Melee, melee, melee.. Has the word ‘melee’ started to lose all meaning to anyone else? You know when you say a word so many times that it stops making sense? Every week in the world of GAA the M-word has surfaced at least once, and last weekend was no different when Tyrone beat Fermanagh to […]

4 years ago

“It’s got nothing to do with me.” Boxing, at its very core, is genuinely the purest sport in the world. Two fighters who have trained relentlessly hard, sacrificed so much to get themselves into combat-ready condition, and stepped into the ring under the bright lights to fight their opposition in a game of physical chess. […]

4 years ago

“No matter how guilty you are always appeal.” This Gaelic football season has been littered with sub plots from melees, condensed fixtures, storms, and even rows about where games should be played. One of the most consistent themes of 2022 is the inconsistent manner in which suspension appeals have been dealt with. At the start […]

4 years ago

“I’ve stopped asking any of the lads.” County panels are air tight when it comes to what they reveal to those outside of their bubble. They tell the media the usual rubbish about ‘trusting the process,’ or ‘taking it one game at a time,’ but really they’re never going to give anything away. Luckily for […]

4 years ago

Something special is in the air. When Liverpool went on that remarkable journey to European glory in 2005, there was a banner that read “Make Us Dream Again” and it became the slogan of that season. “The Unbearables” was a banner used throughout the Reds’ long awaited Premier League title win in 2020, in reference […]

4 years ago

“It’s causing a lot of difficulty, this position in terms of contributing to a melee.” On Saturday evening Tyrone kicked off their championship with a win over Fermanagh in the race for Ulster. Despite a very competitive first half, the All-Ireland champion’s showed the gulf in class in the second half when Conor Meyler and […]

4 years ago

“Kenny has transformed the game here in Northern Ireland because he understands how to get the best out of his players.” Northern Ireland ladies manager Kenny Shiels has been taking a lot of heat for comments he made in a post match interview. Following his side’s 5-0 defeat to England at home in Windsor Park, […]

4 years ago

“Players have accepted responsibility and have rectified the situation.” Rumours emerged last week that Down senior football manager James McCartan had left his position following a breach of squad rules at a training camp in Dublin. The news first made its way to me via a WhatsApp group, when a message that was ‘forwarded many […]

4 years ago

Players who left panel were made out to be “scapegoat for Tyrone’s performances in the league”. Ronan O’Neill has starred for Tyrone over the past decade, from being a promising minor, to winning everything there is to win in the red and white jersey. The Omagh native is Tyrone through and through, and many were […]

4 years ago

“It is just a better way of doing business.” Declan McBennett, the RTÉ Head of Sport, believes that the GAA could take on a rugby-style approach to referring, as they explore the idea of allowing the fans to hear the man in the middle. As it stands, referees’ audio is available to TV stations for […]

4 years ago

“Girls and women are more emotional than men.” In an unbelievable press conference, Northern Ireland ladies manager Kenny Shiels has claimed that one of the reasons his side lost to England last night, was because ‘women are more emotional than men’. Shiels’ side lost 5-0 at Windsor Park in Belfast, and the Magherafelt native blamed […]

4 years ago

RTÉ are showing 35 live games. The GAA Championship kicks off this weekend when Waterford play Tipperary in the first round of the Munster hurling championship, and it’s pretty non-stop from there. RTÉ are set to show 35 GAA games live in this new condensed season, we don’t see a single break from now until […]

4 years ago

“Sometimes you can’t beat a bit of youthful exuberance.” Kerry beat Armagh in the Lidl National Football League Division 2 thanks to a super sub performance by Danielle O’Leary. The Kingdom were down by four points when the young prospect burst into life, scoring 1-2 to seal a historic victory for the Munster side. Much […]

4 years ago

“If I was a GAA championship sponsor, I’d be asking why a month has passed with no effort to resolve the dispute.” Niall Morgan, Tyrone Goalkeeper and GPA National Executive Committee Member has released the following statement regarding the GPA’s proposed media ban for players. “As people are aware, I play a bit of football/soccer, […]

4 years ago

It’s tricker than you think. It’s hard to believe that there was ever a time where Dublin weren’t one of the top forces in Gaelic football. However, before the breakthrough in 2011, there was a 16 year barren spell, as Kerry Tyrone and Cork were the powerhouses of the era. Then, in an epic final […]

4 years ago

He said Lukaku would be top scorer. Back in August, in one of the first Monday Night Football shows of the season, Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher declared their predictions for the season ahead. Hindsight is obviously a wonderful thing and it all seems so painfully obvious now, but to be fair to Neville, you […]

4 years ago

Four players are in doubt for championship opener. It’s a case of good news and bad for Tyrone fans as they await the news of several players fitness for their upcoming championship tie against Fermanagh on April 16th. The bad news is that Peter Harte has underwent appendix surgery which puts him in doubt for […]

4 years ago

This is everything that’s wrong with GAA development squads. At their best, GAA development squads brings groups of young players together who would not normally meet, and help enhance their football ability as well as introduce them to a new world of discipline, high performance, and all within a positive environment. At their worst however, […]

4 years ago

McEntee will not be a part of the upcoming championship campaign. Shane McEntee has been sent out to out to Mali for a six-month peacekeeping tour of duty with the Irish Defence Forces. This means that the St Peters Dunboyne man, who is also the son of Meath manager, Andy McEntee, won’t be available for […]

4 years ago

“I felt like I didn’t fit in anywhere.” Eoin Duffy is a disabled athlete who has dedicated the last three years of his life training for the upcoming Commonwealth games. The Armagh runner was born with one arm shorter than the other, and although he received national classification as a Paralympic athlete in 2019, he […]

4 years ago

The Oakleaf county are on their way. Derry is a county that is absolutely engrossed in Gaelic football, a proper GAA hotbed where communities rally around their clubs as they live for those Sunday match days. The history around Derry clubs proves this, and you only have to look at the Ulster club championship to […]

4 years ago

“The heat was on him.” It was a story that filled the back pages for weeks back in 2015 when Monaghan played Tyrone in an All-Ireland quarter final, and Darren Hughes received a red card. This red card wasn’t awarded because of a melee, or violent behaviour however, Hughes had ruffled the hair of Tyrone’s […]

4 years ago

Donegal have two players suspended. Donegal beat Armagh in the last round of the Allianz National League, a win which saw Declan Bonner’s side secure their place in Divsion One for next season. The Orchard County had already secured their future at the top table, but could have won a place in the League Final […]

4 years ago

“Jesus Christ, you’re dead at the weekend. Éamonn absolutely ruined you.” We’ve all been there, when you think you’re getting away with something only for it to come back and bite you. Darran O’Sullivan has a reputation of being a hard-working forward, lightening fast, with a bag of tricks and an eye for goal, an […]

4 years ago

Not a bad starting 15 to have. On last night’s League on Sunday show, former Kerry and Meath legends, Colm O’Rourke and Colm Cooper, picked their National League All-Stars. Based on the performances of players throughout all four divisions of the campaign, they selected their top 15 positionally. There was certainly some manipulation of positions […]

4 years ago

O’Connor picked up his fourth league title as Kerry manager yesterday. Jack O’Connor is enjoying his third stint as Kerry manager, and yesterday picked up his fourth National League title. The other three times O’Connor won this trophy was in 2004, 2006 and 2009, an interesting stat for those in The Kingdom. This is because […]

4 years ago

Cavan 2-10 Tipperary 0-15 Division Four football gets a bad rap, but the standard on display today in Croke Park for the Division Four final between Tipperary and Cavan was excellent. There’s no denying the Munster side set up very defensively, but they did kick some absolute wonder scores, including an outside the boot effort […]

4 years ago

“Our first thoughts are with his family and then his teammates, friends and clubmates.” The GAA community as a whole is in mourning following the death of promising talent Red Óg Murphy. At just 21, the young superstar was already making waves in the world of sport, not least after a professional stint in the […]

4 years ago

Guess who’s back? Pat Spillane said early last season that Mayo would not win the All-Ireland because Cillian O’Connor would be out injured with a serious ankle injury. Such is the importance of the Blallintubber man, the veteran pundit believed that he would be the difference between lifting the Sam Maguire or not. In the […]

4 years ago

“Players across Ireland have lost one of their own.” Yesterday the tragic and devastating news that DCU and Sligo star Red Óg Murphy had passed away. The 21-year-old was studying to be a teacher at the Dublin University, and proudly represented them on the football field. Murphy was playing in the Sigerson Cup as recently […]

4 years ago

Three Armagh and two Donegal players have receives one match bans. Following the incident that broke out after the Armagh and Donegal match in last week’s league game, several suspensions were handed out. A melee occurred between players and substitutes, and in the aftermath, with the help of reviewing the footage, and the referee’s report, […]

4 years ago

Seven players have now left the panel. Since reaching the promise land last September and winning their fourth ever All-Ireland title, Tyrone have struggled to hang on to some of the players who helped achieve this feat. Player’s leaving or retiring after a season, successful or not, is nothing out of the ordinary for county […]

4 years ago

“It is wrong and it goes against the values of the Gaelic Athletic Association.” This venue saga between Kerry and Cork has took another turn, as The Rebels have declared that they will not play this game anywhere outside of Páirc Uí Rinn. The Munster championship tie that is set to be played on Saturday, […]

4 years ago

“By the summertime it’s going to be about €45 per hurl.” Emmet Martin, of Martin Hurls in County Antrim, is an integral part of the backbone of the GAA community. At just 15 years of age, he knew his passion lay in two things – making hurls, and then using them to play the sport that […]

4 years ago

The deal extends to 2027. RTE have reached a new deal with the Camogie Association that will see a minimum of nine games shown live on the channel. The agreement stretches right up until 2027 and will include games from Junior, Intermediate and Senior divisions. The National League final and All-Ireland club final will also […]

4 years ago

Three Armagh and two Donegal players have been suspended. Donegal secured a one point victory over Armagh during Sunday’s National League game, a vital win that meant Declan Bonner’s side secure their status in Division One for another year. The loss also prevented Armagh from reaching the league final, and tensions were clearly at tipping […]

4 years ago

#PaircUiRinnOrNowhere The Cork county board have agreed to a request to host the upcoming Munster championship game against Kerry in Pairc Ui Rinn. Although it was originally set to be played here, it was believed that the Munster Council preferred for it to be played in Ftzgerald’s stadium instead. Cork’s team management had written a strongly […]

4 years ago

Thank God for TG4. A lot has been said in recent weeks about the lack of coverage of the GAA, particularly last Sunday when nearly every single team across the four divisions had something to play for, bar a few, and yet only one game was aired on TV. That game was of course Monaghan […]

4 years ago

O’Callaghan has missed the entire league season. Dessie Farrell puts to bed the rumours that Con O’Callaghan wouldn’t be returning to the Dublin football panel this year. O’Callaghan has been injured since a challenge game earlier in the year and his absence has caused huge speculation around his future with the team. There had been […]

4 years ago

“It’s something that has to change.” This week on the GAA Hour, host Darran O’Sullivan was at home isolating with COVID but shouldered on to record the podcast remotely with his two guests Eamon McGee and Finian Hanley. With so much happening over the weekend there was no shortage of talking points, but there was […]

4 years ago

“You can’t use the excuse that ‘we have players to come back’. Former Dublin midfielder Ciaran Whelan was on The League on Sunday show last night analysing the penultimate weekend of the Allianz National League. The big talking point was of course, Dublin being relegated to Division Two for the first time in 27 years, […]

4 years ago

It’s not David Clifford. In a weekend that was jam-packed with brilliant match-ups, high stakes and gorgeous weather fit for forwards and warm weather players to strut their stuff, we seen some of the best football yet this season. We saw a Jack McCarron masterclass, kicking 2-6 against Dublin, including a wonder goal and last […]

4 years ago

“But Jack….Jack, Jack, Jack. Pick your moments.” Dublin legend Philly McMahon was a master of the psychological game, and even in retirement, doesn’t seem to be able to help himself by feeling the need to have the last say on a few old arguments. Leading up to today’s relegation battle between Dublin and Monaghan, McMahon took […]

4 years ago

Clifford is down to start. Kerry have already qualified for the Division One League final, so the betting man would have put money on The Kingdom playing a weaker side this weekend against Tyrone. At least that’s what the Red Hands were probably hoping for anyway, as they are in a serious relegation battle that […]

4 years ago

Monaghan vs Dublin is the only live football game on TV. It’s the very last weekend of a brilliant National Football League campaign, but for reasons unknown, only one game is actually on TV. It is of course a very important game, as Monaghan take on Dublin in a relegation battle that could potentially see […]

4 years ago

Galway fans will be delighted though. Shane McGuigan received a red card against Roscommon last weekend for reasons that appear to be invisible to those with common sense and eyesight. After a very soft yellow card earlier in the game, the Slaughtneil man was given his marching orders right at the very end of the […]

4 years ago

“If they actually have player welfare in mind, then it’s a no-brainer to use a Contact Hours Policy.” In the mists of the continuing row between the GAA and GPA over player expenses, the latter have now released a hard hitting statement. Last week the Gaelic Players Association informed the players that they were on […]

4 years ago

“A number of measures which will enhance the health and safety arrangements at Corrigan Park were agreed.” Last week Cavan proposed a motion to move their Ulster championship game away to Antrim at Corrigan Park, claiming that the venue wouldn’t be big enough to hold the mass crowds that they’re expecting. This motion went to […]

4 years ago

“It’s a black and white issue.” The first episode of the GAA Hour didn’t take long to get its teeth stuck into juicy topics, but one of the most pressing stories in the GAA at the moment is the curious case of Corrigan Park. Antrim were drawn against Cavan in the Ulster championship, and were […]

4 years ago

“If they were still in our team, it would make us a dangerous weapon.” Sam Maguire looked impossible for most counties in the last six years or so, given Dublin’s defiant dominance, but if a team were to reach the holy grail, all money would have been on Kerry or Mayo to do so. Tyrone […]

4 years ago