John fogarty
John Fogarty
John Fogarty is the Irish Examiner’s GAA correspondent, with unique insights into the action on the pitch and in the Gaelic games’ corridors of power.
We need to talk about GAA volunteerism
We need to talk about GAA volunteerism
Seven months into his role as GPA chief executive, Dermot Earley continues a charm offensive around the counties, writes John Fogarty.

Tue, 25 Jul, 2017

RWC2023 bid raises booze issue for GAA
RWC2023 bid raises booze issue for GAA

This Rugby World Cup bid, you know it’s going to happen, right? 

Tue, 18 Jul, 2017

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Are vulnerable Kilkenny resigned to their fate?
Are vulnerable Kilkenny resigned to their fate?

Too many games is never a bad complaint but this past weekend’s inter-county GAA action and affairs takes a lot of digesting.

Tue, 04 Jul, 2017

Diarmuid Connolly spared the GAA a whole lot of hassle
Diarmuid Connolly spared the GAA a whole lot of hassle

it might have been Jim Gavin who appeared in front of the media on Sunday but he could have been mistaken for Little Britain’s Vicky Pollard with his “yeah but, no but” defence of Diarmuid Connolly, writes John Fogarty.

Tue, 27 Jun, 2017

Kilkenny haunted by ghosts of the past
Kilkenny haunted by ghosts of the past
In his duties with Sky Sport in Wexford on Saturday, JJ Delaney was operating around the sideline close to Brian Cody. 

Tue, 13 Jun, 2017

Spotlight sharper on officials than Diarmuid Connolly
Spotlight sharper on officials than Diarmuid Connolly

What does it say when yet again a match official is unable to take matters into his own hands during a game, asks John Fogarty.

Tue, 06 Jun, 2017

Obsession with Mayo is now a sickness
Obsession with Mayo is now a sickness
Slamming Mayo is now fashionable and the more outrageous the statement, the better, writes John Fogarty

Tue, 23 May, 2017

This is Cork’s famine
This is Cork’s famine
That great Al Porter gag about the Irish’s love of euphemisms on The Late, Late Show last year?

Tue, 16 May, 2017

The original hurling model still the best
The original hurling model still the best
Proposals for home and away championship matches could solve Galway’s difficult Leinster situation, says John Fogarty.

Tue, 09 May, 2017

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