Pat O Neill
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![Oisín McConville: “I had a fair idea that he [Thomas Connolly, who got a two-year suspension for doping] was going to be made an example of and that’s a pity.” Photograph: Cathal Noonan/Inpho Oisín McConville: “I had a fair idea that he [Thomas Connolly, who got a two-year suspension for doping] was going to be made an example of and that’s a pity.” Photograph: Cathal Noonan/Inpho](/polopoly_fs/1.2253352.1434569310!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
Veterans back doping suspension but urge support for player
- Gaelic Football
- June 18, 2015, 03:00
Following Thomas Connolly’s two-year suspension for ingesting anabolic steroids, the opinions of former Armagh footballer Oisín McConville and Kilkenn(...)

Thomas Connolly ban sets new doping precedent within GAA
- Gaelic Football
- June 17, 2015, 01:00
A precedent has been set for future doping cases in the GAA after the unsuccessful defence, leading to a two year suspension of Thomas Connolly, who t(...)

Miriam Lord: Marie Louise tells Mattie the jig is up for his jibes
- Oireachtas
- June 13, 2015, 01:00
Revenge, they say, is a dish best served cold. Mattie McGrath discovered this to his cost on Thursday morning when he was eaten alive by a Senator (...)

FG Senator Pat O’Neill: Aer Lingus deal right for airline and for Ireland
- Oireachtas
- May 29, 2015, 01:00
Fine Gael Senator Pat O’Neill said the sale of the Government’s Aer Lingus share was right for the airline and the country. “We are a small island (...)

Protests against councillors is going to be a ‘trend’, Fianna Fáil claims
- Oireachtas
- February 11, 2015, 01:00
Fianna Fáil has claimed the blockading of Fingal county councillors after a local authority meeting last week “is obviously going to be a trend acros(...)

GAA needs to address issue of player burnout but don’t bet on it happening soon
- Gaelic Games
- January 14, 2015, 09:02
Many crises that ‘erupt’ have been a long time coming and lag behind the warnings that preceded them. In the GAA, it is no different.The two hottest i(...)

Merrion Capital management poised for €13m to €15m buyout of firm
- Financial Services
- April 15, 2014, 17:03
Merrion Capital’s management is poised to buy out the stockbroking firm in a deal worth up to €15 million. The fi(...)

Miriam Lord’s Week
- Politics
- February 22, 2014, 07:33
Japanese trip sees Seanad all fired up Our report two weeks ago about a select group of Senators (and one TD) travelling to Japan for a six-nig(...)

Are hip injuries just the price paid for stronger, faster, more powerful players?
- Gaelic Games
- January 18, 2014, 01:00
The first answer is that there is no answer. As is so often the case when we start casting around for a through line connecting a spate of injuries of(...)

With GAA past, present and future joyously colliding, 2013 will be a hard act to follow
- Gaelic Games
- December 18, 2013, 07:00
When it has acquired a bit of sepia in time to come, 2013 will be remembered as an extraordinary year for the GAA. A century after its purchase, Croke(...)