Robbie Mcdaid
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Dessie Farrell says sixth All-Ireland just reward for player’s efforts
- Gaelic Football
- December 21, 2020, 07:00
In the last search for words, in the vacant stadium, in the still of the wintery night and the city seemingly asleep outside, it at least felt normal (...)

Hard-fighting Mayo knocked for six as Dublin make it the half-dozen
- Gaelic Football
- December 21, 2020, 06:00
Dublin 2-14 Mayo 0-15 In the chill of midwinter, the strangeness of the season intensified by the emptiness of the stadium, Dublin’s footballers exte(...)

Where it was won and lost: Turning points in Dublin’s final victory
- Gaelic Football
- December 20, 2020, 17:30
The throw-in Accelerating from zero to 60 in 13 seconds, Dublin get the dream start that only Mayo themselves could have dreamed about. Aidan O’Shea (...)

Seán Moran: Defiant and unyielding Dublin provide some normality
- Gaelic Football
- December 19, 2020, 21:40
At the end of 2019, there would have been no shortage of takers for the idea of Dublin as six-in-a-row champions but thanks to stirrings in China 12 m(...)

An overnight sensation aged 27 - Robert McDaid ‘over the moon’
- Gaelic Football
- December 19, 2020, 20:55
While some of Dublin’s team basked in the glory of an eighth All-Ireland triumph, Robbie McDaid was winning his first on the pitch aged 27. The wing (...)

Mayo’s hope of an alternative history vanishes into a perfect Dublin winter’s night
- Gaelic Football
- December 19, 2020, 20:45
What now? Dublin and Mayo served up a riveting All-Ireland final for three-quarters of the contest. It was 2-9 to 0-14 at the final water break, 55 m(...)

Dublin tie a bow around it as they complete the six-in-a-row
- Gaelic Football
- December 19, 2020, 19:24
Dublin 2-14 Mayo 0-15 Leave Santa’s sleigh up on its blocks, tell the elves they’re furloughed. Dublin were in no mood for fairytales here as they co(...)

Darragh Ó Sé’s player-by-player guide to the Dublin team
- Gaelic Football
- December 18, 2020, 18:00
1. Stephen Cluxton Club: Parnells Age: 39 Height: 6’1” Weight: 12st 8lbs Occupation: Teacher One of the greatest players of all time. His appetite s(...)

Rock credits hard place for the drive to keep improving his game
- Gaelic Football
- December 18, 2020, 06:00
Most successful people will tell you that in sport as in life they’re often more driven by the lows than the highs, remember the misses more than the (...)

Robbie McDaid riding high after biding his time before Dublin breakthrough
- Gaelic Football
- December 17, 2020, 06:00
The last thing Dessie Farrell can be accused of is favouritism when it comes to Robbie McDaid, arguably Dublin’s big new find of 2020, not when his br(...)