THAT smile of Jimmy’s when he refers to “the Donegal management team” reminds me of Plutarch’s great line about Julius Caesar, whose smile, he said, was “like the glittering surface of the sea.”
Joe Brolly: Withnell and I
July 19, 2016
I WAS at Drumaness on Friday night for a tribute to Peter Withnell.
Joe Brolly: Video didn’t kill the radio star
July 12, 2016
I LISTENED to the Donegal Monaghan game in the car, flicking between Ocean FM and Northern Sound.
Joe Brolly: The merry-go-round of failure
July 5, 2016
IN November 1989, Martin O’Neill applied to become manager of Barnsley FC. It being Martin, he wrote his application by hand.
Joe Brolly: When winning isn’t winning
June 28, 2016
THE first announcement on Saturday at Owenbeg was that Marty Duffy was the referee.
Joe Brolly: Out of the mouth of babes
June 21, 2016
“WHO’S coming with me to the Derry match on Saturday?” I asked, injecting as much excitement into my voice as plausibility would allow.
Joe Brolly: A fitting tribute for Caolán
June 14, 2016
Caolán McCrossan was born on the 4th of June 2001 in Derry city. He died last year, after only 13 years.
Joe Brolly: Hysterical reaction is a smokescreen
June 7, 2016
THE hysterical reaction from a few people to the discussion in the RTE studio on Sunday is a smokescreen.
Armagh refuse to confirm Brolly complaint
June 2, 2016
THE Armagh County Board and RTE have both refused to comment on whether or not Armagh made a complaint.
Joe Brolly: “There’s no London in Tyrone”
May 17, 2016
“NO Surrender, No Surrender, No Surrender to the IRA” is a favourite song of the West Ham supporters.