Sam Maguire
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‘I realised the book had helped people and that has been part of the healing’
- Gaelic Football
- January 18, 2021, 06:15
‘Lenny, show this lad the ropes, will ya?’ ‘No problem, Ski. Who is he?’ ‘Diarmuid Connolly – the most talented footballer in the country is who h(...)

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(...)

Sideline Cut: Mayo will be a county of a hundred thousand vigils come 5pm
- Gaelic Football
- December 19, 2020, 08:00
In November 1984, a collection of minor England pop royalty hit the ski slopes of Saas Fee to make a music video. ‘Last Christmas’ was officially a Wh(...)

December Road: Will there be a Christmas card list on Saturday?
- Gaelic Football
- December 17, 2020, 06:00
In the nine years since Dublin and Mayo have established the defining modern All-Ireland rivalry, the eight matches have been closely contested with t(...)

Weirdest term ever: How students have coped, from primary to third level
- Education
- December 12, 2020
Primary, secondary and third-level students around Ireland, and their teachers, look back on their efforts to keep learning in the shadow of Covid-(...)

Once in a blue moon: Cavan’s overnight success 15 years in the making
- Gaelic Football
- November 29, 2020, 08:00
Last Sunday night and Monday morning saw Cavan supporters across the land in a most curious position – replying to text messages congratulating them o(...)

Jim McGuinness: There is a way to save championship and make it competitive
- Gaelic Games
- November 28, 2020, 09:00
In 2015 on these pages, I outlined my idea for an alternative All-Ireland championship, based on national rankings, which I believe would allow all co(...)

Kerry are meaner, tighter and less leaky since football came back
- Gaelic Football
- November 8, 2020, 08:00
Just short of half-time in Kerry’s first game back after the break, they were four points up away to Monaghan and looking fairly unruffled by it all. (...)

Pádraic Joyce: ‘It is massively important this All-Ireland final goes ahead’
- Gaelic Football
- October 31, 2020, 06:00
The letters arrived all summer and into autumn. The abiding theme was the same. Can’t wait to see Galway back. “I remember one, in particular, from a(...)

Regionalisation may be the key as league adjusts to new reality
- Gaelic Games
- October 27, 2020, 06:00
In a normal year, the final weekend of the Allianz Football League (AFL) is one of the great setpieces of the GAA year. Sixteen matches start simultan(...)