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Michael Moynihan

Michael Moynihan is an associate editor and columnist with the Irish Examiner. He is also a best-selling author and documentary maker.

Rugby finds fertile ground in heart of GAA country

Perhaps the odd Aberavon player looked up last Saturday from the on-field combat in O’Dowd Park and thought he was back in Wales.

Mon, 22 Oct, 2012

Why test when there are processes you can’t detect?

True confession: your columnist had forgotten all about Ireland playing Germany until I stumbled across the post-match analysis on Friday night’s television.

Mon, 15 Oct, 2012

Statistics still fail to tell the full story when it comes to GAA

The end of an inter-county season usually brings with it reflection and peace.

Mon, 08 Oct, 2012

Put your hands together please...

Coveted like a neighbour's wife, the Michael Moynihan End of Hurling Season Awards are back for 2012.

Tue, 02 Oct, 2012

Few in American sport try to build without access to public money

It’s about that time. Again.

Mon, 01 Oct, 2012

The crowning glory for King Henry the ninth

In the last 10 minutes of yesterday’s All-Ireland final replay, Henry Shefflin went into the corner.

Mon, 01 Oct, 2012

Finding common ground in the GAA’s great divide

The desserts were being served in Langton’s of Kilkenny last week when your columnist got the nudge from a reporter from another newspaper.

Mon, 24 Sep, 2012

Hurling surely must have been invented for Pale King Henry

If the late David Foster Wallace had been interested in hurling, instead of being some class of tennis fan who preferred to write about Roger Federer, he might have found his ideal subject yesterday in Croke Park.

Mon, 10 Sep, 2012

Lessons for the learning: Part I

Forget about that last pointed free for a few minutes.