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John Fogarty

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A cheapened league can be anticipated

“The league is the league.” Up until now, that age-old refrain of Mick O’Dwyer or at least the one attributed most to the great man, the subject of last night’s excellent Loosehorse documentary on RTÉ, was in danger of becoming a dead phrase.

Tue, 09 Jan, 2018

Brilliant Dubs miss out on gongs but it wasn’t a ‘snub’

What did the recent awards events tell us asks John Fogarty

Tue, 19 Dec, 2017

Time for lateral thinking as GAA inequity grows

Plenty has and will be made of how much money Dublin clubs received from the Sports Capital Programme, writes John Fogarty.

Tue, 05 Dec, 2017

What’s another year in motion to change the U21 All-Ireland hurling championship?

What’s another year? That is the rhetorical question the GAA hierarchy are asking as a motion to change the U21 All-Ireland hurling championship to U20 to fall into line with Gaelic football is being prepared.

Tue, 28 Nov, 2017

Playing by their own rules

Australia’s victories this past two weekends means they are now tied 10 International Series a piece with Ireland, writes John Fogarty.

Tue, 21 Nov, 2017

What is the International Rules end game for Australia?

What is the Rules end game for Aussies?

Tue, 14 Nov, 2017

Flawed International Rules Series matters to the players involved

For the players involved International Rules Series, the trip to Australia means an awful lot, writes John Fogarty

Tue, 07 Nov, 2017

The All-Stars system explained

So which of the two goalkeepers shortlisted for footballer of the year candidates is going to lose out on a PwC All-Star? How many if any footballers outside of Dublin and Mayo will make the 15? Might Mayo even boast the biggest representation? Doesn’t anyone realise that Colm Cavanagh, James McCarthy and Tom Parsons can’t all be selected in midfield?

Tue, 31 Oct, 2017

A tiered championship remains a viable option

If you turned on the heat in your home last Thursday evening it may have had as much to do with the football championship draw you were watching as the drop in temperature.

Tue, 24 Oct, 2017

If Colm Cooper can’t get away with it, nobody can

There’s not much you could begrudge Colm Cooper. Not much at all. He is a man who transcended the game he mastered. The reasonable fortune he has accrued from the fame has been most deserving. A lot of what he will accrue in the future on the back of his name will be just as merited, writes John Fogarty.

Tue, 17 Oct, 2017