Jack McCaffrey’s beautiful post-match words suggest many senior stars will depart
“I do get a bit nervous when this man is up here with a microphone in his hand.” To keep Jack McCaffrey in check, RTÉ sent him up for a Sunday Game chat with Dublin boss Dessie Farrell by his side. There would be no background video-bombing, at least. The Dublin flyer returned to the […]
2 years ago
Three “harsh” calls as Dublin and Kerry dominate Sunday Game ‘Team of the Year’
“The harshest call was against Bryan Howard,” argued Lee Keegan. The 2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is in the history books, with Dublin defeating Kerry at Croke Park to clinch Sam Maguire. On The Sunday Game, some individual accolades were handed out. The Sunday Game panel was made up of Tyrone pair Sean Cavanagh and […]
2 years ago
Comments picked up on David Gough’s ref mic show why David Clifford did not get crucial free
“Both were at it.” 55 minutes into a taut, back-and-forth final between Kerry and Dublin, the reigning champs were leading by a point. Play had just broken into the Dublin half when David Clifford hit the deck. Referee David Gough blew for a free in to The Kingdom and Sean Ó Sé would have been […]
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Anthony Daly on Limerick dressing room gesture that sets this side apart
“That’s the fantastic thing.” “For every sports team,” said Dónal Óg Cusack, “the dressing room is the epicentre. It’s like a sanctuary.” Standing beside the former Cork goalkeeper, Anthony Daly and Liam Sheedy nodded in agreement. Just hours out from the 2023 All-Ireland Hurling Final, John Kiely and the Limerick management had allowed the RTÉ […]
2 years ago
Limerick take lion’s share of The Sunday Game team but three other counties feature
This isn’t a bad line-up. The hurling championship is over, and Limerick have completed a historic four-in-a-row as the defeat Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final for the second year in a row. The Cats were three points up at half time, and even managed to burst the net early in the second half when Paddy […]
2 years ago
All-Ireland quarter-final and semi-final dates released so pencil them in
It’s coming thick and fast. In this crazy condensed season that has more games than ever, the GAA have released the dates for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the All-Ireland series. This weekend sees the preliminary quarter finals take place with Monaghan v Kildare, Cork v Roscommon and Tyrone v Donegal all taking place on […]
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