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Oisin McConville

Aidan O'Shea and Stephen Rochford celebrate at the final whistle 6/8/2016

Mayo give Tyrone dose of own medicine with masterclass

Role reversal is the phrase that came into my head watching Saturday’s first All-Ireland quarter-final.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2016

Donegal v Cork - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship - Round 4B

Cork footballers remain the greatest anomaly in GAA

Croke Park was an eerie place on Saturday. I can’t recall too many occasions when it has felt that unusual and it beats me how the GAA came to the conclusion there were 28,000 people there.

Mon, 01 Aug, 2016

A day where this Tyrone team came of age on the big stage

In Clones before throw-in, it was so easy to get caught up in the atmosphere. Judging the mood of the crowd, you felt it was going to be an absolute belter. Everybody just seemed so eager for the game. 

Mon, 18 Jul, 2016

A game football needs; a victory Tyrone desires

Let’s not change the rules – let’s pit together two evenly-matched teams in front of a huge crowd in a provincial final with the outcome firmly in the balance. Well, in Ulster we have again been able to deliver in this regard.

Sun, 17 Jul, 2016

Donegal v Monaghan - Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship Semi-Final

Donegal's antics a ploy to conceal fitness issues

Having seen Donegal twice this summer, they seem determined to be public enemy number one.

Sat, 02 Jul, 2016

Are there Dustin Johnsons in Cork, Mayo or Armagh?

Perhaps for the first time the question is not where to start Aidan O’Shea, but indeed whether to start him or not, writes Oisín McConville.

Sat, 25 Jun, 2016

Oisin McConville on Conor McManus: The best forward in football

When I sat down to watch a game televised by Sky Sports last year, Peter Canavan was asked a fairly simple question by presenter Brian Carney: “Would you like to play gaelic football in the modern era”?

Tue, 07 Jun, 2016

Oisin McConville: Kerry pay dearly for paucity of tactical ideas

From early on yesterday, it was pleasing on the eye to see Dublin and Kerry going with man-on-man match-ups. 

Mon, 25 Apr, 2016