Tag Archives: Gaelic Football

It’s a role few would envy but Lee Keegan of Mayo has embraced the challenge of man-marker, marshalling some of the most dangerous forwards in the country. Some of the battles between the 29-year-old and Diarmuid Connolly have been a pleasure to watch while he has also been tasked with the likes of Shane Walsh and Ciaran Kilkenny, and most …

The club month is in full swing but while some GAA clubs welcomed back their inter-county stars, others limped off the field leaving question marks over their availability.  Injuries weren’t the only story of the week as the AIB Senior Club Players of the Year were announced while the GAA also launched their latest manifesto on Monday. You can find …

Carlow manager, Turlough O’Brien has been suspended for 20 weeks after being found guilty of “threatening conduct towards a referee” by the Central Competitions Control Committee. It is thought that referee, James Bermingham, was confronted after the final whistle of Down’s 0-15 to 1-11 win over Carlow on 16 March. Carlow were in possession on the ball and looked to …

Boidu Sayeh will not be buried by the weight of expectation when he takes to the Croke Park pitch this afternoon with Westmeath for the Allianz League Division 3 final against Laois.  Though he has been identified as an exciting prospect ever since he joined the county minor panel in 2013, the 23-year-old has no grand plans or ambitions for …

While the intercounty GAA fixtures are all wrapped up for a number of weeks, bar the Division 3 final, news off-the-field shows no signs of slowing down.  Here is a round-up of all the GAA news to hit the headlines this week. _____ Cork Clubs Vote Against Controversial Championship Changes Cork club delegates have rejected a motion put forward at …

Kerry 2-10 Mayo 3-11 Mayo are the Division 1 Football Champions for the first time since 2001 following an incredible second-half display against Kerry in Croke Park this afternoon. The Kingdom dominated the opening proceedings and goals from Gavin Crowley and Stephen O’Brien placed them firmly in the driving seat but a sensational comeback in the second half, capped with …

It’s a fixture that so often produces drama, so often produces classics and so often produces big scorelines. This weekend’s Allianz Football League Division 1 Final between Kerry and Mayo is sure to be a cracker. The two form teams in the country going head to head in HQ in a game that one would expect is played without sweepers …

    Kerry defender, Paul Murphy, insists his county cannot dwell on the lack of competition in the Munster Championship as they prepare for the Allianz League Division 1 final against Mayo. In a huge blow to the province, both Tipperary and Cork were relegated to Division 3 of the Allianz Football League while Clare were left clinging on to …

Down through the years, Dublin have been blessed with excellent free-kick takers. Jimmy Keaveney, Dean Rock, Stephen Cluxton. However, were any as iconic as ‘The Darling of the Hill’, Charlie Redmond? He is our focus on this week’s ‘Forgotten Friday‘. Redmond is remembered by many for finally getting over the line in an All-Ireland final in 1995 following several near …

Donegal star, Paddy McBrearty, has returned to full training, but will not be risked until the beginning of the Ulster Championship, according to his teammate, Stephen McMenamin. The 25-year-old hasn’t featured since their Ulster final clash with Fermanagh last year during which he suffered an ACL injury that ruled him out for the rest of the season. His absence had …

We have reached the final round of group games in the Allianz Football League and there is still so much to play for across the divisions.  Dublin will be hoping to bounce back from their defeat to Tyrone last weekend when they visit Breffni Park on Sunday. Their hosts, Cavan, look all but set to go straight back down to …

The weather caused further problems for the Allianz Leagues this week as two Gaelic Football games were postponed while other teams were forced to play in adverse conditions. In Division 2, Clare v Meath was postponed and the game will go ahead in Cusack Park, Ennis tomorrow instead at 2pm. There was plenty of action to enjoy across the two …

We have reached the penultimate round of the Allianz Football League group stages with a number of eye-catching fixtures in store this weekend.  In Division 1, Monaghan take on Cavan in Clones in what is essentially a relegation battle between the two bottom teams. Malachy O’Rourke’s side began the campaign with such promise in that victory against Dublin but have …

It’s been a relatively quiet week in the GAA circles as we prepare for a bumper weekend in the Allianz Leagues as well as the highly-anticipated AIB Club Senior Championships finals.  In preparation for the weekend’s games, catch-up on all the GAA news to hit the headlines this week in our round-up below. _____ Bumper GAA Weekend In Store Thanks …

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 …

Former Mayo boss, Stephen Rochford, believes Sunday’s AIB All Ireland senior club football final between Dr Crokes and Corofin will be one of the highest quality finals in years. With the exception of the 2017 final between Dr Crokes and Slaughtneil, the club finals over the past number of year’s have been one-sided affairs. Corofin defeated Nemo Rangers by 15 points …

Diarmuid O’Connor has been named Mayo captain for the 2019 season and to say it could be a masterstroke from James Horan is an understatement.  The Ballintubber man might not have been many peoples choices as captain and that is not a reflection on himself. With names like Keith Higgins, Andy Moran, Lee Keegan, Aidan O’Shea and indeed, Cillian O’Connor, …

Such was the impact Brian Howard made for Dublin last year, it’s easy to forget that 2018 was his first proper year on the senior squad.   The Raheny man slotted perfectly into their lethal forward unit and displayed skills and abilities that we are used to seeing from some of Dublin’s older, more experienced brigade. It’s no wonder that at …