Mayo enter ‘do or die’ territory, Tyrone bid to avoid giant-killing and Ulster big guns clash
1. Mayo enter ‘do or die’ territory A MONTH AFTER their Connacht semi-final defeat to Roscommon, Mayo are set to come back under the national …
Moynihan handed senior championship debut as Kerry make four changes for Munster final
PETER KEANE HAS named his team for this weekend’s highly-anticipated Munster Senior Football Championship final against Cork at Páirc Uí Chaoimh [throw-in 7pm]. The Kerry …
The McHugh factor in Cavan, phenomenal McBrearty and the balance of half-back play for Donegal
IN THE TUMULT of 1997, back in the days when reporters were allowed to bear witness and bring to life such scenes, the Irish Independent’s …
Dublin set to become the first ever county to win nine provincial titles in succession
FOR ALL THE excitement the Ulster and Connacht championships have thrown up in recent weeks, Leinster and Munster will run along expected lines this weekend …
Two changes for Longford ahead of Tyrone qualifier challenge while Limerick also show hand
LONGFORD HAVE MADE two changes ahead of their Round 2 All-Ireland SFC qualifier against All-Ireland finalists Tyrone on Saturday at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park [throw-in, …
Galway minors keep Connacht five-in-a-row on track as Tyrone and Monaghan set-up final date
GALWAY HAVE BOOKED their spot in the Connacht MFC final while Mayo and Sligo are set to battle it out for the other place in …
Huge boost for Galway as captain Comer returns from injury absence
THE GALWAY FOOTBALLERS have received a huge boost as they prepare for the All-Ireland qualifiers after captain Damien Comer made a return to club action …
New dad Brennan hoping to create more Croke Park memories with Meath
IT’S A RUNNING joke among Ben Brennan and his pals at St Colmcilles that James Conlon could very well be Bernard Flynn’s long-lost son. Meath …
‘I turned around and I think I was hit by a herd of buffalo, I never seen a pitch fill up as quick’
1997. ANOTHER TIME, another place. You only have to study the evolution of the GAA jersey as a starting place. Back in 1997 Cavan were …
‘This is what I thrive on… There seems to be a lot of talking Kerry up but it’s a two-horse race’
GIVEN THE LENGTHS he has had to go to just to get on the football pitch, Cork’s Brian Hurley certainly doesn’t see tonight’s Munster SFC …