‘A lot of us have a platform to be more socially conscious. I’d love to see the lads doing even more’
ASK MOST DUBLIN players about their upcoming shot at history and they’ll give a stock answer along the lines of: “We never look at anything ‘in-a-row’. We just focus on the next game.” Michael Darragh Macauley tends to do things a little bit differently. Michael Darragh MacAuley at the Dublin press night. Source: James Crombie/INPHO…
Charlie Redmond: Pressure on Kerry to protect legacy of 1980s team
DUBLIN LEGEND CHARLIE Redmond believes the current Kerry squad are playing to protect the legacy of the Kingdom’s Golden Years team in Sunday’s All-Ireland final. Mick O’Dwyer’s great Kerry side won seven All-Irelands between 1978 and 1986, including the four-in-a-row from ’78 and ’81. They were widely regarded as the greatest team of all-time, up…
‘A real role model for people on and off the pitch’ – Tributes pour in for Mayo great Andy Moran
EIGHT SENIOR CONNACHT crowns. One National Football League title. 2017 Footballer of the Year. An All-Star to go hand-in-hand with that, and another in 2011. And agonisingly close to that elusive Celtic Cross. After 17 years in the Green and Red at senior level, Mayo legend Andy Moran announced his inter-county retirement yesterday on Second Captains’…
‘I think this winter will be a period of change’ – Retirements and Gavin departure may be on cards for Dublin
DUBLIN ALL-IRELAND winner Barry Cahill believes a bunch of retirements from the current squad may be on the cards this winter and has also raised the prospect of Jim Gavin, along with his management team, departing if they complete the five-in-a-row next Sunday. Dublin are heavy favourites to lift Sam Maguire in Sunday’s decider against…
‘I was very surprised at Paul, he kept that quiet’ – Kerry legends move into Leinster roles
DARRAN O’SULLIVAN SOLDIERED for long enough on the pitch with Paul Galvin and came under the guidance of Jack O’Connor during two different spells in his Kerry career. If the trio were consumed then by Kerry football and their local battles in Munster, the focus will shift for those compatriots of O’Sullivan next season as…
Eight-time Kilkenny All-Ireland winner set to become new Offaly manager
KILKENNY LEGEND MICHAEL Fennelly is set to become the new manager for the Offaly hurlers. The eight-time All-Ireland winner has been recommended for the position by the county’s management committee for a two-year term with the option of a third year at the helm. Fennelly, who announced his retirement from inter-county hurling in 2017, is expected…
‘It doesn’t give the players enough respect’ – Kerry star calls for bigger gap before All-Ireland semi-final
KERRY STAR DEFENDER Paul Murphy has called for a bigger gap between the final Super 8s game and the All-Ireland semi-final, saying the current schedule doesn’t give “enough respect” to players. The Kingdom are facing into their first All-Ireland decider since 2015 this weekend after narrowly edging out a thrilling encounter against Tyrone. Kerry booked…
Win our great All-Ireland final prize – tickets to Dublin v Kerry plus a night in the four-star Brooks Hotel
– Congratulations to our prize winner, Lonan McDowell. Enjoy the game on Sunday! WHEN TWO TRIBES go to war… trying to get a ticket is Mission: Impossible. This year’s All-Ireland football final pairing could hardly have been scripted better: Dublin, chasing a historic five-in-a-row, up against their dearest rivals and the team with more incentive…
‘I’ve lost some great friends – pilots in aviation accidents. Life can be very fickle’
IN HIS MIND’S eye, Jim Gavin can still picture the scene like it was yesterday. Jim Gavin at the All-Ireland final press night. Source: James Crombie/INPHO The year is 1990 and it’s a wet, miserable morning at the Curragh Camp in Kildare. An 18-year-old Gavin has just been dropped off in line by his parents to…
What are the key match-ups that Dublin and Kerry will seek to target?
THE PLOTTING AND planning will have started once the semi-final business was wrapped up. Earlier this month Dublin’s dismissal of Mayo and Kerry’s completion of their Tyrone assignment meant the final two for the 2019 All-Ireland football championship were confirmed. After getting this far, who will Jim Gavin and Peter Keane be looking to shut…