
Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin as far ahead of pack as they ever were
- Gaelic Football
- December 23, 2020, 06:00
Mayo's costly errors and Dublin’s superior experience and bench meant only one result

Darragh Ó Sé’s player-by-player guide to the Dublin team
- Gaelic Football
- December 18, 2020, 18:00
Introducing the men who will look to make it six-in-a-row on Saturday

Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo must learn from the past but Dublin should still find a way
- Gaelic Football
- December 16, 2020, 06:30
Underdogs have a few things going for them but Dubs are relentless in their pursuit

Darragh Ó Sé: Curtailing Fenton’s influence must be Mayo’s starting point
- Gaelic Football
- December 9, 2020, 06:00
Dublin star is the best midfielder in the game but every player is playable, no one is infallible

Darragh Ó Sé: Managers have steered three contenders to a better place
- Gaelic Football
- December 2, 2020, 06:00
Power, Graham and Horan have done a fine job to get Tipp, Cavan and Mayo to last four

Darragh Ó Sé: Cork and Donegal went out with the wrong attitude
- Gaelic Football
- November 25, 2020, 05:00
Both were outfought and outsmarted and they have nobody to blame but themselves

Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin still the masters – the likes of Galway still apprentices
- Gaelic Football
- November 18, 2020, 06:00
Despite Donegal and Mayo’s hopes, the 2020 All-Ireland already looks like a done deal

Darragh Ó Sé: Failure to take their chances brings the harshest lesson for Kerry
- Gaelic Football
- November 11, 2020, 06:00
Kingdom’s attitude looked suspect while dogged Cork’s game plan worked to perfection

Darragh Ó Sé: Keeping things simple the key to success in winter championship
- Gaelic Football
- November 4, 2020, 06:00
Kerry in good shape and set to consign Cork to an early exit in Munster

Darragh Ó Sé: A Kingdom without football is very hard to get your head around
- Gaelic Games
- June 17, 2020, 06:00
Life without sport takes a lot of getting used to – especially in football-mad Kerry

Darragh Ó Sé: Kerry face a long, harsh winter after loss to Dublin
- Gaelic Games
- September 18, 2019, 06:30
Stephen Cluxton now has to be honoured with overdue Player of the Year award

Darragh Ó Sé: Late throw-in could make big difference for Dublin and Kerry
- Gaelic Football
- September 11, 2019, 06:00
First thing Kerry need to do is get up high and challenge Stephen Cluxton's kick outs

Darragh Ó Sé: Timing of All-Ireland replay shows scant regard for players
- Gaelic Games
- September 4, 2019, 07:00
Idea that Kerry have lost their chance is wrong – they’ve ample room for improvement

Darragh Ó Sé’s guide to the Kerry starting team
- Gaelic Football
- August 30, 2019, 11:30
Six-time All-Ireland winner looks at the side tasked with denying Dublin five-in-a-row

Darragh Ó Sé: The heart says Kerry, the head says cop on to yourself
- Gaelic Football
- August 28, 2019, 06:30
In the end, there’s just too much in Dublin’s armoury to foil the five-in-a-row

Darragh Ó Sé: I don’t buy this idea that Kerry have nothing to lose
- Gaelic Games
- August 21, 2019, 06:30
Peter Keane has a young team but that doesn’t mean they get a pass for losing the final

Darragh Ó Sé: If Tyrone put as much into football as the dark arts, they'd be some team
- Gaelic Games
- August 14, 2019, 06:00
Dublin are awesome but Kerry's young players will still be expected to perform against them

Darragh Ó Sé: Two huge battles will lead to a Dublin and Kerry final
- Gaelic Games
- August 7, 2019, 06:20
Super 8s schedule shows GAA’s disdain for player welfare

Darragh Ó Sé: Holding back against Dublin is a luxury Tyrone cannot afford
- Gaelic Football
- July 31, 2019, 07:00
Trying to keep something up your sleeve for a later date is just wasting a game

Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo will have no fear of Donegal's Rochford factor
- Gaelic Games
- July 24, 2019, 07:00
Idea that their former manager will prove Donegal’s trump card will inspire players

Darragh Ó Sé: Improving Kerry will need a different game plan for Donegal
- Gaelic Games
- July 17, 2019, 07:00
Keane’s tactics worked a treat against Mayo but will need to be tweaked for Croke Park test

Darragh Ó Sé: Playing Mayo is like cod liver oil – you don’t enjoy it but you’re better for it
- Gaelic Games
- July 10, 2019, 06:45
No doubt the Connacht side have a big physical edge over Kerry but I’m still hopeful

Darragh Ó Sé: Donegal suddenly flavour of the month again
- Gaelic Games
- June 26, 2019, 06:00
Bonner’s men have key building blocks in place as they follow Dublin’s playbook

Darragh Ó Sé: Galway are too stuck in systems, too rigid and too defensive
- Gaelic Games
- June 12, 2019, 07:00
Kevin Walsh has overseen progress but now is the time to push on to the next level

Darragh Ó Sé: Ulster football is buzzing because it still matters up there
- Gaelic Games
- June 5, 2019, 06:21
With stakes high, will Donegal and Tyrone stick to more open game plan this weekend?

Darragh Ó Sé: Reaction to Mayo's defeat by Roscommon has been way over the top
- Gaelic Games
- May 29, 2019, 06:45
Donegal and Roscommon are improving but they’re not real contenders

Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin must improve in new ways to win five
- Gaelic Games
- May 22, 2019, 06:00
The Dubs are getting younger as they get older - Jim Gavin has very few sacred cows

Darragh Ó Sé: Greg Kennedy's catch is an early contender for laugh of the year
- Gaelic Games
- May 15, 2019, 07:00
The life of a maor foirne is a simple one – until he inserts himself into the action

Darragh Ó Sé’s 2018 football team of the year
- Gaelic Football
- September 5, 2018, 11:30
Kerry legend picks nine Dublin players, only one from Tyrone and none from Galway

Darragh Ó Sé’s guide to Dublin’s probable starting 15
- Gaelic Football
- August 31, 2018, 16:00
A look at the players expected to line out for Dublin ahead of Sunday’s final

Darragh Ó Sé: Mickey Harte’s philosophy hasn’t changed
- Gaelic Games
- August 29, 2018, 07:30
Tyrone might disrupt Dublin’s rhythm but I don’t see them scoring enough to win

Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin boring? It’s a privilege to see them evolve
- Gaelic Football
- August 22, 2018, 06:00
No point viewing football championship through the prism of hurling’s great summer

Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin’s mastery of basics makes four-in-a-row a formality
- Gaelic Games
- August 15, 2018, 07:00
Jack McCaffrey's pass for the Dublin goal on Saturday typified their brilliance

Darragh Ó Sé: Galway hardly in the ideal mindset to face Dublin
- Gaelic Games
- August 8, 2018, 07:00
Kevin Walsh can’t just click his fingers and fix his players’ attitude before Saturday

Darragh Ó Sé: Kerry can advance and pose a real threat to Dublin
- Gaelic Games
- August 1, 2018, 06:45
David Clifford’s goal changed everything – there’s optimism in the Kingdom air again

Darragh Ó Sé: Super 8s experience should stand to Kildare
- Gaelic Games
- July 25, 2018, 07:00
Roscommon need a new plan after their lack of physicality proved telling

Darragh Ó Sé: Too many strings to Dubs' bow for Donegal
- Gaelic Football
- July 11, 2018, 06:00
Beauty of Super 8s is that every team is stepping onto virgin ground in terms of format

Darragh Ó Sé: Kildare need to knuckle down after Mayo high
- Gaelic Games
- July 4, 2018, 06:00
They won’t be able to call on the same sort of adrenaline rush that helped see off Mayo

Darragh Ó Sé: Whether Newbridge is right or wrong, Croke Park have lost
- Gaelic Games
- June 27, 2018, 07:00
People were just waiting for somebody to take a stand against the GAA and this is it

Darragh Ó Sé: Cork will beat Kerry sometime – not this time
- Gaelic Games
- June 20, 2018, 06:00
But being at home with nothing to lose on a Saturday night are perfect conditions for it

Darragh Ó Sé: Galway’s defensive system must serve interests of their forwards
- Gaelic Games
- June 13, 2018, 06:30
Roscommon will give Kevin Walsh’s team a good idea of where they currently stand

Darragh Ó Sé: Umpires are the invisible men until they make a mistake
- Gaelic Games
- June 6, 2018, 06:25
Have you ever heard an umpire’s name mentioned? Not once. They're invisible

Darragh Ó Sé: It's time for Kerry’s young guns to step up to the plate
- Gaelic Games
- May 30, 2018, 07:00
Eamonn Fitzmaurice has no choice but to go with youth but it's far from an ideal situation

Darragh Ó Sé: Monaghan don’t have the panel depth for the Super 8s
- Gaelic Games
- May 23, 2018, 06:30
In a normal year they’d be huge contenders but the new structure won’t suit them

Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo will have none of this Win It For Tom blather
- Gaelic Games
- May 16, 2018, 06:00
When you’re injured, as Parsons is, you can offer nothing to the team in my experience

Darragh Ó Sé: Everything before the Super Eights is shadow boxing
- Gaelic Games
- May 9, 2018, 05:45
Hype around Mayo-Galway clash is misplaced given shift in priorities caused by reforms

Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin wouldn't be Dublin without Mayo
- Gaelic Games
- September 20, 2017, 07:30
Rivalry with Mayo is defining Dublin – they’re the best two teams of last 30 years

Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin’s bench strength gives them the crucial edge
- Gaelic Games
- September 13, 2017, 06:00
The champions have the subs to kick for home during the vital final quarter

Darragh Ó Sé: Forget Dad’s Army, Mayo are more like The Dirty Dozen
- Gaelic Games
- September 6, 2017, 07:30
Stephen Rochford’s men have improved and have never been in better shape than now

Darragh Ó Sé: Do we take for granted how good Stephen Cluxton is?
- Gaelic Games
- August 30, 2017, 07:15
Tyrone masterclass raises question - do we take Dublin goalkeeper for granted?

Darragh Ó Sé: I felt sorry for Aidan O'Shea - I've been there
- Gaelic Games
- August 23, 2017, 05:58
Curbing Kerry's Kieran Donaghy remains a major problem for Mayo’s management

Darragh Ó Sé: Kerry have more room to improve than Mayo
- Gaelic Games
- August 16, 2017, 07:00
I feel there are a bunch of Kerry lads who are sore about their form against Galway

Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo's win simply followed quarter-final script
- Gaelic Games
- August 9, 2017, 07:00
Barring the top three or four counties, there’s no prospect of glory in this game

Darragh Ó Sé: A sense of ‘we’ follows Kieran McGeeney around
- Gaelic Games
- August 2, 2017, 07:30
At this stage of the season, Dublin and Kerry have a level of buy-in few can match

Darragh Ó Sé: Sight of Croke Park can ignite Mayo’s All-Ireland bid
- Gaelic Football
- July 26, 2017, 07:00
Shadow-boxing is over and Aidan O’Shea is leading his team-mates by example

Darragh Ó Sé: We’re down to the real summer business now
- Gaelic Football
- July 19, 2017, 07:00
Every team is trying to gain that elusive edge as the All-Ireland SFC really kicks into gear

Darragh Ó Sé: Cody just the sort of ‘lawless’ leader every team needs
- Gaelic Games
- July 12, 2017, 07:45
Like Micko or Páidí – Kilkenny man’s devotion to the cause inspirational for players

Darragh Ó Sé: Running football the key to this year’s All-Ireland
- Gaelic Games
- July 5, 2017, 07:10
The way Kerry, Dublin and Mayo move the ball is too much for lesser teams

Darragh Ó Sé: Kerry are there to be beaten if Cork target midfield
- Gaelic Games
- June 28, 2017, 07:00
Peadar Healy’s team in the perfect position to spring unlikely ambush on the Kingdom

Darragh Ó Sé: Who in their right mind would be a manager?
- Gaelic Games
- June 21, 2017, 07:45
Andy McEntee, Rory Gallagher and Derek McGrath looked on in horror last weekend

Darragh Ó Sé: Cork must beat Tipperary or they will go under
- Gaelic Games
- June 7, 2017, 05:00
If Cork lose to Tipp for second year in row the consequences for Cork football will be massive

Darragh Ó Sé: I stopped getting flu jabs because of drug tests
- Gaelic Games
- May 31, 2017, 07:15
GAA needs more than fear and paranoia to stave off the very real threat of doping

Darragh Ó Sé: There's way too much democracy in the GAA
- Gaelic Games
- May 24, 2017, 07:45
When other sports change rules there is never any of this carry-on

Darragh Ó Sé: The ball-robbing referee, 300-mile drives and club v county
- Gaelic Football
- May 17, 2017, 07:45
Footballers all over cannot wait for championship to start and club headache to end

Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin and Kerry will be physical – get over it
- Gaelic Games
- April 8, 2017, 07:30
This game will be worth a month’s training for Éamonn Fitzmaurice’s team

Darragh Ó Sé: Gooch played ball that made all around him better
- Gaelic Games
- April 5, 2017, 07:45
I played with some brilliant players but Gooch was up there with any of them

Darragh Ó Sé: My end of season football awards
- Gaelic Football
- October 12, 2016, 05:00
‘People give out about the championship all the time but I must say I enjoyed it this year’

Darragh Ó Sé: Being humble is the bedrock of Dublin’s greatness
- Gaelic Football
- October 5, 2016, 05:50
In other eras, you could always rely on the odd Dub to get carried away with himself

Darragh Ó Sé: Weather key in determining All-Ireland winners
- Gaelic Games
- September 28, 2016, 07:45
Dublin’s greater scoring power could tell in better conditions but wet would suit Mayo

Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin will relish another bite at the cherry
- Gaelic Football
- September 21, 2016, 07:45
Mayo will have their work cut out containing Dubs in All-Ireland football final replay

Darragh Ó Sé: Rattling Dublin won’t be easy but Mayo have no choice
- Gaelic Games
- September 14, 2016, 07:45
Stephen Cluxton and Cian O’Sullivan are the two players the underdogs must target

Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo know emotion won’t bring home Sam
- Gaelic Games
- September 7, 2016, 07:45
Players trying to win an All Star on All-Ireland final day leave a fair stink in the air

Darragh Ó Sé: No doubting Dublin are a team for the ages
- Gaelic Games
- August 31, 2016, 07:45
Kerry gave all they could but it wasn’t enough as Jim Gavin’s men rose to the challenge

Darragh Ó Sé: Time for desperate Kerry to cast off Dublin yoke
- Gaelic Football
- August 24, 2016, 07:45
Danger for players is they’ll be remembered as the Kerry team that couldn’t beat Dublin

Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo don’t have time for Tipperary fairytales
- Gaelic Games
- August 17, 2016, 07:45
The last four is a huge achievement for Tipp but Mayo are a proven, seasoned outfit

Darragh Ó Sé: Tyrone want sympathy – Don’t make me laugh
- Gaelic Games
- August 10, 2016, 07:45
Tyrone and Seán Cavanagh know when you live by the sword you can also die by it

Darragh Ó Sé: Tyrone and Dublin should come through if attitude is right
- Gaelic Games
- August 3, 2016, 07:45
Now is the time to start rolling out small surprises for All-Ireland football quarter-finals

Darragh Ó Sé: Injury-time an x-factor that could decide Sam’s destination
- Gaelic Games
- July 27, 2016, 07:45
New normal is six minutes of stoppage time, which is enough for games to change utterly

Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin could pay dear for weakened defence
- Gaelic Football
- July 20, 2016, 07:40
Donegal are in decline but Mickey Harte’s Tyrone are absolutely galloping over the hill

Darragh Ó Sé: Fear doing football more harm than defensive systems ever will
- Gaelic Football
- July 13, 2016, 07:45
Connacht final was boring because players were afraid to try anything outside the script

Darragh Ó Sé: Kerry’s pessimism about Dublin is surprising
- Gaelic Football
- July 6, 2016, 01:00
Éamonn Fitzmaurice’s men may not have found their groove but there’s still time

Darragh Ó Sé: Time for Mayo to stand together and bounce back
- Gaelic Games
- June 29, 2016, 05:45
Defeat Fermanagh and they can rediscover real momentum along the qualifer route

Darragh Ó Sé: Anger the starting point for a Galway revival
- Gaelic Games
- June 22, 2016, 07:45
Kevin Walsh was never going to let Mayo stroll to a sixth Connacht title in a row

Darragh Ó Sé: It looks like Cork have become immune to the shame
- Gaelic Games
- June 15, 2016, 07:45
Tipp weren’t waiting in the long grass – Cork just didn’t react the way top players should

Darragh Ó Sé: Las Vegas has nothing on Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta
- Gaelic Games
- June 8, 2016, 07:15
Watching it on TG4 over the weekend revived memories of some great times

Darragh Ó Sé: Hunger is a cliche but it’s the key to retaining All-Ireland
- Gaelic Games
- June 1, 2016, 07:30
Loss of Jack McCaffrey and Rory O’Carroll may just be the jolt Dublin need

Darragh Ó Sé: Wrong players make a monkey of best manager
- Gaelic Games
- May 25, 2016, 07:45
If you want to design a great intercounty football team, what would be first on the list?

Darragh Ó Sé: Matching the Dubs is proving a costly affair
- Gaelic Games
- May 18, 2016, 07:45
At the season’s end, the teams who’ve done best will be those who’ve spent the most

Darragh Ó Sé: High-fielding move can make mark on game
- Gaelic Football
- March 1, 2016, 01:00
Struggle that it was to get passed by congress, rule to encourage return of skill worth effort

Darragh Ó Sé: No one grumbling in Kerry – Dublin deserved it
- Gaelic Football
- September 23, 2015, 08:00
Philly McMahon point was moment I knew Kerry’s goose was probably cooked

Darragh Ó Sé: Losing an All-Ireland final changes you as a person
- Gaelic Football
- September 16, 2015, 08:00
This will be a cagey affair but I expect Kerry to come through thanks to more scoring options

Darragh Ó Sé: It’s hard to feel sympathy for Mayo
- Gaelic Games
- September 9, 2015, 06:00
Mayo just didn’t have the composure to close out the semi-final replay against Dublin

Darragh Ó Sé: Last person players care about is referee
- Gaelic Games
- September 2, 2015, 08:30
Dublin-Mayo game illustrated that there’s no job worse than being GAA referee

Darragh Ó Sé: Stephen Cluxton can ensure Dublin end Mayo’s title hopes
- Gaelic Games
- August 26, 2015, 08:30
If they get enough possession, Dublin’s forwards will score more than Mayo

Darragh Ó Sé: Criticising Tyrone makes them more dangerous
- Gaelic Games
- August 19, 2015, 08:30
As a Kerryman, last thing I want is team coming up to Croke Park with siege mentality

Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo must make the most of Aidan O’Shea
- Gaelic Games
- August 12, 2015, 08:30
Joe Brolly was wrong about Donegal, but he could goad the Dalai Lama into an argument

Darragh Ó Sé: Hard for Kerry people to cute-hoor our way out of this one
- Gaelic Games
- August 5, 2015, 08:30
What we saw on Sunday was two exceptional teams who will take all the stopping this year

Darragh Ó Sé: Fermanagh game not what Dublin needed
- Gaelic Games
- July 29, 2015, 08:30
If Dublin lose, one of the reasons will be the fact that they were not tested all year

Darragh Ó Sé: Even the best managers need the right players to succeed
- Gaelic Games
- July 22, 2015, 08:30
‘Manager can get them to the gates, but sacking of a city goes to those first over the walls’