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Cumann Chat: Monaghan’s attacking options
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June 13, 2020
WHEN Monaghan’s season does resume after the coronavirus outbreak, they should have a few more options up front. As revealed by Gaelic Life, the explosive Stephen O’Hanlon had rejoined the panel before the delay, and Sigerson Player of the Year David Garland was also recently back. Those are two livewires who can really bring something […]
Greencastle catapulting to new heights
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June 12, 2020
St Patrick’s are the perfect example of how a GAA club can be at the epicentre of the community St Patrick’s at the heart of community matters THE word ‘community’ carries real weight in Greencastle. It’s their own wee corner of the world and they take pride in the fact that they look out for […]
McKernan still up for the fight
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June 12, 2020
By Niall McCoy GAA press launches can be a mixed affair. For new kids on the block, it can be rather daunting to have a clutter of recording devises pushed in their direction. More experienced hands may go through the motions, throwing out a few lines to keep the media happy with the intention of […]
Ask The Players: Do we really need outside managers
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June 12, 2020
Club and county action is due to return, so here’s a question that’s always a hot topic, do we need outside managers.
Garland eager to get on McEnaney’s radar
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June 12, 2020
By Niall McCoy EMERGING Monaghan star David Garland is determined to get on Séamus McEnaney’s radar when the inter-county season resumes. The Donaghmoyne man has had a disjointed start to his Oriel career. He exited the panel in the middle of the 2019 season and only rejoined the squad in the weeks before the coronavirus […]
Tyrone clubs to receive proposals
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June 11, 2020
By Barry O’Donnell PROPOSALS on a revised fixture schedule are set to be forwarded to clubs in Tyrone after last week’s announcement of a green light to resume GAA competitions from July 31. On Friday past Croke Park set out its ‘Gaelic Games Safe Return Roadmap’ which included an 11-week window for a condensed club […]
Joe Brolly: Feeling sorry for the English
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June 11, 2020
THERE are many reasons to feel sorry for the English. Unlike there, here the apocalypse hasn’t materialised. In March, we were like the US marines in the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan, rumbling towards the Normandy beaches in their landing crafts, fearing death would come for them at any second. Unlike those poor souls […]
Cahal Carvill: Keep the game going up there
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June 11, 2020
AFTER the 2011 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling semi-final, I sat in an elated dressing room full of Armagh and Middletown hurlers soaking in the atmosphere after we put the Limerick and Munster champions Effin to the sword on a crisp January afternoon in Ennis, Co Clare. One of the images from that day that sticks in […]
Raymond Gallagher on playing through the pain
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June 11, 2020
Raymond Gallagher played for Fermanagh for a decade and won Ulster and All-Ireland titles, however injury cut his career short.