“We were so unlucky not to get another goal.” It’s hard to dress it up, that was not an easy watch. Ireland came out firing in the first 10 minutes, the fans were bouncing, and everyone was confident the Irish would get the win. Then, Azerbaijan grew in confidence, started to get men behind the […]

4 years ago

Stephen Kenny was beaming. It’s a tired old saying at this stage, but Jesus, football is nothing without the fans, and to have them back in the Aviva Stadium has just amplified the occasion tenfold. The roar when Seamus Colman led the Irish team out of the tunnel was reminiscent of the war cries you […]

4 years ago

“Less stress, more success.” No sooner had Kellie Harrington secured her gold medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, did everyone start pressing the question about whether she will stay amatuer or turn professional. The Dubliner hadn’t even made it back home yet to celebrate her success, had the media already started priming a potential […]

4 years ago

“It’s the right thing to do and it’s more important than football.” Gareth Bale says teams should be banned for competitions if their supporters continue to racially abuse players. England players were booed by Hungary fans when they took the knee during their international qualifier, and some players were subjected to racial abuse during the […]

4 years ago

“Is this the point that puts Tyrone in the All-Ireland final?” For those not in the know, Peter Canavan is affectionately known as God among Tyrone supporters. Originally this was because of his ability to elevate average Tyrone teams into good teams throughout most of his career. He was the target man, the guy who […]

4 years ago

“It’s already been life-changing.” Back in 2009 when Katie Taylor was still an amateur fighter, and moonlighting at as an international footballer, Jennifer Hans was plying her trade in the professional game. Han boasts a wealth of experience, and has been waiting her whole life for an opportunity like this. Taylor is currently the undisputed […]

4 years ago

“It’s a proud night for the players.” Stephen Kenny has been looking forward to the Irish fans returning with great excitement. This Saturday, they will finally be back and no doubt full of support for the boys in green. It’s impossible to underestimate what the crowd can add to a football match, and to player […]

4 years ago

Some good news. Stephen Kenny has been given a boost ahead of the vital World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan. Both Callum Robinson and Alan Browne have returned to the squad, after missing the Portugal game due to COVID. While the manager did not confirm that the players would feature in Saturday’s game at the Aviva […]

4 years ago

“It was a special privilege.” Galway are for a new hurling manager after Shane O’Neill informed the county that he would not be seeking an extension to his two-year term. This season’s campaign ended with a round two qualifier defeat to Waterford, but they were also declared joint-winners of this year’s National Hurling League alongside […]

4 years ago

“I’ve great memories of coming here as a kid.” Katie Taylor, has been there, seen that, and got the belt. The undisputed champion is at the very top of the sport but there has been one key thing missing in recent years – the fans. The Bray native has been fighting in empty venues since […]

4 years ago

“I think what he’s doing, unlike in the Harte era, he’s let the players kind of be in charge of the team.” Brian Dooher and Feargal Logan are rejuvenating the term ‘Dream Team,’ as they both lead Tyrone to an All-Ireland final in their first year in charge. The two played together for their county, […]

4 years ago

In partnership with DAZN. Roller coasters are often used as analogies to describe the careers of sports stars, and although it is a tired cliché, there isn’t a better one to sum up Josh Warrington’s career so far. The Leeds warrior kept climbing to the top, just to be shot back down with big fights […]

4 years ago

“I’m just gutted.” Ireland’s goal scorer John Egan admits that his team are gutted not to be coming away with at least a point against Portugal. Many expected the 2016 European champions to brush pass Stephen Kenny’s side with ease, but the boys in green put in a fierce performance, going 1-0 up thanks to […]

4 years ago

Two more years agreed for Bonner. Declan Bonner has been given another two seasons as Donegal senior football manager. As no other candidate was nominated, Bonner keeps the position he held since taking over from Rory Gallagher in 2017. The 1992 All-Ireland winner had presented his interest to stay on to the Donegal county board […]

4 years ago

“That’s a massive kick, and to take that on took a lot of courage.” In a game that seemed to have absolutely everything, Niall Morgan did something that potentially had never been done before at inter-county championship level. Right at the stroke of half-time, Tyrone had a free-kick just in front of the half-way line, […]

4 years ago

“It was one of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen.” Conor McKenna scored two crucial goals in Tyrone’s historic win over Kerry on Saturday. However, yo could argue that the opportunity for one of them was completely gifted to him by Kerry’s Jack Barry. Speaking on the GAA Hour, Colm Parkinson breaks down the moment of […]

4 years ago

Head or heart? Look, everyone loves a throwback, but Cristiano Ronaldo going to Man United after a decade away, is taking it to the extreme. Take it right back to 2009 and Ronaldo was the best player in the league, Alex Ferguson’s ‘Fergie time’ was in abundance, and Wayne Rooney still had his original hair. […]

4 years ago

“The world failed is harsh.” Success is a subjective matter. If you look at Tipperary’s Munster win last year, that will go down as a hugely successful year, and rightly so. However, no one in Kerry is going to pencil 2021 as a successful year on the back of their Munster victory and close semi-final […]

4 years ago

“Has the team come on from where they were?” Former Kerry legend Tomás Ó Sé doesn’t think that Kerry are progressing under their current management. Peter Keane has been in charge for three seasons, guiding them to an All-Ireland final in 2019, two Munster titles, a National League title and a joint league title this […]

4 years ago

Nostalgia is a powerful thing, and my déjà vu senses have been tingling all week. I was only nine years old when Tyrone won their first All-Ireland, back in 2003. I remember all of my cousins, aunts and uncles coming round to the house to watch the game – my auntie Eileen being the sole, […]

4 years ago

Big statement. Former Tyrone star Phillip Jordan has been involved in some of the biggest days in Tyrone history, including their first ever All-Ireland win in 2003. However, now retired, and enjoying the game as a fan from the outside looking in, he was of course delighted with his county’s huge win over Kerry yesterday, […]

4 years ago

Anyone else have to reset their TV settings to make sure they were hearing him right? In 2003, Tyrone shocked everyone by beating Kerry in the All-Ireland semi-final with a dogged relentlessness, and disciplined system of play. Pat Spillane famously labelled it as “puke football” and well, the rest is history. That tag followed the […]

4 years ago

“Kerry have came into the game on the back of cake walks.” Sean Cavanagh and Pat Spillane were at each others’s throats yesterday evening during the Tyrone v Kerry game. They argued before the game about Tyrone’s COVID outbreak, they argued about the black cards, the manner of Tyrone’s victory and at half-time they really […]

4 years ago

“It mightn’t have been the perfect performance but it wasn’t bad.” Brian Dooher has achieved everything for his county as a player, and on multiple occasions. The former wing-half forward won the county’s first ever All-Ireland title in 2003, and then he went on to captain them on their victories in 2005, and 2008. Now […]

4 years ago

“During the week we took a lot of stress.” Kieran McGeary is having the season of his life, and has once again picked up the Man of The Match award after another dazzling display. Tyrone caused a huge upset, beating Kerry in extra time, when many didn’t believe that the red hand county had it […]

4 years ago

“This ‘never say die’ attitude. We’re just glad they have it.” To think that this came maybe couldn’t have been played would have stole the fans from an excellent contest between two GAA powerhouses. However, many fans and journalists do question the manner in which Tyrone handled the outbreak of COVID-19 that infiltrated their camp. […]

4 years ago

Roy Keane thought it was brilliant. In what would be a very Roy Keane move to make, former Manchester United star Gary Neville reveals that a fellow Irishman had turned down his request for a photo. Usually it is Neville who is being asked for a photo by Manchester United fans, or just football fans […]

4 years ago

“You couldn’t do it now with social media of course and sport science.” Without stating the obvious, it was very much a different time in the footballing world. The drinking culture in football at the highest level has all but been eliminated or at the very least, extremely well hidden. When Roy Keane was playing […]

4 years ago

Sam Maguire this way please. If only it was as simple as following the sign to ultimate glory, but Mayo are in luck, as the sign directing them to the Sam Maguire is on the Castlebar N5 roundabout. Motorists heading to Dublin were noticing this new addition to the road signs, but it is not […]

4 years ago

“Players are men as individuals.” Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny has admitted that some of the Ireland players are not vaccinated. Covid outbreaks and the restrictions that come with that come with that, have hampered Kenny’s tenure as manager since taking the job. However, he still insists that taken the vaccine is a personal […]

4 years ago

“I don’t think it’s any place for a county board official inside in that dressing room.” County board members in the player’s dressing rooms wasn’t an unusual sight a few years ago, but it wasn’t exactly a welcome one. When you have been training since January in the freezing cold, battling with the squad, getting […]

4 years ago

It looks like Ireland will have a new goalkeeper for this campaign. The most notable change is on the goalkeeping front, with Darren Randolph not making the cut, after both Liverpool’s Caoimhin Kelleher and Bournemouth’s Mark Travers impressed on their debuts in June. Randolph has been Ireland’s number one since taking the place from Shay […]

4 years ago

“I just, I get a nice, warm, fuzzy feeling when I think about this story.” A lot has been made of Rob Kearney going back to his roots and playing GAA again, after a long and successful career as a professional rugby player. This man represented his country at the highest level of his sport, […]

4 years ago

“It’s a different type of violence.” Kevin McStay caused a stir in his latest Irish Times article claiming that Machoism is the biggest stain on the GAA. He referred back to stories of being attacked on the pitch, losing teeth, breaking jaws, and various horror stories that no doubt were traumatic to be involved in. […]

4 years ago

They thought they were playing in Croke Bark (we’re sorry) Pitch invaders are one thing, but when a dog runs onto the field, suddenly the blazing heat of fiery competition cools down, and everyone is distracted, smiling, pointing and shouting: “look, a dog!” There’s something so sobering about a dog on a football pitch, it […]

4 years ago

Hopefully it’s not described as “puke football” this time. August 24th 2003, Tyrone took on Kerry in the All-Ireland semi-final, and much like this time around, the Ulster side were deemed to be the underdogs. Also similar to this year’s game, the Red Hands were under new management for the first time, as it was […]

4 years ago

“On paper nobody is in lockdown.” Tyrone appear to have achieved what they wanted, in having a full squad to select from for their upcoming All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry. The game was originally meant to be played two weeks ago, but with a COVID-19 outbreak in the Tyrone camp, infecting players and coaching personnel, they […]

4 years ago

“We journeyed for the glory, for memories in the sun, and we sang the Offaly Rover, like in times when I was young.” You can’t be a great team until you have a song written about you. An anthem, a collective chorus that the whole the county can chant. Well the u20 Offaly team can […]

4 years ago

“I didn’t have any expectations. I just fired him a message.” A few days ago, images emerged of Kerry player Paul Walsh, presenting Brazil legend Ronaldinho, a GAA county jersey, and everyone was baffled as to how such an arrangement took place. Then a clip of the former Minor Player of the Year surfaced of […]

4 years ago

In partnership with DAZN. They say that Alexander the Great wept when there were no more worlds to conquer, and with Katie Taylor currently holding the WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF, and Ring Magazine world title belts, the Wicklow warrior must be close to tears at this stage. However, the former Olympic gold medalist is still finding […]

4 years ago

“This Meath team have been the team to beat since the start of the year.” Tyrone have secured their place in the All-Ireland Minor final against Meath after beating Cork 0-23 to 1-06. The Red Hands were in full control for the majority of the match and their shot selection in particular was very impressive. […]

4 years ago

“It’s all about the 41 boys on the panel.” Meath defeat Sligo 2-14 to 2-9, in a thrilling contest that saw Meath take a comfortable lead in the first-half, but Sligo came out determined in the second half. They managed to make a game of it, with Sligo substitute Jack McGovern finishing with a brilliant goal, […]

4 years ago

You couldn’t leave him out. After his performance against Kilkenny, Shane Kingston just had to start in the final, as he couldn’t have done more to prove his worth. The Douglas star scored 0-7 from play when he came off the bench in the semi-final, and now he gets the nod ahead of Shane Barrett, […]

4 years ago

It’s tribal mate. Traditionalists don’t like them but pretty much everyone has a tattoo these days, even if it’s just a little tiny heart emoji on your ankle. Although it’s extremely common in soccer, you would have to say that the majority of GAA player’s arms remain bare. However, there are a few renegades who […]

4 years ago

“It’s very messy, and I thought Tyrone should have just taken the week” Tyrone will now officially play Kerry on the 28th August in the All-Ireland semi-final. The game was rushed ahead by one week due to the number of positive COVID cases in the Tyrone camp, however the Red Hands didn’t see this as […]

4 years ago

It can be a bit daunting to meet your heroes, but Ronaldinho left his nerves at the door and handled it very well. As if Tyrone didn’t have it hard enough with all of COVID cases, and the prospect of facing David Clifford, it now looks like former Barcelona and Brazil star Ronaldinho is against […]

4 years ago

“He’s a winner in every sense of the word and that’s the thing I want to achieve for this football club.” Romelu Lukaku has re-joined Chelsea football club, and he wants to follow in the footsteps of hid former teammate Didier Drogba. Speaking to Sky Sports News, the striker revealed that he is still in […]

4 years ago

“If you were coaching teams and you were allowing that to happen, I would have loved to have marked one of those corner-backs.” The way that Gaelic football had evolved in recent years, led to the change of defensive set-ups, in particular with the corner-backs. The art of man-marking had changed, backs were encouraged to […]

4 years ago

“The accusation at him is that he has an ego.” Aidan O’Shea has been filling the back and front pages of newspapers all week for his involvement in Mayo’s historic win over Dublin, although it might not all be the kind of press he wants. A lot has been made of his poor performance, the […]

4 years ago

“Who do you think you are?” It’s no secret that Timo Werner struggled for Chelsea last season. The German was bought for big bucks and with expectations, especially after flourishing in the German league where he was scoring goals for fun. His pace and strength in particular made it seem like he would be a […]

4 years ago