Columns - Irish Examiner

Brendan O'Brien

Cork v Waterford - Munster Senior Hurling League Round 3

Professionalism in GAA steaming down the tracks

Rarely does a day pass in this country without a wonderfully evocative image appearing in the national papers from some sporting event or other and yesterday’s shot in these pages of Patrick Cronin striking the sliotar amidst the floodlights and flurries of snow during Cork and Waterford’s pre-season meeting in Mallow certainly ticked that particularly box.

Fri, 15 Jan, 2016

Building blocks now in place for elite success for Irish athletes as facilities improve

Our boxers, used to gruelling training camps in places like Russia, will finally be able to entertain the world’s best in their own backyard, writes Brendan O’Brien

Fri, 08 Jan, 2016

GAA’s stadium building boom illogical and irresponsible

Firstly, hats off to Paul Rouse for his piece yesterday in the Irish Examiner on GAA grounds and the manner in which the association builds and uses them. 

Fri, 18 Dec, 2015

All-Ireland team call remains as divisive as ever

As the island of Ireland prepares to field two teams at this year's Euro2016 Championships, Brendan O'Brien, suggests the next six months could say much about how we see ourselves, both north and south.

Fri, 11 Dec, 2015