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John Fogarty

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

A fairer football championship format?

The stale if necessary event that is next year’s provincial championship draw takes place in Montrose on Thursday evening. In an attempt to jazz it up, RTÉ are making available a number of their pundits for interview afterwards.

Tue, 11 Oct, 2016

Mayo’s resolve will now be tested more than ever before

On March 19, 2017, Kerry are set to entertain Dublin in their round five Division 1 game. Should Dublin extend their current 29-game unbeaten run to that point, they will have the opportunity to match the greatest invincible stretch set by the Kingdom between 1928 and 1933 when they went 34 matches without a defeat.

Tue, 04 Oct, 2016

Is Diarmuid Connolly chasing after All-Stars?

By now, you’ve probably heard where Diarmuid Connolly was the evening prior to the drawn All-Ireland final: Crossmaglen. You might have also caught where he should be right now: Ibiza.

Tue, 27 Sep, 2016

The black card fades to grey

Tongue firmly lodged in cheek, Tipperary’s Robbie Kiely tweeted in the closing stages of Sunday’s All-Ireland final: “Any black cards in this match yet?”

Tue, 20 Sep, 2016

Laois v Dublin - Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final

8 songs that describe Dublin football manager Jim Gavin

Spend enough time with Jim Gavin and he isn’t as inscrutable as many make him out to be. Deceptive at times, yes, but not entirely indecipherable. 

Tue, 13 Sep, 2016

Tipperary must avoid old habits

Self-awareness has never been Tipperary’s strongest suit. 

Tue, 06 Sep, 2016

Football needs TMOs — and quickly

Last November George Hook took exception to Croke Park’s opposition to the introduction of a TV match official (TMO). Writing in his Mayo News column, he referred to this column in which we outlined the GAA’s reluctance to use a TMO.

Tue, 30 Aug, 2016

Marc Ó Sé still ready, winning and able

In the previous decade, both times I was collared for penalty points happened on the way to meeting the Ó Sés. 

Wed, 24 Aug, 2016

Don’t expect Dublin v Kerry to be pretty

Give or take a day, it was July 23, 2014 when Jim McGuinness put the finishing touches to his successful plan to beat Dublin. Having managed to run the gauntlet of Ulster, he couldn’t have afforded to scheme any earlier.

Tue, 23 Aug, 2016

Tipperary football's 10 commandments

It’s not how the hell Tipperary have got here so much as why not. Here are 10 reasons behind their march to an All-Ireland semi-final...

Wed, 17 Aug, 2016