Stephen O'Brien

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Michael Murphy: play a pivotal role for Donegal, he’s totally selfless, the controller in the middle of the park, the leader, incredibly disciplined and focused. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
Jim McGuinness: Fine details are key as real business starts

This was the most significant weekend of the championship so far. The bigger teams all made their move and it was interesting to see the impact of top(...)

Andy Moran scores a goal against Kerry. But what happens Mayo if he doesn’s excel and score 1-5 this weekend? Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
Kevin McStay: Mayo likely to regret not putting Kerry away the first day

The worry for Mayo is that despite all that, having played pretty decently throughout, going into injury-time they were still a point behind a Kerry (...)

Mayo’s Andy Moran scores his side’s opening goal despite Johnny Buckley’s attempt to block. Photograph: Inpho/James Crombie
Mayo repeat history by taking Kerry to the brink in cliffhanger

Kerry 2-14 Mayo 2-14 There was a lot of history repeating itself in Croke Park on Sunday. For the fourth year running, Mayo have ended up in a tight(...)

Kerry’s David Moran and Séamus O’Shea of Mayo in the side’s last championship meeting in 2014. Photograph: Cathal Noonan/Inpho
Mayo's remorseless climb may have peaked for another year

All-Ireland SFC semi-final Kerry v Mayo Croke Park, 3.30 Live, RTÉ 2 and Sky Sports Arena In the space of a couple of weeks and on the back of Ros(...)

Tommy Walsh will start at full forward for Kerry in their Allianz Football League Division One opener against Dublin at Croke Park on Saturday night. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho
Kerry name Tommy Walsh at full forward for Dublin game

Tommy Walsh will start at full forward in the Kerry team named to play Dublin in Saturday’s Allianz Football League opener at Croke Park. Two years a(...)

Kieran Donaghy of Kerry gets surrounded Tyrone players during the All-Ireland SFC semi-final at Croke Park. Photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho.
Serious half-forward measures as Red Hands are faced down

The ballad of the unsung hero. How would that sound, exactly? Would it have to be accompanied by air guitar? The lyrics communicated by sign language?(...)