Aidan O Shea
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Tom Parsons thankful for the journey as he bids goodbye to the big stage
- Gaelic Football
- January 9, 2021, 06:00
In the end, Tom Parsons got to call his own way out. He got to sit down and type up a statement and put it out into the ether, happy that the road ahe(...)

Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin as far ahead of pack as they ever were
- Gaelic Football
- December 23, 2020, 06:00
We’re some load of straw-clutchers at the back of it all. Here and there since Saturday night, I’ve heard it said that the final showed Dublin are the(...)

Hard-fighting Mayo knocked for six as Dublin make it the half-dozen
- Gaelic Football
- December 21, 2020, 06:00
Dublin 2-14 Mayo 0-15 In the chill of midwinter, the strangeness of the season intensified by the emptiness of the stadium, Dublin’s footballers exte(...)

Where it was won and lost: Turning points in Dublin’s final victory
- Gaelic Football
- December 20, 2020, 17:30
The throw-in Accelerating from zero to 60 in 13 seconds, Dublin get the dream start that only Mayo themselves could have dreamed about. Aidan O’Shea (...)

Mayo’s hope of an alternative history vanishes into a perfect Dublin winter’s night
- Gaelic Football
- December 19, 2020, 20:45
What now? Dublin and Mayo served up a riveting All-Ireland final for three-quarters of the contest. It was 2-9 to 0-14 at the final water break, 55 m(...)

Dublin tie a bow around it as they complete the six-in-a-row
- Gaelic Football
- December 19, 2020, 19:24
Dublin 2-14 Mayo 0-15 Leave Santa’s sleigh up on its blocks, tell the elves they’re furloughed. Dublin were in no mood for fairytales here as they co(...)

Jim McGuinness: Mayo need to create pressure and mayhem
- Gaelic Football
- December 19, 2020, 07:00
What do Mayo need to do? What can James Horan try? I suppose it’s a question that will be going through the minds of thousands of nervous Mayo support(...)

Summer 2012 – when Mayo ended Old Dublin’s reign
- Gaelic Football
- December 19, 2020, 06:00
In a fast crowded decade, it is the game that has somehow fallen through time. Nobody talks about Mayo-Dublin 2012, which is a shame. It was signific(...)

Dublin look to have one trick too many for rejuvenated Mayo
- Gaelic Football
- December 19, 2020, 06:00
All-Ireland final: Dublin v Mayo, Croke Park Saturday, 5pm – Live on RTÉ2 and Sky Sports Mix. Follow on The Irish Times liveblog from 4.30pm You coul(...)

Kevin McStay’s player-by-player guide to the Mayo team
- Gaelic Football
- December 18, 2020, 18:00
1. David Clarke Club: Ballina Stephenites Age: 37 Height: 6’ 2” Weight: 14st Occupation: Garda The best shot-stopper in the country but, with the pa(...)