“It’s not harsh. They must be embarrassed themselves, the Celtic fans.” Celtic lost 2-0 to RB Leipzig last night in the Champions League, which has prompted former Premier League defender Jason Cundy to label the club as “an embarrassment” in a heated rant. The talkSPORT host laid into the Scottish champions following another defeat in […]

3 years ago

What a weekend. Some of the biggest club finals in the GAA will be available to watch on TV this weekend. RTÉ and TG4 will have coverage of three finals on Saturday and Sunday, with some brilliant games coming up. GAA games on TV this weekend. On Saturday evening, just to cleanse your palate, Feale […]

3 years ago

“My thoughts and prayers are with the families.” Seamus Coleman has paid tribute to the victims of the Donegal explosion in Creeslough, and to the friends and families affected by the tragedy. Ten people – four men, three women and three young people – will be laid to rest in the days ahead following the […]

3 years ago

“I think this is poor.” John Terry has criticised Roy Keane in a now deleted tweet for refusing to take a selfie with a fan during an American football game. The clip of the former Manchester United captain turning down the fan’s request for a selfie did the rounds on social media, and in fairness […]

3 years ago

Just the 14 things to fix and then they’re golden. Liverpool have been struggling this season, and there is no one reason as to why this is the case. In fact, there are 14 reasons. So in no particular order, here are the 14 holes that the Anfield faithful need to plug in order to […]

3 years ago

“Especially if Cork were playing.” There’s a lot of things you expect to hear on MNF (Monday Night Football), but comparisons between the GAA and the Super Bowl isn’t one of them. Roy Keane recently attended an American football game where the Green Bay Packers took on the New York Giants at Tottenham’s Hotspur Stadium. Later, […]

3 years ago

One is a former Tyrone star while the other played in this year’s u20 team. Two forwards, who went head to head today in the Tyrone senior club championship, lit up the place in a compelling game that also gave the county team some hope for next season. Clonoe beat Donaghmore 1-09 to 0-10 in […]

3 years ago

Mikel Arteta will be using that as fuel for the match. Gabriel Jesus joined Arsenal this summer from Manchester City and has been a big hit for his new club, but Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp couldn’t help but throw in a sly comment about the transfer. It was all tongue in cheek of course, but […]

3 years ago

“All Donegal club championship games this weekend are being cancelled.” All GAA games that were due to take place in Donegal this weekend have been cancelled after the Creeslough tragedy. Nine people are now confirmed to have died after a huge explosion at a petrol station in County Donegal. The explosion happened at an Applegreen service […]

3 years ago

“Don’t worry mate I’ll pay for your tattoo removal.” A distraught Conor Benn fan who has a huge tattoo of the fighter was given some good news when Chris Eubank Jr offered to pay for the removal process. Benn and Eubank were supposed to fight tonight in a bout that was 30 years in the […]

3 years ago

Every. Single. Year. With winter’s bite comes the end of the club season, and motions are already in place to make sure that next year is the best it can be. There’s only one place where these ideas can come to the forefront – The GAA Annual General meeting Every club has one every single […]

3 years ago

“Is this his testimonial or what are they doing?” Former Ireland defender Richard Dunne criticises Man United for pandering to Cristiano Ronaldo during games, when they should focus more on winning. Ronaldo was on the cusp of scoring his 700th goal in club football last night but despite eight shots, and one on target, the […]

3 years ago

“The biggest fight of your career and you get tested positive for a banned substance. It baffles me.” Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank Jr is postponed after Benn tested positive for banned substances, and now an interview from 2019 has come back to haunt the fighter. The ‘Dark Destroyer’ was just two days away from […]

3 years ago

“I can’t stand Chris Eubank.” Irish fighter who previously fought Anthony Joshua twice in the amatuers, losing both, said that he hopes Chris Eubank Jr becomes a “brain damaged vegetable.” Sean Turner, a heavyweight who has since turned his trade to bare knuckle fighting, posted the comment on Facebook, claiming that he “honestly hates Chris […]

3 years ago

“Bruh, not everyone can do that!” Thierry Henry once humiliated his teammates during his time with New York Red Bulls, just so he could prove a point to his peers. To be fair, if you’re Thierry Henry – Arsenal’s all-time top goal scorer, Premier League Hall of Fame member, World Cup champion and treble winner […]

3 years ago

Roy Keane could be stepping back into management very soon. Roy Keane has been linked with Championship side and Premier League regulars, West Brom, as he was spotted in the crowd during their 1-0 loss to Preston last night. The former Manchester United captain has not been in management or coaching since his short stint […]

3 years ago

“Obviously I was putting on a poker face.” Michael Owen has played for five clubs in his career, including Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle, Manchester United, and Stoke City. There’s no doubt that the prime of his career was at Liverpool where he did some truly incredible things, including snatching the FA Cup from Arsenal almost […]

3 years ago

He wasn’t exactly his biggest fan. Granit Xhaka endured a difficult period at Arsenal, and only a few seasons ago it looked his time at the Emirates was due going to be short lived. Following an incident where he threw his jersey to the ground and cupped his ears to the booing Arsenal supporters, it […]

3 years ago

“What sort of GAA culture do we want to exist?” Every now and again in sport, things can spill over and unsavoury scenes occur where a minority of people take actions too far, and bring the game into disrepute. It’s often among the players, a brawl or post-match altercation for example, but recently we have […]

3 years ago

“Carra you still upset he didn’t shake your hand at Old Trafford?” Jamie Carragher and Rio Ferdinand have always been rivals. One is Liverpool, the other Manchester United; one is Sky Sports, the other is BT Sports, and they had to compete for a place in the England team for years as well. Some things […]

3 years ago

When friends become foes. This weekend is jam packed with great sporting viewing, starting on Saturday with RTE Two, and taking us right through to Sunday evening on TG4. First up it’s small ball action as Kilmacud Crokes want to make history and get into both the football and hurling senior club championships. The footballers […]

3 years ago

“It’s not good unfortunately.” Kilmacud Crokes have booked themselves into another final as they are set to take on Na Fianna in the Dublin senior championship, but will have to do so without their star man. Just like last season when the sharp shooter had to miss out on the Leinster final, Paul Mannion has […]

3 years ago

“I get his point to be honest.” Manchester United’s  emphatic loss to Manchester City has highlighted many issues within the Old Trafford camp, but one thing in particular keeps creeping up. The use of Cristiano Ronaldo, or rather, the lack of use, is a talking point that seems to rear its head every time something […]

3 years ago

“No full-back that I’ve ever seen in this country can do what he can do.” It’s hardly a secret that Trent Alexander-Arnold is struggling for form at the moment, and every day he seems to be in the paper, the news, and every football debate show on TV. Gareth Southgate was very honest in his […]

3 years ago

Na Fianna 1-14 0-07 Ballyboden Na Fianna booked their place in the Dublin senior club championship as they comfortably cruised past Ballyboden in their semi-final clash. Despite having players like Darragh Michael McCauley and Colm Basquel on the pitch, it took them 33 minutes before they even registered a single point, and there were genuine […]

3 years ago

“Chaos, pure chaos.” Any Gael who has gone to America, Australia or even England, has probably had to attempt to explain what Gaelic football is to those who have never heard of it. It’s a pretty tricky thing to do, because you want to do it justice by explaining the attendance at Croke Park, the […]

3 years ago

“Finally!” It’s hard to recall a turn around quite as drastic as that of Granit Xhaka’s Arsenal career, as the metamorphosis of villain to hero has come full circle. Few predicted that the midfielder would even be at Arsenal following his reaction to the fans boos a few seasons ago, and Thierry Henry’s continued criticism […]

3 years ago

Lloris won’t want to watch this one back. Football fans from all over take a collective sigh of relief and the murmers of “thank Christ the international break is over” are echoed throughout living rooms up and down the country. The North London derby kicked things off and it was everything we wanted it to […]

3 years ago

“It’s wrong!” Another international break is over, and Ireland fans are really none the wiser about what to think of this current squad and management. Moments of nice football, followed by slumps in form, and then some decent runs that make you think there is hope after all. One thing that you can’t blame Stephen […]

3 years ago

“I think Jurgen is someone who you will follow.” Jordan Henderson has been blessed to be both a key part of Liverpool’s most successful era in decades, and also England’s most successful period in International competitions. The box to box midfielder has been lucky to play under two managers who have guided his teams through […]

3 years ago

“He was just there to be idolised.” Some people have been guilty of only remembering the latter stages of Roy Keane’s time at Manchester United. Although still a fine footballer, he was more injury prone, and then famously had that big bust up with Sir Alex Ferguson that has been so well documented. One former […]

3 years ago

It could have been worse. Bundee Aki was left fuming after receiving a red card against The Stormers following a collision with Seabelo Senatla. The winger took a big hit to the head that has been reported as a significant injury, which will leave him out for ‘four to six months’. The Connacht star needed […]

3 years ago

“We all started laughing then and he was like ‘No, I’m being serious.’” At this stage we all feel like we have heard pretty much every team talk there is to hear. All the old cliche’s are churned out; “Get stuck into this lot early”, “Stay tight at the back”, “Focus lads, focus”, and all […]

3 years ago

“What ever is left in the tank now I intend to give it all to Gaoth Dobhair.” Donegal’s Neil McGee has officially called time on his inter-county career after 17 years of service. The monstrous full back has been a servant to his county since making his debut way back in 2005, and in many […]

3 years ago

What is taking Donegal so long? Unbelievably, the position for the Donegal senior football manager still remains vacant following Declan Bonner’s resignation this summer. The county have been the most dominant team in Ulster over the past decade, have an unbelievable selection of players at their disposal, and a history of winning behind them. Surely […]

3 years ago

“We just sort of limped over the line in the end.” Former Ireland defender Richard Dunne was not overly impressed with Ireland’s dramatic win over Armenia last night. The former Manchester City captain was very much of the option that Ireland need to be dominating games like this and despite getting the win, it didn’t […]

3 years ago

The current maximum ban is 96 weeks. Wexford are planning to go ahead with all GAA fixtures this weekend following an incident earlier in the week that saw a member of St Joseph’s club banned for life. This was the second incident that involved abuse towards a referee in the county in the past six […]

3 years ago

“No-one was going to take the p— out of me like that.” Harry Maguire is enduring a famously bad time right now, where it seems no matter what he does, he just keeps sinking further into the hole that he’s currently in. Just last summer he was in the Euros Team of The Year, and […]

3 years ago

It isn’t about what Pat wants, it’s the players who make the game. Pat Spillane is vehemently against the split season, as he believes that the GAA have “taken our two best products and taken them off the shop window for nine months”. The Kerry legend argues his point in The Irish Independent that with […]

3 years ago

Now we’re getting into the good stuff. This Saturday night gives you the opportunity to watch two big hitters in the Cavan club championship live and from the comfort of your home. Gowna play Crosserlough in Kingspan Breffni in the senior championship semi-final on RTE 2, this Saturday night. Gowna lost last year’s final and […]

3 years ago

“It is a complete set-up, but you can’t respond with that type of language.” Kyle Lafferty is something of a cult-hero with the Northern Ireland fans, and for good reason – the Kilmarnock striker is currently second in the country’s all time scoring ranks. The 34-year-old may have played his last game for his nation […]

3 years ago

It isn’t quite as drastic as last time. Last season, the GAA tried to condense the calendar and introduce a split season between club and county, something which has had mixed reviews. The players certainly seem happier, they aren’t being torn apart by club and county commitments, and they can manage their social lives a […]

3 years ago

Don’t be a Bruno Fernandes. It’s officially the off-season and regardless of whether or not your club won the championship, one overriding emotion is at the forefront of your mind – relief. Obviously we all love the GAA, but after nine months of it, the desire to just sit in on a Tuesday night and watch […]

3 years ago

“I went a little bit too far.” Harry Maguire signed for Manchester United for £80m and then, just to add another level of unnecessary pressure, they go and make him the club captain immediately. So with expectations at an all time high and everyone’s eyes on the new Old Trafford star, pretty much everything that […]

3 years ago

“I think he would have been a good fit for them.” It may have taken a while, but Mayo finally announced that Kevin McStay will become the new county manager following the resignation of James Horan. McStay enjoyed a successful period with Roscommon and put his money where his mouth is in the sense that […]

3 years ago

Two ‘wee ball’ games and one ‘big ball’ game. The kingpins of Tipperary are back this weekend as Loughmore-Castleiney play Drom and Inch in the Tip senior hurling quarter finals. Last year the club made history, going on an incredible run in both the hurling and the football, showing the rest of the country what […]

3 years ago

Kilmacud Crokes 0-14  1-09 Cuala Not many gave Cuala a chance when they drew Kilmacud Crokes in the quarter finals of the Senior Dublin Championship. With Galway superstar Shane Walsh being added to the incredible roster that the club already have, such as Paul Mannion, Rory O’Carroll and Craig Dias, people are already talking about […]

3 years ago

Na Fianna 1-12  1-11 Whitehall Colmcille The Dublin club championship has always been littered with big names, but it doesn’t always deliver in terms of entertainment and drama. Na Fianna and Whitehall Colmcille’s dramatic game in today’s quarter final however has definitely delivered in terms of being a spectacle, and had everything a neutral would […]

3 years ago

“I’m more than happy and delighted with what he’s doing.” £100m is a lot of money, even in today’s market, so there was always going to be a lot of pressure on Jack Grealish after his big money move to Manchester City last season. Despite playing his part in retaining the Premier League, pundits and […]

3 years ago

“The goalkeeper didn’t do well enough.” Aston Villa sealed a crucial 1-0 victory over Southampton last night, thanks to a goal from Jacob Ramsey. That goal came at the expense of Ireland goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu, who initially made a brilliant reflex save, but as the ball spun and bounced back into play, Ramsey was able to pounce. […]

3 years ago