By Patrick Morrison PRIDE, excitement, envy, regret, expectancy, anticipation, fearful, confidence, rumination, connection, nostalgic, positive, motivated, gratitude, satisfaction, joy, sadness, hurt, sense of achievement, pain and luck. For the past few weeks I have been in Craigavon Hospital undergoing routine tests for my Crohn’s Disease. I was asked by a fellow patient about how I […]
Grugan: Knowledge is power as Armagh’s biggest day awaits
By Shaun Casey HAVING the experience of Kieran McGeeney and Kieran Donaghy inside the Armagh changing room will help the Orchard County players in the build up to the All-Ireland final, says Rory Grugan. Armagh qualified for their first All-Ireland since 2003 with an extra-time victory over Kerry and they now face Galway, for the […]
Galway name their squad for Sunday
By Michael McMullan GALWAY have named their team for Sunday’s Al-Ireland final clash with Armagh at Croke Park (3.30pm). Captain Seán Kelly has again been listed with Céin D’Arcy – who started ahead of him against Donegal – listed on the bench. Kelly has been hampered with injury this season and hasn’t featured since limped […]
PODCASTS: Check out our All-Ireland final podcast coverage
IT’S All-Ireland final weekend with Armagh and Galway set to lock horns to get their hands on the Sam Maguire Cup. Gaelic Life is full of previews, columns, interviews and features ahead of the big game. We also have two special Gaelic Lives podcasts looking ahead to Sunday’s Croke Park showdown. They are available via […]
VOX POP: Who’s going to win Sam?
Niall Gartland canvasses the opinion of three GAA journalists for their opinion on the big game. MICHAEL FOLEY (Sunday Times) FIRST things first, I think this is a good final pairing at the end of a pretty terrible championship. I’ve been doing this since 1998 and I would seriously say it’s been the worst championship […]
McGeeney: Players take their own approaches to the build up
By Shaun Casey FROM a playing perspective, Kieran McGeeney knows all about the big day and what to expect. He lined out as Armagh captain in two All-Ireland finals, 2002 and 2003, winning one and losing one, so he’ll have plenty of wisdom to pass onto his players. Drawing on that experience could help a […]
Feature: Ulster’s front foot
Michael McMullan looks at the top scoring Ulster players from play across league and championship. Here is the team… 1 Niall Morgan (Tyrone) MORGAN’S role as an outfield player with his club Edendork again raises the question if he could be a permanent fixture outfield for his county. An all-rounder, Morgan was level on 0-14 points […]
JOE BROLLY: Releasing the fanaticism
NOTHING happened in the Donegal Galway game. Just two dull defensive formulas competing soullessly, with all the emotion of a game played on X-Box. In this type of game, a mistake or a fluke decides things. Galway got the fluke, a weird goal that gave them three points out of thin air that they didn’t […]
Finding a balance: A look at the scoring returns and impact from the bench in the race for Sam
With just one more game left to decide if the Sam Maguire Cup heads north or west, Michael McMullan delves into the competition’s scoring patterns and the impact teams get from their bench. WATCHING Ross McQuillan cut through Kerry on Saturday summed up what going down the stretch in Croke Park is all about. We […]
Ulster dominate GAA team of the week
AFTER a weekend of semi-final action, nine Ulster players were named on the GAA team of the week. Croke Park Receive quality journalism wherever you are, on any device. Keep up to date from the comfort of your own home with a digital subscription. Any time | Any place | Anywhere Subscribe to current edition […]