it’s hard to envision a shock result against Denmark next month. That being …

With five Leinster Championships to his name, it’s a sorry state of affairs when a legend like Colm O’Rourke is calling for provincial systems to be scrapped. While the talk of two-tiers seems to be the most important issue facing the GAA, speaking at his Hall of Fame unveiling last month, O’Rourke made it clear where he thinks problems lie. …

We all let ourselves down last week. Ireland’s inept performance saw them become the victims of a legitimate giant-killing at the Rugby World Cup. Japan were excellent, no doubt about it and fully deserving of their victory. However, for the second-placed team in the world to lose to a second-tier nation is totally and wholly unacceptable. We in the media …