Kilkenny legend Jackie Tyrrell has suggested two radical rule-changes to increase the speed of hurling as a game. Donal Óg Cusack, on the other hand, reckons it’s just fine as it is. Comparisons with Gaelic football’s penchant for lateral passing and sideways passages of play has led Tyrrell to the conclusion that, from a hurling […]

3 years ago

Joanne Cantwell will now be sharing the workload with Jacqui Hurley and Damian Lawlor. RTÉ has launched its GAA Championship 2023 coverage and announced some new shows, pundits and presenters. There will also be ‘The Saturday Game’ on to cover extra analysis and debate. The big launch took place in Donnybrook, on Wednesday, with a […]

3 years ago

The All-Ireland senior football championship was on Saturday turned upside down by the news that Tyrone will not be able to fulfil next weekend’s semi-final fixture against Kerry. Crucially, the statement didn’t act as an outright forfeit of the game, Tyrone honing in on ‘next Saturday’ and not straying anywhere beyond that. Obviously, it’s the […]

4 years ago

Viewers of The Saturday Game sympathised with Mayo All-Star Lee Keegan during his debut appearance on the show for Dublin’s opening Super 8s win over Donegal on Saturday. Keegan appeared on the panel alongside former All-Ireland winners Joe Brolly and Tomás Ó Sé to analyse the game but often struggled to get his point across as […]

8 years ago