GAA order an an All-Ireland club final replay


THE GAA’s CCCC have called for a All-Ireland Club final between Glen and Kilmacud Crokes after upholding Glen’s objection. The decision comes the day after both clubs met with Croke Park officials to discuss the fallout after the Crokes’ 1-11 to 1-9 win that saw 17 Crokes players remain on the field of play during […]


Golden opportunity for Glen


All-Ireland Club SFC Final Glen v Kilmacud Crokes Sunday, Croke Park, 3.30pm By Niall Gartland IN a way, match previews are an exercise in futility. I mean, what sooth-sayer would have predicted that Kilcoo goalkeeper Niall Kane would have scored a goal from a ’45’ in last year’s All-Ireland final. Advertisement Or that the game […]


KEVIN CASSIDY: It’s up for grabs


SUNDAY is the day that the footballers of Glen and the hurlers of Dunloy have been dreaming about since they first pulled on their boots at the start of last year. Granted, it has been a long slog for both teams but it’s one that both teams would gladly endure in order to reach the […]


KEVIN CASSIDY – A 2023 wishlist


AS the curtain closes on 2022, we look forward to another year of GAA action as the new season throws in in a few days’ time. Teams all over Ireland will be busy setting goals and targets for the upcoming year buy here is my wish list for 2023. 1) A new resurgent Donegal As […]


Cumann Chat: Discipline, Paul Mannion and GAA in the community


Disciplined teams are winning teams Raymond Munroe told Gaelic Life in a recent article that he was inspired by the advice from Mickey Moran about successful teams. Munroe said that Moran told him, ‘disciplined teams, are winning teams.’ Another piece in last week’s paper saw Kevin Madden explain that in 1996 Henry Downey told him […]