Barney Rock

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James McCarthy with Milana Commons (aged two) at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin on Monday. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
James McCarthy enjoys a Blue Monday after his final flourish

Sam Maguire is away to the Children’s Hospital in Crumlin. Well, the mini van is heating up outside the Gibson hotel. The Garda escort in position. S(...)

Punters outside Austin Stack Park on Saturday evening: “They’re just early. Way early. Even the stewards haven’t been let in. And still the diehards are here hours before throw-in.” Photograph: ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
Tipping Point: Dublin express barrels down the Kerry track

Saturday morning, 10 o’clock. The train pulls out of Heuston Station, Dubs by the dozen on board. Across the way, four young lads, early 20s. Heads on(...)

Dublin manager Jim Gavin was unhappy with Diarmuid Connolly’s dismissal for two yellow cards against Donegal at Croke Park. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho
Jim Gavin: Diarmuid Connolly being let down by referees

Jim Gavin was as close to ire as his public persona would allow. Flashes of red irked him. Of course, these “top class officials” were complimented b(...)

Dublin’s Barney Rock tackles Kerry’s Tom Spillane in the 1987 National Football League final: the Dubs beat a much-fancied Kingdom team. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho
Dublin-Kerry final is first since game-changing season of 1987

It is curious that Dublin and Kerry who hold the record for GAA All-Ireland championship meetings with 28 have such a sparse history in league finals:(...)

Barney Rock, in action above against Australia’s Robert DiPierdomenico, says he can’t see the tournament surviving on the basis of one match in a series.
Once-thrilling International Rules series is on its last legs, admits Rock

Thirty years ago today, the first International Rules series ended in front of an impressive crowd of 32,318 at Croke Park. Next week Ireland travel t(...)

Donegal’s goalkeeper Paul Durcan gets above Eamonn McGee and Kerry’s Kieran Donaghy to clear the ball during the All-Ireland Football Final at Croke Park. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Like Padraic Coyne in ’83, Paul Durcan got stuck between a Rock and a hard place

When TG4 first started broadcasting, one of the most eye-catching shows on their schedule was GAA Gold, re-runs of old hurling and football matches fr(...)

Ciarán Kilkenny with some of the pupils from the Changa Changa primary school in Mazabuka
Ciarán Kilkenny visits projects helping young people in Zambia

The Dubs are flying high again in this year’s GAA football championship but one man missing out on what could well be another path of glory is Ciarán (...)

2 July 2013; The Irish patient-led charity Fighting Blindness has been selected as one of the five official GAA charities for 2013 and a full programme of activity for the season as charity partner was launched today, Tuesday 2nd July 2013, at Croke Park with guest of honour P�raic Duffy, GAA director general in attendance. Players past and present, including Barney Rock, Dublin, Pat Fox, Tipperary, Eoghan O�Flaherty, Kildare, Aindreas Doyle, Wexford, and Sinead Finnegan, Dublin, also lent their support on the day and participated in a blindfold hurling and football challenge. The programme of activity will include Fighting Blindness Sundays at Croke Park, All-Ireland ticket draws, a Gaelic Writers� Association Quiz, and an FBD Kilmacud Crokes Football 7s Charity Game. For further information, visit www.fightingblindness.ie. At the launch are Dublin ladies footballer Sin�ad Finnegan and former Dublin footballer Barney Rock. Croke Park, Dublin. Picture credit: Brian Lawless / SPORTSFILE *** NO REPRODUCTION FEE *** Dublin ladies footballer Sinéad Finnegan and former Dublin footballer Barney Rock at Croke Park, Dublin, for the launch of the GAA’s charity programme for 2013. Photograph: Brian Lawless/Sportsfile
Health Scan: Barney Rock, former Dublin footballer

Do you think you have a healthy lifestyle? I wouldn’t have the healthiest of all lifestyles; a few football injuries from the past would have curtaile(...)