One of the reasons Dublin were spared the wrath of the football police in the aftermath of last year’s bizarre All-Ireland semi-final was that they had already proven their attacking credentials a few weeks earlier in a devastating display against Tyrone.

Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here!

Our football analyst reserves the right to detest Donegal’s way of playing football

Wicklow footballer John McGrath’s life was turned upside down 12 months ago when he was diagnosed with leukaemia.

Measuring the progress of any team during the course of the Allianz Football League is a delicate business.

The tactical breakdown on today’s All-Ireland club semi-final between Dr Crokes and Crossmaglen

Last week Setanta Ireland ran a promo for their coverage of tonight’s action at Croke Park that featured Kieran Donaghy and Alan Brogan musing gravely on their first meeting since last September’s All-Ireland final.

PERHAPS in time we might come to view last Sunday’s breakthrough by Dublin as a defining day in the history of the GAA’s most fabled rivalry.

Players don’t inhabit their traditions and heritage as much as we would like to think. It’s all about the here and now when you’re preparing for an All Ireland final

WHEN asked his opinion of the Giant’s Causeway the 18th century English poet and critic Samuel Johnson said that it was worth seeing but not worth going to see.