Seamie O Shea
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Tom Parsons thankful for the journey as he bids goodbye to the big stage
- Gaelic Football
- January 9, 2021, 06:00
In the end, Tom Parsons got to call his own way out. He got to sit down and type up a statement and put it out into the ether, happy that the road ahe(...)

Darragh Ó Sé: Managers have steered three contenders to a better place
- Gaelic Football
- December 2, 2020, 06:00
Dara Ó Cinnéide is a very bright lad, one of the brightest I ever played with – although that might not be saying a whole pile. Paddy Bawn Brosnan on(...)

Unerring O’Callaghan keeps Dublin’s drive for five on the road
- Gaelic Football
- August 10, 2019, 19:39
Jim Gavin has a small ritual he carries out with every Dublin player who comes off the pitch as he’s substituted. Doesn’t matter if you had a scorcher(...)

Mayo’s old warriors flattered by nine point win over Meath
- Gaelic Football
- July 21, 2019, 19:56
Mayo 2-17 Meath 0-14 Hard to know how many more of these Mayo have in them. On a different day against a better team, there’s no guarantee they’d hav(...)

Darragh Ó Sé: Reaction to Mayo's defeat by Roscommon has been way over the top
- Gaelic Games
- May 29, 2019, 06:45
It was a good weekend for the teams at the level just below the top of the football championship. I’d say it’s fairly clear at this stage that Dublin(...)

Mayo resurrection continues as they set up final date with Kerry
- Gaelic Football
- March 24, 2019, 17:37
Mayo 3-15 Monaghan 1-18 It’s not even Easter and already Mayo are rising from the dead. Written off just a few weeks ago on a dismal night against th(...)

Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin’s bench strength gives them the crucial edge
- Gaelic Games
- September 13, 2017, 06:00
The thing to remember about All-Ireland finals is that there is so much we don’t know at this point, even though we know these two teams so well. The (...)

Tipping Point: Mayo will have enough chances, taking them is another matter
- Gaelic Football
- September 11, 2017, 06:30
In a former life, the heroic lady whose dubious pleasure it is to have her life tangled up in mine – for better, for worse, for richer (ahem) and so o(...)

Darragh Ó Sé: Forget Dad’s Army, Mayo are more like The Dirty Dozen
- Gaelic Games
- September 6, 2017, 07:30
Ten days out from the football final, one interesting thing we should look at is the age profile of the two teams. In general, Mayo are old and getti(...)

Kevin McStay: Defensive systems only get you so far in Croke Park
- Gaelic Football
- August 28, 2017, 06:45
By half-time, the second semi-final was over. Tyrone simply weren’t playing well enough to retrieve a seven-point deficit. Dublin were excellent. Thei(...)