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Larry Ryan
Pawns on Roy’s chess board
Pawns on Roy’s chess board

Keano’s superpower might have been football, but he discovered another along the way in his magnetism. And how a nation hangs on every word he utters, or is uttered about him, writes Larry Ryan.

Sat, 07 Oct, 2017

Golf: a game that quickly calls in its debts
Golf: a game that quickly calls in its debts
Not too long ago, Larry Ryan couldn't hold a club. But Ronan Collins, PGA Professional at Fota Island, knocked him into some kind of shape at Fota’s state-of-the-art Golf Academy. But is he dicing with danger?

Tue, 03 Oct, 2017

Feeding Gaelic football’s controvassy monster
Feeding Gaelic football’s controvassy monster

The first great GAA summer of controvassy — or conspóid, as we have decided it should be written, by rule — has finished up in the style to which we have rapidly become accustomed, writes Larry Ryan.

Sat, 30 Sep, 2017

Thanks for the memories, Jimmy
Thanks for the memories, Jimmy

Larry Ryan pays tribute to Jimmy Magee and remembers his best moments...

Sat, 23 Sep, 2017

Did the Banana Boat go through Foxford?
Did the Banana Boat go through Foxford?

In the days before last year’s football final, an extraordinary thing happened that would change the Examiner forever — the great Knowledgable Noel got it wrong.

Sat, 16 Sep, 2017

Why does every international break prompt morose introspection?
Why does every international break prompt morose introspection?
We may have to accept that it is baked into our DNA as football people to worry and grumble about our DNA as football people following every international break.

Sat, 09 Sep, 2017

Detecting hope and fear on Deadline Day
Detecting hope and fear on Deadline Day
The transfer window reminds us of the ultimate futility of many of our hopes and dreams, writes Larry Ryan. 

Sat, 02 Sep, 2017

Excesses of modern football pulling on the fans’ elastic
Excesses of modern football pulling on the fans’ elastic
It is back. But we should pause to consider those we have lost. The latest defectors. Those who have seen enough. Who have, as they will tell you often, “lost interest now”.

Sat, 12 Aug, 2017

Swimming against the tide in new gene pool
Swimming against the tide in new gene pool
Larry Ryan takes a look into his crystal ball...

Sat, 29 Jul, 2017

Falling into the generation gap
Falling into the generation gap

You are always sent a sign. Mind the generation gap. And I’ve had two recently, writes Larry Ryan.

Sat, 22 Jul, 2017

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