By Michael McMullan GROWING UP, I loved watching Anthony Tohill play football. To me, he is the best player I have watched playing. He was a brilliant place kicker off the ground. There was the athleticism. He had both the composure and power to get in to finish goals. He had the leap to make […]
Opinion: How do you solve a problem like Kerry?
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March 26, 2026
By Michael McMullan IT’S All-Ireland Sunday in the Croke Park press auditorium. It’s 2025 and the Kingdom are top of the tree again. Jack O’Connor has fielded a range of questions. The job is done. There’s craic to be had. Grub to be ate. Photos to be taken. Kerry Eye journo Jason O’Connor casts his line […]
GLIST: Running the rule
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March 11, 2024
With Jim Gavin tasked to head up a new committee to take a look at the state of football, Michael McMullan feels not many changes are needed but takes a look at issues for consideration. Clockwatching ONCE the fourth official indicates how many minutes of stoppage time are to be played, timekeeping should be taken […]
Derry book launched featuring 25 players and their most iconic game
December 4, 2023
FORMER stars of Derry GAA launched a new book charting the county’s footballing history last week Written by Gaelic Life journalist Michael McMullan and published by Hero Books, Derry: Game of my Life looks back at the iconic games of 25 Derry stars. From Gerry O’Loughlin’s debut in the McKenna Cup to Damian Barton looking […]
GAME OF MY LIFE: Former Derry star Brian McGilligan looks back on the game that changed his career
October 23, 2023
BRIAN McGilligan is an icon of Derry’s All-Ireland winning team of 1993. Alongside Anthony Tohill, he forged one of the game’s greatest ever partnerships. Stuck in traffic, on the way to collecting his All-Star in 1993, a random Dublin taxi driver told McGilligan he was a cert. A summer dominating the middle third of pitches […]