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Paul Rouse

Six observations about the All-Ireland football final and all that flows from it

The Cluxton kickout

Fri, 07 Sep, 2018

Is much of the football played now actually worth watching?

And so it came to pass that in the week before an All-Ireland football final, the most intriguing stories come out of Mayo, writes Paul Rouse 

Fri, 31 Aug, 2018

Limerick come out on top in a passion play like no other

tSé mo laoch mo ghile mear

Fri, 24 Aug, 2018

Mackey, Limerick, and the decade when Hollywood documented the glories of hurling for US cinema

There’s something about the 1930s that sets it apart in the history of hurling, writes Paul Rouse

Fri, 17 Aug, 2018

Abusing people who run teams runs through the GAA’s history

When Clare won the 1914 Munster hurling championship, they were reputed to have prepared better than any team in history.

Fri, 10 Aug, 2018

What’s the real story of Gaelic Sunday?

’Gaelic Sunday’ is described on the GAA’s website as “one of the most remarkable and significant days in the history of the GAA”, writes Paul Rouse.

Fri, 03 Aug, 2018

GAA can no longer cling blindly to the rules

The controversy that flowed from the GAA’s initial decision not to allow the Liam Miller testimonial be played at Páirc Uí Chaoímh is a legacy of history.

Fri, 27 Jul, 2018

Is this the weekend the football championship finally begins to shine?

It was a bit of a surreal experience being in Croke Park last weekend.

Fri, 20 Jul, 2018

Did shouting for England make us any more mature?

Now that the dust is settling on England’s defeat to Croatia, there is a completely unimportant question to be asked: Did supporting the English soccer team make a man or a woman more mature than a man or woman who felt sick to their stomach at the prospect of England winning the World Cup?

Fri, 13 Jul, 2018

Mayo players will be done soon enough — but soon enough need not be now

These are players to be admired and celebrated, not pitied, says Paul Rouse.

Fri, 06 Jul, 2018