Jonny Cooper
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Jonny Cooper delighted to be back and excited about lack of a safety net
- Gaelic Football
- September 25, 2020, 06:00
It is at least something new for Jonny Cooper, Dublin’s two-time All Star defender and probably the All-Ireland champions’ most versatile back, who is(...)

Darren Daly ends Dublin career due to recurring injury issues
- Gaelic Football
- September 18, 2020, 19:26
Darren Daly has retired from the Dublin football panel at the age of 33. The versatile defender was the first player from his club Fingal Ravens to wi(...)

Sports nerd heaven: Irish elite logging on for Analytica Zoom part two
- Rugby
- May 27, 2020, 19:17
Rarely does a sequel surpass the original, but part two of the Analytica Zoom conference is rolling out Irish rugby’s leading men. And, just for good(...)

GAA: To date 2020 has been an imperfect view but there are pointers
- Gaelic Games
- March 31, 2020, 06:00
It has been an irony that a year replete with possibilities for headline writers may well end up not just without a 20/20 vision of the football year (...)

Coronavirus: Na Fianna players put their shoulders to the wheel for those at risk
- Gaelic Games
- March 17, 2020, 13:55
With no collective training over the coming weeks, Gaelic footballers and hurlers in north city Dublin have decided to put their energy to use amid th(...)

David Gough questions appropriateness of All-Ireland red card sanction
- Gaelic Games
- January 14, 2020, 05:00
All-Ireland football referee David Gough has questioned to what extent the sending-off of Jonny Cooper in last September’s drawn final was justified b(...)

O’Brien and Kerry ready to go again in pursuit of All-Ireland goal
- Gaelic Football
- January 10, 2020, 01:00
“I definitely should have scored,” says Stephen O’Brien as he recalls his crucial goal chance in the All-Ireland final replay against Dublin. It does(...)

Six of the best: Looking back at Jim Gavin’s All-Ireland final triumphs
- Gaelic Games
- December 2, 2019, 06:00
2013: Dublin 2-12 Mayo 1-14 Jim Gavin, his first season as manager after Pat Gilroy, just about gets Dublin over the line, forced to leave on a clear(...)

Wizardry and history: the eventful footballing life of Davy Byrne
- Gaelic Games
- October 18, 2019, 06:00
Davy Byrne’s magical reminiscence isn’t primarily to do with his considerable role in helping Dublin to achieve history in September. It relates back (...)

Darragh Ó Sé: Kerry face a long, harsh winter after loss to Dublin
- Gaelic Games
- September 18, 2019, 06:30
The best team won the All-Ireland. This All-Ireland, last year’s All-Ireland, the last five-in-a-row, and seven since I started writing this column. A(...)