By Michael McMullan MONAGHAN have named their team for Sunday’s top of the table clash with Down (BOX IT Atheltic Grounds, 4pm) The Farney County will be without the ijnjured Gary Mohan as they eye victory, top spot in the group and an All-Ireland quarter-final spot. Also out since their win over Louth is Killian […]
By Michael McMullan ARMAGH manager Kieran McGeeney has named his squad for Saturday’s All-Ireland clash with Galway. Stefan Campbell and Niall Grimley both come into the team. Rory Grugan isn’t listed but there is a return for All-Ireland final goalscorer Aaron McKay. Advertisement Captain Aidan Forker is also named among the substitutes. Armagh have already […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Paddy Tally has named his squad for Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC clash with Dublin in Páirc Esler. There is a return for goalkeeper Odhrán Lynch for the first time since a quad injury forced him out of the Mayo defeat earlier in the season. He comes in for Ben McKinless as […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Paddy Tally says Conor McCluskey could be in line for inclusion for Saturday’s crunch All-Ireland clash with Dublin. The All-Star defender has missed much of the season and the Derry boss told Gaelic Life McCluskey is back in full training. “Clucky is going well, he is in full training, which […]
By Michael McMullan BEFORE a ball was kicked in the All-Ireland series, Paddy Tally looked at Derry’s group in two ways. The ‘Group of Death’ would tell which door Derry, Dublin, Armagh and Galway would be stepping from. Any team finishing in bottom couldn’t call themselves an All-Ireland contender. Finish in any of the other […]
CORK are a permanent anti-climax. Incapable of a definitive contribution, they are indifferent to defeat. Because they are deeply unserious, they play in the full knowledge that they are going to lose. They are not a football team, merely a gather up of boys who want to train and tog out for the county. They […]
By Michael McMullan WHILE the Tailteann Cup has been a successful bridge for previous winners Meath and Down, this season’s results are pointing towards the need for a deeper dig into the championship structures. GAA President Jarlath Burns, speaking after making the Tailteann Cup quarter-final draw on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland radio show, said a third-tier […]
ANOTHER busy weekend of action beckons as the race for the Sam Maguire is set to lose four teams. The quarter-finals of the Tailteann Cup will also take place. There is also a game from the All-Ireland SHC. Here are the games available to watch on GAA+ and RTÉ. Advertisement Saturday GAA+ 4.15pm Live coverage […]
Championship structures are once again topical with the group format being replaced by a back door format structure next season. Paul Quinn has drawn up a proposal that would give all counties a similar look to the season. He spoke with Michael McMullan… WHEN Leitrim took the decision not to field against Fermanagh in the […]
By Michael McMullan It’s impossible not to be intrigued by Armagh. For the rest of us, we can only hazard a guess at the level of intramural satisfaction within their bubble. When their jet-black bus pulls out of dodge, you wonder about the vibe inside. What level does their ‘us against the world’ rise to? […]
