Mike Quirke - Columnist - IRISH EXAMINER
MIKE QUIRKE: Change in the air — but will it be for the better?
Last Sunday was spent in Austin Stack Park in Tralee as the senior county football final took centre stage, writes Mike Quirke.
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MIKE QUIRKE: Joe Brolly playing the shame game against Colm Cooper
Could Cooper yet be forced to walk naked in atonement through the streets of Killarney, asks Mike Quirke.
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MIKE QUIRKE: TV coverage comes with a warning for club players
In times past, pieces of magic may have drawn a few lines in a local paper’s match report the following week and been firmly consigned to history after that. But not anymore it seems, writes Mike Quirke.
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MIKE QUIRKE: Gooch testimonial fuss: How long would it take some managers to pocket the same?
Colm Cooper stands to make a signficant amount of money from his testimonial event but why shouldn’t he, argues Mike Quirke.
MoreMIKE QUIRKE: The lure of short-term success clouding any long-term vision
I’ve always loved the quote “if you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day; if you teach a man how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime”, writes Mike Quirke.
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MIKE QUIRKE: When it comes to crunch time Dublin know what needs to be done
The Dubs have secured an inconceivable four one-point wins in All Ireland finals in the last 7 years, writes Mike Quirke.
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MIKE QUIRKE: Dublin: The dog that got big and growled
Sport is crazy, isn’t it? Just an unpredictable storyline, with more twists, turns and meanders than an oxbow river.
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MIKE QUIRKE: GAA grading: you win or you’re wrong
EACH time an inter-county manager watches his side take the field, it’s like he’s back at school sitting an exam that can only produce two possible results. Either he wins, or he was wrong.
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MIKE QUIRKE: Stick or twist: The conundrum facing Rochford and Fitzmaurice
What is it with Mayo and their management? They continue to display an incredible propensity for making things as difficult as they can for themselves.
MIKE QUIRKE: Manipulating GAA thinking is easy once you can say ‘Yerrah’
After Mayo’s performance in the All-Ireland quarter-final replay over Roscommon last Sunday week, it was hard not to be impressed with their resolve. Talk of their imminent implosion appeared premature, writes Mike Quirke.
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MIKE QUIRKE: For inter-county managers, the game is turning nothing short of ruthless
This year’s Tyrone side are playing with a dynamism and a skill level to rival Mickey Harte’s great team of the last decade, writes Mike Quirke.
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MIKE QUIRKE: How Kieran Donaghy still makes primitive look beautiful
Kieran Donaghy looked like he went to sleep in Dunboyne on Saturday night and woke up in Croke Park back in 2006, such was the terror he was inflicting on that Galway full-back line in the first half.
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9 of the world’s prettiest clock towers to act as your reminder that clocks are going back
This guy’s Stranger Things Halloween costume is sublime
See the beautiful golden snitch ring created by a Harry Potter fan
‘Words can’t express how I feel’: Katie Taylor is champion of the world!
A different world: Munster rugby star Tomás O’Leary on lining out for childhood GAA club
Seani's on fire! Maguire scores scorcher of a goal for Preston
Cork City’s night of champions
John Muldoon sympathises with Andrew Conway over red card
Jose Mourinho turns page on Mauricio Pochettino book gripes
Match in 60 seconds: Connacht prevail in tight match against Munster
Classy Aghada win Cork Intermediate title
Price of the pound doesn’t upset Katie Taylor
The new Paul Galvin designed Kerry jersey is an absolute stunner
