Colman Stanley

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Colmán is the lead writer with SportsJOE, covering the GAA, football and golf, with a special interest in rugby. Whether it is an in-depth analysis of the best young Irish rugby talents, or a live blog covering all the big moments from some of sport's most iconic events, he has got you covered. Past experience includes working at the Irish Sun, Balls.ie and Extratime.ie. When he's not writing, you can find him watching the latest HBO mini-series, whipping up a spaghetti aglio e olio, or togging out for his beloved Stillorgan-Rathfarnham RFC.

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  • Disappointment as the Séamus Coleman Donegal GAA rumours fall through

    Disappointment as the Séamus Coleman Donegal GAA rumours fall through

    A pity… There was great excitement in GAA circles yesterday, after a rumour abounded, suggesting that there was a good chance Ireland football legend Séamus Coleman would be making a return to Gaelic football. Former Donegal and St Eunan’s player, John Haran, tweeted that Coleman had been training with his local club Killybegs and that […]

    1 month ago

  • Quiz: Premier League top scorers for every season

    Quiz: Premier League top scorers for every season

    A whopper quiz! Another day, another Premier League quiz, as the start of the season draws ever closer. This time we are asking you to name the top scorer for every season, from 1993 to 2026. You really have to be a Prem die-hard to do well in this one. Best of luck!

    1 month ago

  • 15 is a great score in our Premier League managers quiz

    15 is a great score in our Premier League managers quiz

    Do your worst! With lots of new managers in the Premier League this season, our latest teaser will be particularly hard. Only the real footy nerds will be able to get over 15! Good luck and let us know how you get on.

    1 month ago

  • Quiz: Name the 15 most expensive Premier League transfers ever

    Quiz: Name the 15 most expensive Premier League transfers ever

    Some big signings here! We love a Premier League quiz here at SportsJOE and this one of the best we’ve ever brought you. So many big names have arrived to England’s top flight, but how well do you know the most expensive ones? And remember, it’s only incoming Premier League signings. Good luck!

    1 month ago

  • The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 151

    The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 151

    Another banger! The amount of big sport on has gone down significantly over the last few weeks, but our SportsJOE Pub Quiz has not lost its quality in the slightest. Nonetheless, there was an All-Ireland Ladies final at the weekend, some big happenings in the Premier League, while a few Irish sides had their Europa […]

    1 month ago

  • Reports suggest record-breaking Troy Parrott move is imminent

    Reports suggest record-breaking Troy Parrott move is imminent

    Is this a good move? Over the last year, there have been countless rumours as to where Ireland striker Troy Parrott would end up for the upcoming season. Among those said to have been interested include the likes of Fulham, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. However, according to reports, it is Championship side West Ham who […]

    1 month ago

  • UFC star dies at the age of 34

    UFC star dies at the age of 34

    RIP. UFC fighter, Allan Nascimento, was found dead on Monday, August 3, after suffering an apparent heart attack in his sleep. The Brazilian has an MMA record of 22-7, with his last fight a June loss to Mitch Raposo. However, he had won his four previous bouts, which included two Performance of the Night awards. […]

    1 month ago

  • The 20 counties who have never won the All-Ireland Hurling Championship

    The 20 counties who have never won the All-Ireland Hurling Championship

    Who will be next…. The following 20 counties have never won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Incredibly, London won the All-Ireland SHC back in 1901 and have been runners-up on three occasions. New York, Glasgow and Lancashire have all competed, but have no titles.

    1 month ago

  • The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 150

    The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 150

    Lets have it! If you have sufficiently calmed down from the All-Ireland scenes this week, then have a crack at our latest SportsJOE Pub Quiz. Of course we couldn’t Mayo’s epic win at Croke Park, and there are plenty of questions relating to it, but there’s footy, rugby, F1 and cycling as well. As per […]

    1 month ago

  • Former Mayo star confirmed talks with Andy Moran over All-Ireland return

    Former Mayo star confirmed talks with Andy Moran over All-Ireland return

    Well there you go! It turned out that Mayo didn’t need any extra help to over the line in Sunday’s All-Ireland final, after 75 years of hurt. However, there was a claim that Mayo made an attempt to convince former player Oisín Mullin to return from Australia, where he has been playing AFL with the […]

    1 month ago

  • Measures being taken by GAA to stem the flow of departures to the AFL

    Measures being taken by GAA to stem the flow of departures to the AFL

    Wise moves. There are bittersweet feelings after Mayo’s All-Ireland triumph, not just for supporters of the Green and Red, but GAA fans in general. The game is losing one its great talents in Kobe McDonald, as he departs next month to play in the AFL with St Kilda. In the past, Mayo have lost some […]

    1 month ago

  • Why Andy Moran and Roscommon town support Mayo

    Why Andy Moran and Roscommon town support Mayo

    Fascinating! Andy Moran is as proud a Ballaghaderreen man as you will find, after growing up in the north Roscommon town, situated just across the border from Mayo. But why did the current Mayo boss, and iconic player for the Green and Red, tog out for one of the Rossies’ fiercest Connacht rivals? The answer […]

    1 month ago

  • The amount Kobe McDonald is set to earn with his move to Aussie Rules

    The amount Kobe McDonald is set to earn with his move to Aussie Rules

    He’s on his way to the big bucks! In the end, no wealthy Mayo businessman stepped in to offer Kobe McDonald life-changing amounts of cash to keep the young star from going through with his move to the AFL. The Crossmolina man is heading Down Under with his family next month, to start his career […]

    1 month ago

  • Why Mayo’s stunning All-Ireland final goal should not have counted

    Why Mayo’s stunning All-Ireland final goal should not have counted

    It had to be said…. Not to put a downer on Mayo’s parade, but it must be argued that Darragh Beirne’s 40th-minute goal to put his side four points up against Kerry, was questionable at best. The steps rule in Gaelic football states ‘that a player can carry the ball in their hand for a […]

    1 month ago

  • Joe Schmidt set for role with Irish province

    Joe Schmidt set for role with Irish province

    The prodigal son returns! Joe Schmidt will be returning to Irish rugby for the first time since stepping down as head coach of Ireland after the 2019 World Cup. The Australian newspaper have reported that he will take on a consultancy role with Ulster for pre-season. The Richie Muprhy coached province made big strides last […]

    1 month ago

  • Fans only just realising that Kobe McDonald and Mayo teammate are brothers

    Fans only just realising that Kobe McDonald and Mayo teammate are brothers

    Great genes! Such was the fanfare around Kobe McDonald this season and his upcoming move to Australia to play AFL, fans could be forgiven to not realise that one of his Mayo teammates is also his half-brother. Both McDonald and Jordan Flynn were named on the Sunday Game’s Team of the Year, and they both […]

    1 month ago

  • Radio Kerry get huge praise for classy gesture to Mayo commentators after loss

    Radio Kerry get huge praise for classy gesture to Mayo commentators after loss

    This was brilliant! One of the best takeaways from Mayo’s All-Ireland win has been the good will shown by rival counties towards the long-suffering Green and Red. Kerry and their supporters have also been extremely gracious in defeat, and their response to the loss was typified by the actions of Ambrose O’Donovan and Tim Moynihan […]

    1 month ago

  • Beautiful scenes as older generation of long-suffering Mayo fans celebrate

    Beautiful scenes as older generation of long-suffering Mayo fans celebrate

    Incredible stuff! Since their last All-Ireland title before the weekend, back in 1951, Mayo have lost 11 finals and 13 semi-finals, while there were also the games they drew that resulted in replays. Many of the older generation who witnessed the scenes in 1951 probably thought that they would never live to see another title […]

    1 month ago

  • Worldwide viewers amazed at incredible Kerry/Mayo final in first GAA experience

    Worldwide viewers amazed at incredible Kerry/Mayo final in first GAA experience

    Sensational stuff! The All-Ireland finals, in both football and hurling, always bring new viewers to the GAA; amazed by the two phenomenal sports they are witnessing for the the first time. This year was a little different, however, with Mayo’s win reaching further afield, due to the weight of history behind the victory and the […]

    1 month ago

  • Andy Moran jokes how jersey gaffe helped Mayo overcome Kerry in final

    Andy Moran jokes how jersey gaffe helped Mayo overcome Kerry in final

    Brilliant from Andy Moran! It was written in the stars for Mayo yesterday, so much so that even a huge jersey error worked out in their favour, as boss Andy Moran explained. During the second half of their All-Ireland final win against Kerry, Mayo substitute Rory Brickenden was forced to change jerseys in the 55th […]

    1 month ago

  • Gerry Adams and Joe Biden have emotional reactions to Mayo All-Ireland win

    Gerry Adams and Joe Biden have emotional reactions to Mayo All-Ireland win

    A victory heard all over the world! Most neutrals were cheering on Mayo in today’s All-Ireland. Not as a slight on Kerry, but for what it meant for the Green and Red, after 75 years of heartache. Joe Biden famously visited Ireland back in 2023, and made a speech in his ancestral home of Mayo, […]

    1 month ago

  • Commentators go absolutely ballistic for Mayo All-Ireland win on Midwest radio

    Commentators go absolutely ballistic for Mayo All-Ireland win on Midwest radio

    Simply sensational! One of the great joys in sport is finding local commentary done by proper fans of the team involved, and the Mayo men on Midwest radio did not disappoint. X user @SeamusjKearney posted the commentary from the final few minutes of today’s All-Ireland final, with the two men involved barely able to contain […]

    1 month ago

  • Andy Moran praises late mentor who helped get Mayo over the line

    Andy Moran praises late mentor who helped get Mayo over the line

    Beautiful. Mayo boss Andy Moran spoke brilliantly following his side’s All-Ireland final win against Kerry earlier today. Despite losses to Roscommon in the Connacht SFC and then to Tyrone in the All-Ireland series, Moran stuck to his guns, and it paid off big time in the final, with their shackles-off style winning out. After the […]

    1 month ago

  • Kobe McDonald swerves Australia question after epic All-Ireland win

    Kobe McDonald swerves Australia question after epic All-Ireland win

    Well played! Mayo’s in-form forward line showed up once again in the All-Ireland final, with 11 points scored between Darragh Beirne, Ryan O’Donoghue and Kobe McDonald. The latter didn’t have his best game of the championship, scoring 0-3, but was calm and collected on the ball when it mattered most. Taking home the Sam Maguire […]

    1 month ago

  • DJ Carey transferred from prison to Mater hospital

    DJ Carey transferred from prison to Mater hospital

    Disgraced former hurler DJ Carey has been transferred from Mountjoy prison to the Mater Hospital, where he will stay for a number of nights. The 54-year-old Kilkenny man is currently serving a five-and-a-half year sentence for defrauding people through a fake cancer scam. The amount totals to nearly €400,000 and $13,000, while just under €45,000 […]

    1 month ago

  • Wicklow GAA game descends into chaos with fight in the stands

    Wicklow GAA game descends into chaos with fight in the stands

    Madness… A Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship game between Glenealy and St Patrick’s descended into chaos at the full-time whistle on Friday. Both sides finished on 2-11, with the Glenealy keeper sent off after the final whistle for the dissent. A fight between the two sides ensued, but when it all seemed to be dying down […]

    1 month ago

  • Quiz: Put these All-Ireland football winners in order

    Quiz: Put these All-Ireland football winners in order

    How big a fan are you? In honour of the All-Ireland SFC final, we’ve made another GAA quiz for you all. Since 2000, there have been some legendary teams and epic finals, but how well do you remember those sunny days, or do they all mesh into one? Test out just how big a football […]

    1 month ago

  • Quiz: Name every Hurler of the Year

    Quiz: Name every Hurler of the Year

    For GAA fanatics! With the hurling inter-county season over for another year, what better way to celebrate than a quiz. We’ll give you one of the answers – which you should already know – with Gearóid Hegarty being named Hurler of the Year, after a string of awesome performances for the Treaty. Seeing as the […]

    1 month ago

  • The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 149

    The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 149

    That time of the week again! No gap week this time, it’s regular service for the unbeatable SportsJOE Pub Quiz. As per usual, it is action packed with all of your favourite sports. However, this edition is particularly special, considering the week of sport we have had, which saw Ireland take on the All Blacks, […]

    1 month ago

  • Quiz: Can you name every country to ever play in the FIFA World Cup

    Quiz: Can you name every country to ever play in the FIFA World Cup

    An immense quiz! We will keep the World Cup fire lit no matter what, despite the fact that it’s sadly over after five glorious weeks. The quizzes will keep coming, and we we’re bringing one of our most vast ones to date. With 88 countries in total to get, we don’t expect you to get […]

    1 month ago

  • Galway issue update on Pádraic Joyce’s future as football manager

    Galway issue update on Pádraic Joyce’s future as football manager

    Well that clears it up… There has been plenty of speculation in recent days over the future of Pádraic Joyce as manager of the Galway footballers. The Tribe great has been in charge since 2019 and has led his county to two All-Ireland finals, in 2022 and 2024, where they suffered losses to Kerry and […]

    1 month ago

  • Kerry legend Ó Sé is sure of only one possible outcome in All-Ireland final

    Kerry legend Ó Sé is sure of only one possible outcome in All-Ireland final

    He’s putting it all on the line…. Most fans and pundits have Kerry to beat Mayo this Sunday in the All-Ireland SFC final. And the bookies agree, with the Kingdom at 4/9 and the Green and Red at 5/2. However, none are more confident than Kerry great Darragh Ó Sé, who sees only one outcome […]

    1 month ago

  • Salty All Blacks legend slams ‘whingy’ Ireland in bizarre tirade

    Salty All Blacks legend slams ‘whingy’ Ireland in bizarre tirade

    Poor winners… It was widely agreed that Ireland put in a sub-par performance in their loss to the All Blacks last weekend, in a showing that was littered with unforced errors. It was also acknowledged by most level-headed watchers that a couple of big decisions were called wrong by the TMO/referee, despite video replay and […]

    1 month ago

  • SportsJOE’s Ultimate 2026 World Cup Quiz

    SportsJOE’s Ultimate 2026 World Cup Quiz

    It’s time! The World Cup may be over, but SportsJOE will keep on going, giving you all the best quizzes in sport. You’ve already tackled plenty of our World Cup quizzes, such as our legends quiz and 2000s players quiz, but now are bringing to you our bumper 2026 World Cup challenge. We’ve been through […]

    1 month ago

  • World Cup Quiz: Were you watching the final?

    World Cup Quiz: Were you watching the final?

    Brought to you by Currys – the home of big screen entertainment this summer. The help you get over your World Cup hangover blues, we’re bringing you another bumper quiz. You have already tackled the group and knockout stage teasers, but how well do you remember the final and the tournament as a whole? Give […]

    1 month ago

  • McIlroy addresses rumours of DeChambeau playing Irish Open with classy response

    McIlroy addresses rumours of DeChambeau playing Irish Open with classy response

    A more friendly reaction… Bryson DeChambeau stole the headlines at the Open this week, with his behaviour fuelling a scathing take down from Rory McIlroy. The American was issued a two-stroke penalty on Friday for improving his line, and he threatened to quit the tournament, holding up the release of the third-round tee times, while […]

    1 month ago

  • All-Ireland final hammering adds to ugly record for Galway hurlers

    All-Ireland final hammering adds to ugly record for Galway hurlers

    This does not make for pretty reading…. It was a bridge too far this afternoon for a young Galway side as they were heavily beaten by all-time performance from an all-time Limerick side. They were still in the game at half-time, put an early second-half blitz meant the game was effectively over with more than […]

    1 month ago

  • Limerick captain pays amazing tribute to ‘mother figure’ in backroom team

    Limerick captain pays amazing tribute to ‘mother figure’ in backroom team

    This was class! It was total domination from Limerick today, as they swatted aside Galway in the All-Ireland SHC final at Croke Park by 1-29 to 1-18. Central to this was their talismanic captain Cian Lynch who dominated the midfield, and chipped in with two stunning points. He gave the traditional winners’ speech up the […]

    1 month ago

  • Galway gets red card to end county’s hopes of All-Ireland glory

    Galway gets red card to end county’s hopes of All-Ireland glory

    From bad to worse. The All-Ireland final has gone from bad to worse for Galway, with Ronan Glennon getting sent off for a head-high tackle on Limerick’s Mike Casey. It was has been one-way traffic for the majority of the game, with the Treaty putting in a masterclass of hurling at Croke Park. A comeback […]

    1 month ago

  • Beautiful moment as Galway star returns to Croke Park final 9 years after his first

    Beautiful moment as Galway star returns to Croke Park final 9 years after his first

    This is amazing! As the Galway and Limerick sides walked out ahead of today’s All-Ireland final, Tribe legend Joe Canning pointed out an amazing detail about one of his county’s stars. Joshua Ryan actually lined up alongside Canning at Croke Park, before the last time they won the All-Ireland back in 2017. The Clarinbridge man […]

    1 month ago

  • President warns against nostalgia for GAA fans wanting longer season

    President warns against nostalgia for GAA fans wanting longer season

    He raises a good point! All eyes and focus are on today’s All-Ireland SFC final clash between Limerick and Galway, but there are still wider issues that will be debated over in the off season. One of them is the topic of the length of the inter-county GAA season, and whether finals should go back […]

    1 month ago

  • Leinster legend storms out of presser over ‘disrespectful’ England antics

    Leinster legend storms out of presser over ‘disrespectful’ England antics

    They got under his skin. England got some ounce of revenge for their football World Cup semi-final defeat, taking down Argentina in the rugby, 24-31. Los Pumas set the tone for a feisty game, by wearing a jersey styled on the 1986 FIFA World Cup shirt, when they famously beat England in the ‘Hand of […]

    1 month ago

  • New Zealand media paints sorry picture for Ireland after heavy loss

    New Zealand media paints sorry picture for Ireland after heavy loss

    They were not particularly impressed…. The main takeaway from the Irish media – other than some questionable refereeing decisions – was that there is now a clear gap between South Africa/New Zealand/France and Ireland. The All Blacks were lethal at times today, working their way up the pitch in minimal phases with their pace and […]

    1 month ago

  • Controversial anti-Mayo sign in Kerry taken down after huge backlash

    Controversial anti-Mayo sign in Kerry taken down after huge backlash

    Not a good look…. Kerry and their fans will be feeling fairly confident heading into this weekend’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Mayo, and rightly so. They have the finest team in the country on paper, and are beginning to play like it, as well as championship-winning pedigree, which the Green and Red simply do not. […]

    1 month ago

  • Peter O’Mahony has to check himself after passionate tirade against ref

    Peter O’Mahony has to check himself after passionate tirade against ref

    This was brilliant from POM! Ireland never looked like winning this morning’s Test match against New Zealand at Eden Park, but it could have been a lot closer had calls gone their way. A dangerous clearout from Luke Jacobson on Josh van der Flier was not upgraded to a red card, with the TMO giving […]

    1 month ago