AS I stood in Salthill last Sunday, I witnessed two things. The first one was the worst breeze I have ever witnessed a match taking place in. Secondly, it was the best display of kicking technique I have ever had the pleasure of watching. The conditions at Pearse Stadium were absolutely atrocious, and so the array […]
WHEN sitting down today to pen this week’s article, it has just dawned on me how easy this has become. What I mean by that is that, now, when I sit down after a weekend of football, there are so many interesting talking points to touch on when you compare that to last year when […]
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 […]
THE turkey is well gone and people are out walking like tomorrow is never coming however there is one common topic on everyone’s lips. Over the Christmas period I have bumped into people of all ages and the one thing they all want to speak about is how the new rules will look when January […]
I WAS writing here last week about how excited I was about the new rules coming into the game. This week, I am taking it a stage further. I am going to try ranking the teams based on how I think the rules will suit them. 1 – Kerry It’s goes without saying that, in […]
LAST week I felt Errigal Ciaran had a chance but my main concern was that if Kilcoo shut the two Cannavan brothers down where would Errigal get there scores from. About five minutes into the game last Sunday, I knew that this game was there for the taking for Errigal if they could create a […]
WE have had another extremely busy week, both on and off the playing fields. Let’s start away from the pitch as the news came through this week that all of the rules trialled earlier in the inter-provincial series will carry forward for all grades for 2025. If we are honest, we all thought that the […]
By Shaun Casey GERARD McGrattan was still playing the last time Portaferry claimed three consecutive county titles, and last Sunday, he patrolled the sidelines and watched on as his son led the line on another historic day for the club. Sunday past was the first time since 2002 that Portaferry won three in-a-row, and Tom […]
LAST weekend‘s games gave us a glimpse into the future as to what our Gaelic games might look like from here on in. By and large, I took a positive outlook on what I witnessed and think that we are heading in the right direction. At this point, it’s important that we point out that […]
OVER the last number of weeks, I have heard a lot about St Eunan’s and how they were performing. So I headed to O’Donnell Park last Saturday evening interested to see what they were like. St Eunan’s were playing against my own club Gaoth Dobhair and with us needing the points, the pressure was all […]
