Robbie Mcdaid

9 results

Kerry’s Dara Ó Cinnéide: “We had underachieved as minors. And that hurt us so badly.” Photograph: Lorraine O’Sullivan/Inpho
Rich harvest can be reaped from hurt of minor All-Ireland defeat

In the autumn of 1997, Dara Ó Cinnéide got a letter from a friend from Co Louth who he had studied alongside at the University of Limerick (UL). It wa(...)

Diarmuid Connolly on his return to action for Dublin in Omagh. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho
Dublin win phoney war, now let’s never speak of it again

Tyrone 0-13 Dublin 1-16 A dispatch from through the looking glass. With 23 minutes gone in this nothing game, this unmatch, Dublin goalkeeper Even Co(...)

In five games so far this summer, a core group of 10 Dublin players have started every game. The average age of the team that beat Roscommon a fortnight ago was 27.7. Brian Howard was the only player under 25 in the side. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho
Gavin increasingly sticking with tried and trusted as history beckons for Dublin

And so to the last game of the Super 8s. Or, as Dublin chose to use it last year, the day when the end-of-year medal order gets bulked out. A chance f(...)

Dublin’s Brian Fenton challenges Graham Reilly of Meath. Photograph: Oisin Keniry/Inpho
Meath finish strongly to beat the Dubs in Sean Cox fund-raiser

Meath 0-16 Dublin 1-11 Sean Cox and his family have tough days both ahead and behind them but for an afternoon in Navan, they at least had this. A sh(...)

Paul Mannion scored three points as Kilmacud Crokes booked a place in the Dublin SFC Final with a victory over the Ballyboden St Enda’s at Parnell Park. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho
Kilmacud Crokes keep Dublin double alive as they book football final slot

Kilmacud Crokes 2-9 Ballyboden St Enda’s 0-9 Kilmacud Crokes advanced to the Dublin Senior Football Championship decider for the first time since 201(...)

Michael Darragh MacAuley: “I nearly feel a bit guilty because the lads worked their socks off all year and I only scraped in to rob a medal.” Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Winning formula needs to be ‘fixed’ if Dublin want to win again

If it ain’t broke, fix it and make it better, as basketball coach Phil Jackson once said and which Michael Darragh MacAuley reckons could be the secr(...)

Donegal’s Paul Durcan: “I’m 14 years nearly with Donegal It’s time to make a bit of money as the man says. It’s not paying the bills.” Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
Time for Donegal’s Paul Durcan to put career before football

Donegal’s All Star goalkeeper Paul Durcan has given the clearest indication that his inter-county career may be over for the foreseeable future. He w(...)

All Start Donegal goalkeeper Paul Durcan has completed his switch to Ballyboden. Photograph: Inpho
All Star ’keeper Paul Durcan completes Ballyboden transfer

Donegal’s All Star goalkeeper Paul Durcan has completed his transfer to Dublin club Ballyboden St Enda’s.The much-touted move was completed on Friday,(...)

The players from Mexico and Northern Ireland square up in an Under-19 Milk Cup match at the Coleraine Showgrounds
Two brawls, four red cards mar Under-19 Milk Cup match

Two vicious, mass brawls marred the U19 Milk Cup game between Northern Ireland and Mexico at the Coleraine Showgrounds on last night.Mexico’s Victor (...)