Brought to you by Sure 72 Hour Non-Stop Protection Deodorant “I think Kerry is under a lot of pressure.” Stephen O’Neill reflects on the quarter final draw between Kerry and Tyrone, and reveals what Jack O’Connor’s biggest concern will be when preparing for the Ulster side. O’Neill is a legendary figure in Tyrone, and played […]

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Oh-me-oh-my what a draw! After two thrilling weekends of Gaelic football under our belts, it’s hard to believe that we have an even bigger one just around the corner. The draw for the quarter finals has been made, and this time next week, four more sides will follow Galway, Roscommon, Kildare and Donegal through the […]

2 years ago

“I don’t think you can use it for an excuse for losing.” Kerry legend Tomás Ó Sé doesn’t buy into the idea that Kildare can use the referee’s performance as an excuse for losing to Monaghan. Jerome Henry was officiating the game, and made several questionable decisions, the most controversial being a play late on […]

2 years ago

High praise for the Mayo man. Lee Keegan has branded Diarmuid O’Connor as “the ultimate teammate” after his heroic performance today in Mayo’s victory over Galway. Mayo were struggling in the first half and only managed to hit three points, but came out like men possessed in the second half, dragged themselves back into it, […]

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“We definitely weren’t dejected.” Paddy Durcan joined the RTE panelists after his Mayo team made an incredible comeback to knock Galway out of the championship. Mayo were very poor in the first half, only kicking three points, while Galway, and Matthew Tierney in particular were running riot. Colm Reape’s kick outs kept going to the […]

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Galway 0-12  1-10 Mayo. Galway went and did ‘a Mayo’ as they bossed an important match, appeared to have delivered on the big stage, only to collapse in the second half. Their Connacht neighbours and fierce rivals Mayo are infamous for losing games in the last 10 minutes after putting in a brilliant performance, but […]

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“This man is out of his depth.” Kildare manager Glenn Ryan could find himself in hot water following his post match comments about referee Jerome Henry following his side’s defeat to Monaghan. Kildare are now out of the championship as the Ulster side managed to win the match by a single point, and book their place […]

2 years ago

A mix of good news and bad news (depending on who you support). Steven Sherlock, Darren McCurry, Conor McManus, and Patrick McBrearty are just some of the star players with question marks around their involvement this weekend. Whether it’s coming back from injury, being dropped to the bench or promoted to the starting line up, […]

2 years ago

Keep up to date with everything right here. There is a bonanza of GAA action this weekend, including the All-Ireland preliminary quarter finals, the Tailteann Cup semi-finals and the senior hurling quarter finals. Everything you need to know is below: With so much action happening in such a condensed period of time, and so […]

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“I wouldn’t like to win with caveats.” Lee Keegan is leaning towards Mayo as favourites in their championship clash this Sunday against Galway, although he isn’t entirely convinced. Both Galway and Mayo failed to top their groups, meaning that they entered the preliminary quarter finals, and luck would have it that the two rivals drew […]

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“Stephen is under pressure.” Republic of Ireland legend Packie Bonner has admitted that Stephen Kenny “needs results now” as the pressure continues to mount on the Irish manager. Ireland lost a must-win game against Greece last Friday, and although they followed it up with victory over Gibraltar, the team’s hopes for qualifying for Euro 2024 […]

2 years ago

The GAA’s sharpest shooters revealed. Gaelic football’s race for the Golden Boot heats up as the top scorers in this year’s championship, overall and from play, has been revealed. Although this doesn’t get the same recognition or attention as it does in soccer, it’s no less impressive, and if you’re a forward and say that […]

2 years ago

It’s coming thick and fast. In this crazy condensed season that has more games than ever, the GAA have released the dates for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the All-Ireland series. This weekend sees the preliminary quarter finals take place with Monaghan v Kildare, Cork v Roscommon and Tyrone v Donegal all taking place on […]

2 years ago

Maybe he isn’t so bad? Few players have been criticised to the lengths that Liverpool’s Trent Alexander Arnold has been, but the stats don’t lie, and the ‘I told you so’ brigade are marching. Alexander Arnold has won everything there is to win at domestic level with his home club Liverpool, so at just 24 […]

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Everything you need to know is right here. We have all of the times, dates, venues, and the full TV schedule for this weekend’s GAA bonanza, as a plethora of knockout games are set to be played. If the football championship has been considered a slow burner, it has burst into flames last weekend, and […]

2 years ago

Brought to you by Sure 72 Hour Non-Stop Protection Deodorant “Unfortunately I didn’t execute it, that’s down to me alone.” Shane Walsh joined the GAA Hour in studio and reflected on Galway’s defeat to Armagh, that free kick that he missed, and “redeeming himself” next weekend. It was a brilliant game that had so much […]

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“It’s very hard to know what will keep the people on TV happy.” Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney was in fine form after his side secured a dramatic victory over Galway to secure their spot in the quarter finals. Galway looked set to top the group, but in a topsy turvsey day that saw Tyrone draw […]

2 years ago

Tyrone need to find mores scores from somewhere. Tyrone’s scoring stats this season are a big concern for Brian Dooher and Feargal Logan, as they prepare to play Donegal in the preliminary quarter finals next weekend. Tyrone are lucky to still be in the competition, as they could only sit and watch Westmeath’s John Heslin […]

2 years ago

“I was always my worst critic to be honest.” Shay Given has offered Gavin Bazunu the same advice that Kenny Dalglish once gave him, as the young goalkeeper has faceD some difficulties this season. Bazunu was Southampton’s number one this year, but couldn’t prevent his side from being relegated from the Premier League, and as […]

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“It would be totally unfair to keep him for another year.” Shay Given believes that Caoimhin Kelleher has to leave Liverpool this summer, and that he should stay in the Premier League rather than drop down to the Championship. The Republic of Ireland legend thinks that now is the time for Kelleher to move on […]

2 years ago

“If you ever see me doing punditry, you can knock me out.” Roy Keane is probably the most famous pundit in football right now, but his former teammate Shay Given reveals that he wasn’t always so keen on the profession. When you think back to Keane’s playing days, he was probably the last person that […]

2 years ago

“People respect honesty.” Down manager Conor Laverty has made the bold decision to allow his players who don’t make the match day squad of 18, to play for their clubs during the week. This isn’t the norm for most county teams who are afraid of their players picking up an injury on club duty and […]

2 years ago

“Why are we taking away the goal chances?” Roscommon manager Davy Burke wants to see a rule scrapped in Gaelic football in order to bring back back goal opportunities in the game. In 2019 the advanced mark was introduced to the game before being implemented across the board the following year. The rule allows a […]

2 years ago

Brought to you by Sure 72 Hour Non-Stop Protection Deodorant “It would have been absolutely crazy.” Conor McDonald has an interesting idea on which venues should host both the Munster and Leinster final, especially if the games are going to be played on the same day. Last Sunday Limerick won their fifth Munster title in a […]

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Rian O’Neill could be available to play against Galway. Armagh will attempt to have Rian O’Neill’s suspension overturned following his red card against Tyrone, meaning that he will be able to play against Galway. The Crossmaglen star was sent off for kneeling on Tyrone’s Cormac Quinn in an altercation during the All-Ireland second round game […]

2 years ago

Get your chores done on Friday, because your weekend is booked. A crazy amount of GAA matches, both football and hurling, will be shown live on TV this weekend, so park yourself down and don’t move from the sofa. An incredible 11 games will be available to watch on the tube, and some of them […]

2 years ago

Brought to you by Sure 72 Hour Non-Stop Protection Deodorant “He’s been a brilliant servant.” Cillian Buckley is the man of the moment, but the Kilkenny legend has been putting his body on the line for his county for years, and Wexford’s Conor McDonald sums him up perfectly. Buckley scored right at the death against […]

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Cavan vs Down is the pick of the bunch. The luck of the draw didn’t favour Down as they drew the Tailteann Cup favourites Cavan in the quarter finals of the competition. Last weekend was the preliminary quarter finals, and the first round of proper knockout championship football that saw New York, Fermanagh, Longford and […]

2 years ago

The biggest night of club football in the year is upon us. The Champions League final 2023 has came and went, and Man City are the champions after they defeated Inter Milan in a tight encounter in Istanbul. In the first half Inter surprised most by pressing high up on City, but what was unsurprising […]

2 years ago

That was strange one. A bizarre refereeing decision during Dublin’s victory over Cork in the All-Ireland minor semi-final has gone viral on social media. The clip that has surfaced online shows Denise O’Mullane, the Rebels’ corner forward, attacking the heart of the Dublin defence before being deliberately pulled down. Play was waved on, and after […]

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Brought to you by Sure 72 Hour Non-Stop Protection “I would be running and my quad just kind of went – all of these things that have never happened before.” Aidan Walsh is one of the last great inter-county dual players, representing Cork at both Hurling and football and playing key roles in both teams. […]

2 years ago

“I really wouldn’t be surprised if Eamonn Murray made a comeback.” Meath LGFA have announced that Jenny Rispin will take over as interim manager for the rest of the season, but others “wouldn’t be surprised” if Eamon Murray made a return. Davy Nelson and his background team shocked Meath Ladies when they announced that they […]

2 years ago

Friday, pub-day, quiz-day, hooray. Your weekly dose of Friday-pub-quiz-sports action has arrived to help pass your lunch time, and get you into good spirits for the weekend ahead. We’ve thrown in a pretty tough movie round (sports themed of course) and then littered the rest of the questions with a combination of all of your […]

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“We probably came in a little bit too late.” Robbie Keane believes that Leeds’ relegation from the Premier League could have been prevented if he and Sam Allardyce had of arrived at the club earlier. Keane and Allardyce came in at the start of May to try and stop the club from returning to the […]

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“I do think you will find teams looking at this.” Tomás Ó Sé explained on The Sunday Game how teams are able to beat the blanket defence, and make the game more high-scoring and exciting to watch. The Kerry legend was analysing Monaghan’s victory over Clare, and pointed out how both teams were able to […]

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“Kerry’s mediocrity is shocking.” Joe Brolly has ripped into Kerry after they limped over the line against Cork at the weekend, and claimed that without David Clifford “they are nothing.” Kerry were fortunate to come away with a victory against Cork on Saturday as a controversial penalty proved to be the difference between the two […]

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It was a crucial moment in the game. Rian O’Neill received a straight red card for kneeling on Cormac Quinn in an off-the-ball incident during Armagh’s defeat to Tyrone in the championship. It was Tyrone’s first win since they beat Fermanagh in the preliminary round of Ulster last year, since then losing to Monaghan and […]

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“We certainly weren’t innocent.” Ciaran Whelan was working as part of The Sunday Game punditry team for Tyrone’s game against Armagh and recalls the infamous Battle of Omagh back in 2006. The memories were flooding back for Whelan who was right in the middle of the game that saw a melee break out in the […]

2 years ago

“I’m sick of saying it.” Roy Keane is sick of having the same two complaints about Man United as they suffer a 2-1 defeat to their nearest rivals Man City in the FA Cup final. Ilkay Gundogan put City 1-0 up with the fastest ever goal in an FA Cup final, and looked like Erik […]

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“I’m not stupid.” There was controversy in the FA Cup final between Manchester United and Manchester City, as United went 1-0 down, only to equalise thanks to a questionable penalty decision. Ilkay Gundogan scored the quickest goal ever in FA Cup final history, finding the net before the first minute of the match, and it […]

2 years ago

“United in the treble, they had four strikers…” Kerry legend Marc O Sé compared Kerry’s midfield who won last year’s All-Ireland, to the Man United strikers who won the treble back in 1999. At first it was a strange comparison to make, but given that today’s game between Kerry and Cork coincides with the FA […]

2 years ago

“What people forget is, television is entertainment.” Pat Spillane has made the bold claim that viewers of The Sunday Game ‘don’t give a s*** about deep-dive analysis’ and are more interested in being entertained. Spillane was a key panelist on the show since 1992, and was at the heart of many debates and discussions during […]

2 years ago

“Cathal McShane won’t be available.” Tyrone manager has shed some light on the situation with Cathal McShane with rumours circling that the forward has left the panel. Although starting much of the early games in the National League, the flying full forward was soon dropped to the bench after a dip in form and has […]

2 years ago

“He shouldn’t ever ref a game again.” Former GAA star Shane Curran has called for a referee to be banned after video evidence emerged apparently discrediting his claims of assault by a Dublin club player. Ciaran Archer plays for Division Two Dublin side St. Maurs, and is a well known name in the county, having […]

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“We need to go with a bit more of an attacking half-forward line.” Tyrone appear to have addressed the problem in their half forward line as they announce the team to play Armagh this Saturday in the senior football championship. Tyrone have had a rocky start to the season, but despite losing to Monaghan in […]

2 years ago

Where to even begin? There is a crazy amount of Gaelic football matches on this weekend, so much so that it will be near impossible to keep up with everything going on. Fear not, because we’ll keep you up to date with it all right here. However, that’s where we come in – we […]

2 years ago

Week 26, where does the time go? Friday means pub, pub means quiz, so let’s not mess about and get stuck into the real business here by giving you your weekly SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz. We went into the archives for some of the questions on this week’s quiz, and of course have some weekly […]

2 years ago

We need to throw the towel in on this one. The word ‘shadowboxing’ has now joined the long list of overused clichés in Gaelic football, and as tempting as it is to throw these popular phrases out there, this one actually doesn’t make any sense. Now, before you continue reading, I understand more than most […]

2 years ago

“We would do a sprint session, then we would do a gym session, and then do a skills session in the evening.” Enda McNulty went from being a kid looking up to Kieran McGeeney, to becoming his teammate, friend and training partner, so few people will know him better. McNulty and McGeeney both come from […]

2 years ago

Bad news for Kevin McStay. Mayo have been dealt a hammer blow as one of their key defenders, Eoghan McLaughlin, has had to get surgery on a hand injury that he picked up. The flying back came off the bench against Kerry two weeks ago to score a goal, and has been an imperative part […]

2 years ago