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John Fogarty

Counties not spending their downtime wisely

Dublin need only a point on Sunday to seal a fifth straight Division 1 final appearance. 

Tue, 28 Mar, 2017

Two heads better than one as game gets out of hand

It’s time to take the advice of the five men quoted below and double the guards, writes John Fogarty

Tue, 21 Mar, 2017

Conventional way isn’t the only way to compete

If you hear what sounds like a klaxon, it’s because what follows is a mention of hurling and the movie “Gladiator” in the same breath.

Tue, 14 Mar, 2017

Hurling merits special Congress

Claims that hurling has only woken up to the idea of change in the wake of football landing its ‘Super 8’ are mischievous as they are disingenuous from some quarters.

Tue, 07 Mar, 2017

A wake-up call for GAA when September ends

Wed, 01 Mar, 2017

So the GPA’s true colours are what, exactly?

Considering their flimsy challenge to the All-Ireland round-robin series, there will be questions asked about the GPA’s intentions, writes John Fogarty.

Tue, 28 Feb, 2017

Flawed ‘Super 8’ not the answer

Introducing more extra-time matches and freeing up September fits into Páraic Duffy’s long-standing agenda to make more space for club activity.

Tue, 21 Feb, 2017

More is less for fixture list as codes pitted against each other

A weekend with so many fixtures is overload, writes John Fogarty. 

Tue, 14 Feb, 2017

Kerry footballers in search of their aura

The aura of invincibility that they cultivated through winning, which has since been annexed by Dublin, must be regained, writes John Fogarty.

Tue, 07 Feb, 2017

John Fogarty: Ten pointers for the CPA

It’s 22 days since the Club Players Association (CPA) was officially launched.

Tue, 31 Jan, 2017