I crossed paths with a man named Cahal. He’s blessed with this unbelievable God-given talent to play Gaelic football. The only problem is that no-one has ever witnessed it. It’s not his fault. It’s never Caks’ fault. There’s always something. Someone. Anything. For Caks to achieve his potential, he needs time but he doesn’t have […]

6 years ago

Brian Kerr is good at pretending to remember people he doesn’t know. Before he even gets into the office, he’s confronted at the gates. It’s not a teenage superfan struggling to contain his excitement at the freak luck that would put him within touching distance of his hero but, rather, a well-dressed, well-built, tall elderly […]

7 years ago

This article was written last year. And here we are again… James McClean is not going to wear a poppy this November. He didn’t wear one last November and he’s not going to wear one next November. Three years ago (now four years ago), he explained why in a considered open letter that should’ve put […]

7 years ago

There were only about a hundred seconds on the clock at Lansdowne Road when something was so obviously out of place. A young Preston attacker making just his third appearance in international football pulled out, back to goal, actually looking for the ball. And it wasn’t just lip service either, or a half-hearted obligatory show […]

8 years ago

On Sunday night, Gaelic football died again. Slaughtneil were leading Magherafelt in the Derry championship with just over 30 minutes remaining and they watched every one of the opposition team drop off to sit in front of goals. Now, the idea of a trap is that it involves some sort of a surprise element to […]

8 years ago

“What the hell is going on here?” It’s a Tuesday night. Kildare players are still recovering from the trip to Longford. For 69 minutes at the weekend, they were being dragged around the Pearse Park trenches, trailing for the entirety of the game until an incredible show of character, and a more incredible showing from […]

8 years ago