All Ireland Football Final

Dublin found belief in chaos

Mon, 18 Sep, 2017

Should Mayo have gambled and kept Andy Moran on?

Courageous. Resilient. Defiant. Brave. Every word a fair reflection of the Mayo footballers, but none worn as a badge of honour, for the one they crave most of all eludes them again: champions.

Mon, 18 Sep, 2017

'The sympathy of the world goes out to Mayo'

Strange days. The RTÉ panel, not exactly a trio of giggly teenage girls at the best of times, are being sexist. Male-on-male sexist, that is.

Mon, 18 Sep, 2017

‘Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.’

As the familiar scene played out – Stephen Cluxton and the Dubs going up the steps of the Hogan Stand while below on the field Mayo men gazed disbelievingly once again into the distance – neutrals above in the press box struggled to catch their breath and process just what they had witnessed.

Mon, 18 Sep, 2017

This Dublin side simply refuses to let one slip — they just find a way

Five titles in seven years. Four of them after finals won on the slimmest of scorelines, the other by the positively luxurious margin of three points. The instinct is to look at yesterday’s events through the prism of Mayo’s heartache but this is a story dictated by Dublin.

Mon, 18 Sep, 2017

The toughest to win. The toughest to take

“It was the toughest game I’ve ever played,” remarked James McCarthy. As it was the toughest test of Dublin’s champions credentials since they captured the 2015 crown. As it was the toughest defeat this Mayo team will have to process.

Mon, 18 Sep, 2017

Fitzmaurice makes three ruthless Kerry calls; Ó Sé, Murphy and Donaghy benched

Kerry manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice has ruthlessly left Marc Ó Sé, Paul Murphy and team captain Kieran Donaghy out of his starting selection for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC final against Dublin in Croke Park.

Thu, 17 Sep, 2015