Rule of the week: The ball on the ground


A RECENT addition to Gaelic Life is the Rule of the Week and here is this week’s example. By Michael McMullan MAYO fans were on their feet. Jordan Flynn rifled a close-range shot to the net in the first half of Sunday’s defeat to Dublin. But it didn’t count. At the time, it appeared a […]


Rule of the Week: On the bounce


A RECENT addition to Gaelic Life is the Rule of the Week and here is this week’s example. By Michael McMullan WITH the clock ticking in stoppage time at the end of Cork’s win over Roscommon in Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-final the sides were level. More importantly, Roscommon were in possession. Had they engineered […]


Rule of the Week: A different penalty


A NEW addition to Gaelic Life is the Rule of the Week and here is the first instance. By Michael McMullan IN recent weeks, there has been confusion over the cynical foul, goalscoring chances and penalties awarded for fouls outside the penalty area. In Kerry’s win over Cork Paul Geaney was awarded a penalty by […]