“I nearly jumped out of the stands!” With four minutes to go in Sunday’s tightly contested All-Ireland Football Final, referee Sean Hurson made a call that surprised many, given how common an occurrence the coming together was. He awarded a Kerry free that signalled the beginning of Galway’s demise. As Galway’s John Daly fetched the […]

3 years ago

“We talked about leadership. Comer showed that leadership.” Finian Hanley can recall Damien Comer doing some jump tests, back in 2016, with a strength and conditioning coach that was brought in to help get Galway ready for the league and championship. “‘This lad’s jump,’ Hanley remembered the S&C coach saying, ‘is something from a different […]

4 years ago

“They don’t even know what injury to treat the physios.” Sean O’Shea was the hero yesterday after ensuring that Kerry defeated Dublin with a last gap free kick, and sent his county to the All-Ireland final. However, in the first half, a missed penalty by the same man actually helped Dublin burst back into life […]

4 years ago

“It’s something that has to change.” This week on the GAA Hour, host Darran O’Sullivan was at home isolating with COVID but shouldered on to record the podcast remotely with his two guests Eamon McGee and Finian Hanley. With so much happening over the weekend there was no shortage of talking points, but there was […]

4 years ago

“It’s a black and white issue.” The first episode of the GAA Hour didn’t take long to get its teeth stuck into juicy topics, but one of the most pressing stories in the GAA at the moment is the curious case of Corrigan Park. Antrim were drawn against Cavan in the Ulster championship, and were […]

4 years ago

Finian Hanley had an eventful St Patrick’s Day. The Galway full-back recounted his part in a dramatic incident on Saturday when he helped a Garda pull a man from the water beside the Spanish Arch. A man is reported to have jumped into the River Corrib at around 4.30pm on Saturday afternoon, not long after […]

8 years ago