By Michael McMullan GAOTH Dobhair manager Rónán Mac Niallais feels the new rule enhancements have been “positive overall” for the game but calls for consistency in their application at club level. Speaking ahead of the Donegal side’s Ulster Senior League semi-final with Antrim intermediate Champions All Saints, Mac Niallais said benefits of entering the competition […]
PATRICK MORRISON: Another week, another rule
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February 25, 2025
By Patrick Morrison “ANOTHER week. Another rule!!” This was a text message I received from a goalkeeper I coached several years ago when they heard of the introduction of the new 20-second kick-out clock to Gaelic football, the rationale for its introduction being that goalkeepers are taking far too long to take their kick-outs. Like […]
Pondering change: Seanie Johnston looks at the new rule enhancements
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February 14, 2025
Former Cavan forward and coach Seanie Johnston has taken a break from coaching this season but has been thinking about the FRC’s rule enhancements. He sat down with Michael McMullan… IT’S a chilly night in Cavan. Seanie Johnston is inside, perched over a cuppa. Liverpool beanie on. Watching their four-goal League Cup humbling of Spurs […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: Kerry v Donegal should have been televised
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February 13, 2025
THE games keep coming and there is no sign of the entertainment slowing down any time soon. Due to the Kerry v Donegal game being postponed, we had just one Division One game to look at last week. Firstly, can I say that, in this day and age, we should be able to see all games […]
Did you know?: Some of the queries cropping up from the opening rounds of the NFL
February 12, 2025
HERE are some queries that have arisen during the first two rounds of the NFL, in relation to the changes brought in my the FRC’s new rule enhancements. When can a free be taken from outside the 40-metre arc for a two-point score? The only time a player can opt to kick a two-pointer is […]
JOE BROLLY: Everyone’s a winner
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February 10, 2025
ARMAGH had played their first game against Galway as though the old rules still applied, in line with a school of thought that was popular before the league started that the new game only required a tweak of the old one. As one inter-county coach said to me, “We think we can still make do with […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: Coaches need to quit the complaining
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February 6, 2025
WEEK Two and it’s still hard to find any negative aspects of these new rules. Last weekend, across all divisions, we were served up another mouthwatering serving of action with scores galore and free-flowing football. For me, these rules are working and that’s all that has to be said about them. The only people who […]
JOE BOLLY: Gavin’s rocket ship
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February 1, 2025
THE old rules died at the weekend and good riddance. The finale was the Crossmolina penalty, which was the worst decision since Brexit. Just before throw in at Pearse Stadium for the Galway Armagh game, I received a Whatsapp: “The rocket is fuelled and the final countdown to a new dawn has begun.” It was not […]
Kevin Cassidy: Are you not entertained?
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January 30, 2025
AS I made my way home from Connacht last Sunday evening, I just couldn’t keep the smile from my face. I was returning from covering the Roscommon and Down game, whilst also having watched all of the other National League games, and to say that I was buzzing with excitement would be an understatement. Now let’s state […]
Defending will always be about the fundamentals says Enda McNulty
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January 9, 2025
By Michael McMullan FORMER Armagh defensive star Enda McNulty feels there must always be a focus on the “fundamental” area of defending before any consideration of the incoming rule changes. Speaking on this week’s Gaelic Lives podcast, to look back at Queen’s 2000 Sigerson success, the 2002 All-Ireland winner speaks in depth about his university […]