Event: 2012 All-Ireland final

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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O’Connor: It’s a massive two weeks for us

It’s been one of those typically Mayo summers for Cillian O’Connor; misery, madness, and majesty all rolled into one.

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Mattie Kenny won’t look back as Dublin primed to attack Kilkenny

Mayo’s approach lacking 2020 vision

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Tony Keady ‘made everyone feel like he was their best friend’

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Four questions that need answering in the Allianz Hurling League final

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Patrick Durcan: Mayo must make most of home comforts

Orlagh Farmer hoping to reap more rewards with Cork

Cork star Orlagh Farmer turned down the possibility of an athletics scholarship in the United States to become a senior county player.

Fri, 06 May, 2016

Mattie Kenny drives Cuala into Leinster decider

Cuala (Dublin) 3-12 Clara (Kilkenny) 0-17: Galway hurling may be in limbo but, across the country in Dublin, one man is at least putting his hand up as a strong contender to lead them into a brighter future.

Mon, 16 Nov, 2015

Reid relaxed about top award

All Star TJ Reid wants to be named hurler of the year tonight — but doesn’t need it to confirm that he had a ‘special’ year with Kilkenny.

Fri, 06 Nov, 2015

Walter Walsh aims to repeat 2012 heroics

If someone from Etihad Airways is reading, do Walter Walsh a favour and renew his RTÉ man-of-the-match voucher from the 2012 All-Ireland final. The man is too humble to ask himself.

Wed, 02 Sep, 2015

Same again for Mayo for Donegal clash

Mayo have named an unchanged side for Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final with Donegal in Croke Park (6pm).

Wed, 05 Aug, 2015

Who is the most complete footballer you have seen?

After a recent game in Markievicz Park, I was introduced to one of those footballing gurus that you meet from time to time.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2015

Memory of ‘dark days’ drives Eamon McGee

The night they returned to Donegal Town having reclaimed the Anglo-Celt Cup last July, Eamon McGee was content on the peripheries.

Sat, 27 Jun, 2015

Brendan Devenney: ‘Perfect’ Rory Gallagher has brought Donegal to another level

Rory Gallagher brought an end to the Jim McGuinness era when masterminding Donegal’s nine-point hammering of Armagh in the Ulster quarter-final, according to Brendan Devenney.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2015

Willie Barrett: Advantage rule won't mean fewer frees

Hurling’s new advantage rule won’t mean fewer frees, according to Willie Barrett, chairman of the referees appointment committee.

Tue, 14 Apr, 2015

John McIntyre: Anthony Cunningham running out of time with Tribesmen

Former Galway manager John McIntyre has predicted that his successor Anthony Cunningham is unlikely to remain in charge of the Tribesmen for much longer.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2015

Reid: Players are under scrutiny, why shouldn’t referees be?

TJ Reid has defended Brian Cody’s remarks about Barry Kelly, insisting referees’ performances should be scrutinised as closely as those of players.

Wed, 08 Oct, 2014

Cody’s ire shows he’s human after all

In yesterday’s Irish Examiner, we carried a transcript of Brian Cody’s absorbing interview with six journalists in the bar of the CityWest Hotel on Sunday morning.

Tue, 30 Sep, 2014

Players — even Henry — may come and go but Kilkenny will never break

This tent, it seems, is pitched here forever.

Tue, 30 Sep, 2014

Carlow appoint Allen and O’Mahony to advisory roles for senior teams

Former All-Ireland winning managers John Allen and John O’Mahony are due to take up advisory roles with Carlow GAA next season.

Tue, 23 Sep, 2014

‘Team Ulster’ take care of their own

At half-time of what is by now the legendary 2011 Dublin-Donegal semi-final, this writer fell into conversation with another from Ulster [not Donegal].

Tue, 16 Sep, 2014

Treaty call Breen, Cork unchanged

David Breen will make his first competitive start of the year for Limerick in Sunday’s Munster hurling final against Cork.

Fri, 11 Jul, 2014

Kilkenny’s hunger for success is back

All eyes turn to Páirc Uí Chaoimh again this Sunday for the Munster hurling final, but it will be a contest shadowed by the suspicion that a feared foe is waiting on the far side of the provincial border.

Fri, 11 Jul, 2014

Discovering if Donegal still have title-winning credentials

When assessing teams and players, a wise man once told me to "trust what you see".

Thu, 22 May, 2014

New Premier belief could tip balance

This was merely a clash of two teams who might meet in September, but nothing more than that.

Sat, 10 May, 2014

More than a game for Kilkenny’s finest

Croke Cup Final preview

Sat, 05 Apr, 2014

Mayo keep ’em waiting

Mayo GAA clubs have been denied the chance to review the county’s secretary report ahead of tomorrow’s convention.

Sat, 07 Dec, 2013