Columns - Irish Examiner

Michael Moynihan

Religion and the GAA in the 21st century

The easiest way to approach this morning’s column is with a simple thought-experiment.

Mon, 14 Aug, 2017

Dublin v Monaghan - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter-Final

Food for thought for GAA fans

Book proposal #812: a modernist novel in which a forlorn student searches Dublin up and down for recognisable GAA food ahead of a big match.

Mon, 07 Aug, 2017

Brexit, football and changing of the goalposts

In true nerd style, I came across an interesting documentary the other night about trains and England, and how the rail network shaped that country in terms of commuters, building, culture, architecture.

Mon, 31 Jul, 2017

Corkness? Talk about squandermania

We were in the bowels of the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday as word started seeping through from Limerick, where the Cork footballers were beginning their game with Mayo, one which eventually went to extra time, writes Michael Moynihan.

Mon, 24 Jul, 2017

What do we want from our GAA coverage?

A few questions on GAA coverage.

Mon, 17 Jul, 2017

Thrills ‘n’ spills rolling with the Firebirds

Nothing like a good documentary to get people talking, I notice.

Mon, 10 Jul, 2017

OK Computer got it right with its predictions

I didn’t realise until over the weekend that it’s 20 years since Radiohead released OK Computer.

Mon, 26 Jun, 2017

‘The greatest feature sports writer in history’

Legendary sports writer Frank Deford spent five decades as one of the defining voices of Sports Illustrated.

Fri, 23 Jun, 2017

Bringing GAA analysis into 21st century

Disclosure time. The TV programme on RTÉ One this evening, GAA Nua, is a project that is well known to me.

Mon, 19 Jun, 2017

‘Basketball was something I adjusted to quicker than the lifestyle’

History gave Edel Thornton a nudge earlier this year. The way she told the story last week, it hasn’t quite registered just yet.

Mon, 12 Jun, 2017