James McCarthy

It was well worn ground by the time he addressed the media 40 minutes or so after the end of Ireland’s game against Bulgaria on Wednesday night but St(...)

1. June 11th, 1990 World Cup (Cagliari) Republic of Ireland 1 (Kevin Sheedy, 73) England 1 (Gary Lineker, 9). You might remember this one. Of all pe(...)

Seán Moran How much will a straight knock-out championship change things? Or should we just be expecting six in a row for Dublin? No. The new format(...)

It would have been desperately unfair for Alan Browne to be the only one who missed. At least Matt Doherty’s lucklessness in the Ireland shirt had one(...)

Ballymun Kickhams 1-19 Ballyboden St Enda’s 0-8 Front running for almost the entire match, Ballymun Kickhams gave a top-class performance in Sunday’s(...)

Ballymun Kickhams 1-19 Ballyboden St Enda’s 0-8 Front running for almost the entire match, Ballymun Kickhams gave a top-class performance in Sunday’s(...)

Although he’s been an ever-present during this decade of decades for Dublin, it still comes as something of a surprise to note that James McCarthy las(...)

Dublin’s football decade may be defined by the seven All-Ireland titles won and last year’s completion of an unprecedented five-in-a-row, but the coun(...)

1. STEPHEN CLUXTON (Parnells) Age: 37 Height 6’ 1” Weight: 12st 8lbs Faced by at times kamikaze pressing, he still managed to find kick-out targ(...)

Dublin 1-16 Kerry 1-16 Five-in-a-rows don’t come easy. The new empire stalled and yet the old one didn’t quite strike back. Prospects of the fabled s(...)