“We have a duty to protect our really good players.” Both Shane McGuigan and David Clifford took a lot of hits in Kerry’s victory over Derry in the All-Ireland semi-final, and Ciaran Whelan thinks that referees need to do more to “protect our really good players.” The former Dublin ace highlighted several moments from the […]

2 years ago

“We certainly weren’t innocent.” Ciaran Whelan was working as part of The Sunday Game punditry team for Tyrone’s game against Armagh and recalls the infamous Battle of Omagh back in 2006. The memories were flooding back for Whelan who was right in the middle of the game that saw a melee break out in the […]

3 years ago

“It is a full-time job.” Former Dublin midfielder Ciaran Whelan believes that the GAA will struggle to get inter-county managers because of its huge time demands. This coming season will see many new faces take the hot seat as an inter-county manager, as a new generation of bosses are making the step up. Oisin McConville […]

3 years ago

The Dublin boss is yet to sit down with the county board for a full review. On Sunday, after two years of Covid delays, the GAA invited three jubilee teams along to Croke Park on All-Ireland football final day. The 1995 Dublin team were there, but Dessie Farrell was not. A good few of the […]

3 years ago

No, it’s not a Kerry player. Pat Spillane is retiring from The Sunday Game after today’s All-Ireland final between Galway and Kerry, and after decades of covering Gaelic football, the Kerryman has seen some of the best players in history. As expected, the veteran pundit had to endure a bit of ribbing as his colleague […]

3 years ago

“I’ve long felt that it’s his best position.” When a young Aidan O’Shea broke onto the Mayo team a decade ago, he was a bulldozer of a player, full of energy, power and dynamism. The Breaffy native was also a fantastic tackler, and could disposes his opponents through guile and timing just as effectively as […]

4 years ago