Conor McManus

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UCC celebrate their 2011 Sigerson Cup victory with manager Billy Morgan. Photograph: Inpho
Billy Morgan feels Cork didn’t make enough out of Sigerson winners

Ten years ago last month, University College Cork won the centenary Sigerson Cup in Belfield. It was an affirmation of old-style collective spirit but(...)

Michael Murphy scores a penalty for Donegal against Kerry. The Croke Park round may be on borrowed time as a result of accumulated unease over Dublin’s advantage in playing there twice and the pressing matter of dwindling box-office appeal and crucially, the mausoleum atmosphere that follows. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho
Seán Moran: Jury on the Super 8s could be out for quite a while

Conor McManus summarised the situation well. Contributing to the Sunday Game at the weekend the Monaghan footballer – from the unwanted and unwonted(...)

James Horan: the Mayo manager will be looking for a big improvement on last week’s display against Dublin when his side host Galway at McHale Park. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Weekend GAA previews: Mayo seek first win over Galway in four years

SATURDAY Allianz Football League [Matches at 7.0 unless stated]  Division One Tyrone v Cavan, Healy Park – Meeting of two teams with a first(...)

Cormac Costello in action against Galway’s Cein D’Arcy. The Dublin forward took the opportunity to showcase his undoubted talent during the league clash at Croke Park. Photograph: Tommy Grealy/Inpho
Seán Moran: Early league games already pointing the way forward

After a football pre-season dominated by the experimental rules or more specifically the hand-pass restrictions intended to unshackle the game from th(...)

Tyrone’s Niall Sludden scores past Rory Beggan in the Monaghan goal. Photograph: Tommy Dickson/Inpho
Monaghan glimpse promised land but Tyrone plant their flag

Tyrone 1-13 Monaghan 0-15 Let the heartache begin. Monaghan’s summer, part on-tour football campaign and part community crusade, came to a shatt(...)

Tyrone’s Ronan O’Neill with Ryan Wylie and goalkeeper Rory Beggan of Monaghan in the Ulster SFC quarter-final at Healy Park in May. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
Tyrone can secure hard-fought passage across the final frontier

All-Ireland SFC semi-final – Monaghan v Tyrone Croke Park, 3.30pm. Live on RTÉ 2 and Sky Sports Arena In 2013 and 2015 Monaghan won what for the coun(...)

Conor McManus: The Monaghan man is the best forward in Ireland and will prove a major threat to Tyrone’s defence at Croke Park. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho
Kevin McStay: Galway will push Dublin but not quite far enough

For all of the talk about the top four counties in the league having made the All-Ireland semi-finals, I suspect that it’s coincidence as much as a re(...)

Michael Murphy: will be in action for Donegal against Tyrone. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho
Allianz Football League Previews

SATURDAY   Allianz Football League Division One [Matches at 7.0 unless stated] Tyrone v Donegal, Healy Park [Live, eir sport 2] – Relat(...)

Liam Silke: will miss the Sigerson Cup final with UCD due to his All-Ireland SFC club commitments with Galway kingpins Corofin. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
Corofin on course for a second All-Ireland final in four years

SATURDAY  AIB All-Ireland club SFC semi-final Corofin (Galway) v Moorefield (Kildare), O’Connor Park, Tullamore, 2.0 Two teams with tough cre(...)

Mark Schutte: Cuala are expected to welcome the Dublin forward back for the semi-final against Liam Mellowes. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho
Weekend GAA previews: Cuala and Na Piarsaigh look set for final

SATURDAY AIB All-Ireland club SHC semi-finals  Cuala (Dublin) v Liam Mellows (Galway), Thurles, 4.0 Mellows are a little under-powered by Galw(...)

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