“Everybody can make a song and dance about it.” Monaghan goalkeeper Rory Beggan surprised many by making the starting line up for the Ulster championship despite only just returning from America where he was hoping to be signed by an NFL team. Down’s Charlie Smyth had been signed by the New Orleans Saints, but Wicklow’s […]

2 years ago

2024 is looking good already. The provincial championship draw has been made and we can look forward to some very tasty sideline battles as a few legendary managers are set to face each other. Ulster is always the place to be when it comes to the provincial championship, and before a ball has even been […]

2 years ago

“It’s not good enough.” Peter Canavan has said that the GAA need to correct the latest craze in Gaelic football, which is long passages of possession without any attacks. Roscommon held onto the ball against Dublin for a record six minutes last weekend at Croke Park, and although it was an effective tactic that frustrated […]

3 years ago

Derry 1-21  2-10 Monaghan Derry’s opening goal against Monaghan in the Ulster semi-final tells you everything you need to know about what went wrong for the Farney men. The defending champions went to Omagh full of confidence after easily dispatching Fermanagh in the quarter finals, but Monaghan also had their tails up after their last-gap […]

3 years ago

This leaves a lot to be desired. Derry’s rising star Lachlan Murray has become an unfair victim of the ridiculous rule that prohibits players from playing at both u20 level and senior level within seven days. Down beat Derry in the u20 Ulster championship final on Wednesday, but the Oakleaf county were without two of […]

3 years ago

“We were probably at 50%.” Tyrone’s Ronan McNamee has given his honest opinion on why last year’s disappointing All-Ireland title defence went so wrong so quickly. From the outside looking in, pundits, former players, and fans could only guess why the 2021 champions looked to be a shadow of themselves just one year on from […]

3 years ago