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John Divilly

Mayo v Tyrone - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

John Divilly: Tyrone go from puke football to poetry in motion

Tyrone may have their critics but what’s sometimes overlooked is the quality of their football and indeed their footballers

Mon, 13 Sep, 2021

Dublin v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

John Divilly: The key Mayo management moves that ended an era

Introducing Gession, replacing O'Shea, redeploying Conroy. All the Horan maoeuvres came up trumps in Croke Park

Mon, 16 Aug, 2021

Dublin v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

John Divilly: Dublin's All-Star haul keeps the silverware flowing in the capital

How do you define an All-Star? A principal performer during the 2020 football season. A player who consistently delivered skillful performances during the league and championship?

Fri, 19 Feb, 2021

John Divilly on Carlow: The team Turlough O'Brien built is evolving nicely

The game has been stripped bare and the players are baring their souls

Mon, 19 Oct, 2020

Shining lights in a season that failed to reach stellar heights

Goalkeepers of the Year

Tue, 04 Sep, 2018

Galway must contain for 10, then roll the dice

Not everyone is happy that Galway are playing Dublin this evening. “How come they didn’t beat Monaghan?” came the cries from the Kingdom all week. “Galway are wasting their time playing Dublin in a semi-final after their no-show against Monaghan,” is the consensus from Kerry.

Sat, 11 Aug, 2018

Roscommon v Donegal - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter-Final Group 2 Phase 2

Michael Murphy rolls back the years to dominate another square

Michael Murphy gave us a glimpse of his past brilliance on Saturday. Past brilliance as one of the best Number 14s in GAA history. He has dominated hundreds of ‘squares’ for the best part of a decade.

Mon, 23 Jul, 2018

Galway turned up with a plan. What was Kerry’s?

The final instalment of round one in the Super 8 produced one of the strangest and most subdued games in Croke Park in a very long time, writes John Divilly.

Mon, 16 Jul, 2018

Kildare's passion play lays foundation for future

Latrobe, the outsider, nosed himself in front with two furlongs remaining in Saturday’s Irish Derby classic at The Curragh. He beat the unrelenting Rostropovich by half a length in the premier Flat race.

Mon, 02 Jul, 2018

Dublin v Laois - Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship Final

Long ball ploy was never going to be enough for Laois against Dublin

It’s a good job Dublin don’t execute the perfect performance every time they play. For if they did, the umpires would be going to the UU (Umpire Union) looking for better T&C’s.

Mon, 25 Jun, 2018