Tag Archives: Corry’s Corner

They talk about shithousery in sport but what about shithousery in punditry? Dick Clerkin, must be the king of pundit shithousery these days. He made Twitter headlines around the country a few months back with his views that children under eight shouldn’t be given All-Ireland final tickets. The former Monaghan captain was at it again following Armagh’s exciting extra-time win …

Most won’t admit it but there must be a huge sense of worry among Irish rugby circles as the weeks and months tick down to the World Cup in Japan. 2018 will forever be remembered as a golden year for Irish sport but particularly rugby as our nation swept aside all challengers en route to a Grand Slam title, a …

A lot has been said following the announcement of RTE’s broadcasting schedule for the opening two months of this year’s championship. With a hurling heavy schedule announced a lot of football fan’s noses have been turned up at the perceived lack of coverage the ‘big ball’ is going to get. However, it’s important to note that while the opening two …

It’s rare that we get a championship season like the one we have waiting in the wings. Dublin stand on the brink of etching their names into the annals of GAA history. If they complete the five-in-a-row they will surely go down as the greatest in Gaelic Games history. Kilkenny hurlers attempted the feat in 2010 only to come unstuck …

It is a dark day in the history of Derry and a dark day for Ireland as a whole following the senseless murder of the Lyra McKee. The journalist will be laid to rest today and it’s important to ensure that her death does not come in vain. It should serve as a wake-up call to the powerful politicians in …

During my chat with Dublin legend, Vinnie Murphy, last week one particular comment stood out. Murphy was reminiscing on 1995 and how Dublin had barely fallen over the line following five years of heartache. According to Murphy, it was a weaker Dublin side compared to the 1992 & 1994 All-Ireland finals, however, the reason they won that year (apart from …

Who would want to be a goalkeeper anyway? A good performance isn’t always worthy of praise while every mistake is carefully dissected under a microscope. It really does takes a special type of breed to go between the sticks.  On Saturday, Westmeath defeated Laois in the Division 3 League final on a scoreline of 1-13 to 0-13. It was a …

“The league is probably the most exciting part of the year because you are playing week on week and that’s what players want.” – Mickey Burke (Meath). A Mayo revival, a Leitrim wave and a third division as tight as a snare drum… what a league campaign it was. Over the last three months fans up and down the country …

July 31, 2016 The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship has reached the quarter-final stages with the first of two double-headers set to go down in Croke Park. The majority of the teams involved in the last eight are as expected apart from two glaring exceptions, Clare and Tipperary. Three of the eight quarter-finalists are indeed Munster counties and it could well …

“Kick the bloody thing in!“ A common phrase heard in grounds up and down the country as teams look to build from the back and play patience football. People love to hate the hand pass, but why? The days of just catch and kick are long gone. Long gone because they no longer work. Tactically, teams are much more organised, …

In GAA, why do so many feel the need to vilify teams for getting positive results playing in a way that doesn’t suit the purists? We hear terms like ‘black death’ and ‘puke football’ all too often when really what we are witnessing is the growth of tactics within a game that is constantly evolving. While this may be new …

In the first of a weekly column from Pundit Arena’s Michael Corry, Corry’s Corner dispels the myth that this Dublin side are better than the Kerry four-in-a-row of 1978-81. It’s funny how one moment can change the course of history. What if Marshawn Lynch had run the ball in 2014? What if Ali had gone to Vietnam in 1967? What if Seamus Darby hadn’t …