Classy tribute to Mayo too

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They even used a GIF

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This changes Connolly’s game

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Where the hell did this come from? David Clarke could be in line to lose his starting place for the All-Ireland final replay. SportsJOE understands that the Mayo goalkeeper is set to be replaced by Rob Hennelly between the posts despite his fantastic form all season. Clarke produced two crucial saves two weeks ago to […]

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He expects big things

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Cora Staunton knows what it takes. She’s a legend in Mayo. She’s a legend in Gaelic Football. She’s a legend, full stop, and will go down as one of the finest athletes this country has ever seen. For 22 seasons, she has represented her county and, despite accruing four All-Irelands already, it’s that relentless chase […]

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AIB, take a bow. #TheToughest is embedded into the minds of Gaels at this stage. What started off as a marketing campaign is pretty much a part of our Games now. It’s a part of the Gaelic community and it is a quintessential part of Irish life. When you see #TheToughest, you think of championship. […]

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Don’t call it a comeback. This is what Connacht do. It hasn’t been a good opening to the Pro 12 for the champions but the west firmly and resoundingly began to wake up once more with a first half display of speed and skill against Edinburgh. Pat Lam’s men ran up a 28-15 victory over their […]

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It’s a battle for the ages. It’s a duel we’ll talk about in years to come. It’s the GAA’s version of Keane and Vieira. We should be proud of this clash. One of the best forwards of his generation coming up against one of the finest backs. They trade blows, literally and metaphorically, and they […]

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The stress is getting the better of them. Mayo and Dublin are set to lock horns for the fourth time in two championship campaigns and an All-Ireland title is on the line again. The stories that have come out from the last game have only fueled the fire that burns between both rival counties. Question […]

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Breaking it down frame by frame

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Sledging is this year’s cancer of the GAA. These things tend to go into remission as the seasons pass and we’re left to fight another battle anyway but, for now, it’s the big bad beast of our games. You can’t deny though that it has an effect. It rattles boys. It gets them off their […]

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Fair play

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Make of these what you will

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Ireland are one of three countries in line to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup. News on Wednesday that Italy have pulled out of the bidding process to bring the tournament to their country has boosted the IRFU’s chances. Only Ireland, South Africa and France remain in the running to host the World Cup in […]

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I’ll never forget one of the first pieces of advice I was ever given as a Gaelic Footballer. I was late joining the club, I was about to turn 13 that summer and was starting my first game at number 2 – possibly the only man to ever show up to a team and declare, […]

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34 teams, 34 films

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Ciaran Kilkenny is a wonderful footballer. For most of the season – most of the championship even – he was Dublin’s best player. He followed on from an unbelievable campaign last year and he was his same, old terrifying self. He was taking men on, side-stepping tackles and going straight for the jugular with pace […]

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“The two of us will do anything to win on the day”

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A breakdown of one of the worst performances

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Three minutes before his equaliser

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Sure how could you win? The nature of drawn games – no less a drawn final – means that there’s no closure. Tensions are still high – they’re higher if anything – and one set of fans doesn’t disappear into hiding for the night to avoid the celebrations and gloating. No, they all hang around […]

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Well, Joe Brolly. What do you think of that? Ever since a certain Derry pundit claimed the production line in Kerry was finished, the Kingdom have won one senior All-Ireland, appeared in another final and lost a semi-final. And, oh, their minors have gone and won three All-Ireland titles in a row. St. Brendan’s are […]

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Pure magic from Cillian O’Connor

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How many Mayo people, honestly, had given up by half time? It seemed like it didn’t matter how well you played, there was no real point if Dublin could just be gifted six points from pure, rotten luck. What’s the point of keeping the most frightening attack in the country scoreless for over half an […]

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James McCarthy didn’t have the same luck

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Diarmuid Connolly is a serious specimen. He’s a big man, he’s a powerful man, he’s a ridiculously talented footballer. If you were going to create and build a type of species to play modern day football, Connolly would be what everyone would would dream up from a blank canvas. The game has changed. Whilst Colm […]

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Three different ways Mayo can set up

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This is not to be missed

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This goal was worth more than winning the league

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This did not look good. Stijn Wuytens is a brave man. The Belgian fired AZ Alkmaar ahead in the Europa League against Dundalk but his leap into the skies and his headed finish meant his neck was literally on the line and he was knocked out cold. Republic of Ireland squad member, Gary Rogers, came […]

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Barry Cahill has seen a lot of things during his time at Dublin. He’s played championship football at full back, half back, midfield and half forward. He’s won an All-Ireland, he’s won an All-Star and he’s served his county for over a decade. He watched Dublin transform from a team who were bested by Westmeath […]

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New management, new thinking, new Mayo. It would’ve been the easiest thing in the world for Stephen Rochford to hit the panic button back in June. For the first time in six years, Mayo were knocked out of Connacht, their old enemy had shocked them from nowhere and a new manager came under scrutiny – […]

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Dana White doesn’t f**k around. Unless he’s talking about Croke Park. Then he f**ks around all the time. "We will do Croke Park" – Dana White's promise to Irish MMA fans is the TENTH of its kind https://t.co/02aDl3aSic pic.twitter.com/JnWL8kW5BI — SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) November 14, 2015 The UFC president seems to say “we will do Croke […]

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I was creating a personality quiz for a bit of craic earlier. Which Mayo or Dublin player are you? There are eight possible outcomes and it’s simple mathematics that determines your fate. You answer a load of questions – each answer is ranked by how it matches to one of the eight footballers – and it […]

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“Analysed like a true centre half.” We need to talk about centre halves. It’s taken a midfielder in Martin O’Neill to point it out but he is spot on. The Republic of Ireland manager was on BT Sport with Gary Lineker to call Leicester’s first ever Champions League game and he went off on a […]

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Avert your eyes, recoil into your chair, this is not for the faint-hearted. It’s barely for the strong-hearted. Gaels are a different breed. They’re tough, sturdy, game and all the rest but, when it comes to club championship, they are animalistic and they would do whatever they have to do for the cause. A 40-60 […]

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This is what sort of effect a player like Dimitri Payet can have on young people. Good role models are a special thing and when you see kids dreaming as high as their metabolism levels, it is beautiful. At 11 years of age, Sean Roberts sees someone like Dimitri Payet producing the spectacular and he thinks, […]

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You can’t get away with shite like this

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The stats don’t lie

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“He runs to the 50, he runs to the 40, the guy is drunk!”

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Touching moment with Seamus Coleman

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How do they do it?

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Niall Grace played for Institute at 3pm on Saturday. He was central to the 4-0 dismantling of PSNI as the Derry club moved two points off the top of the Northern Ireland Football League Championship table. He was in town in the evening, like thousands were, with the Club MTV event taking place in the […]

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“When I started off, whoever could kick it the furthest was the best goalkeeper.” David Clarke has seen a lot of change. Ten years ago, he manned the goals for a Mayo side that went down with 13 points to spare against Kerry in the All-Ireland final. Four times his net was bulged that day as […]

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You don’t tell a man like Patrick O’Leary that he can’t. It’s not a word that exists in his life. The Cork native has been railing against the odds his entire life and, in the space of five years, he’s managed to go from losing a leg to representing his country. My legs have been […]

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Maurice Fitzgerald, eat your heart out

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Matthieu Ugalde, for shame. For absolute shame. Media outlets are playing it safe. They’re posing the question, asking IF this was indeed an eye gouge. It doesn’t look good, and all that. He hasn’t been convicted yet, we can’t jump to any conclusions. Well, do you know what? To hell with that. What happened on […]

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Down with this sort of thing. Rugby players are tough. They take huge collisions, they dish out serious punishment, they turn around and do it again six or seven days later. They get their hands – and faces – dirty. They spill blood. They lift all of the weights. And they… you know… Every once […]

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Pat Hickey claims he is “completely innocent”. The former president of the Olympic Council of Ireland has released a statement in reaction to the charges he is facing in Brazil. Police have produced emails linking Hickey to The Hospitality Group, an exchange with Marcus Evans about Olympic ticketing issues as far back as 2010. Emails […]

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