Person: Paul Durcan

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<p>Paul Durcan has always come across as an artist determined to never use language the might push readers away. Picture: Maura Hickey</p>

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Poetry review: Paul Durcan at his poetic crescendo

Durcan has helped to change our perception of what a poem ought to be. He’s a poet who makes it his business to chip away at the edifice of his own craft

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There was one loss... but Gavin’s root-and-branch review ensured there wouldn’t be a repeat

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Frank McGlynn and Eoghan O’Gara pay tribute to team-mates as they hang up their boots

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Tommy Tiernan ahead of his upcoming Cork gig: ‘It all has to be out of control’

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Patton savouring ‘amazing’ Donegal role

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Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Managing more than players and expectations

All-Star Paul Durcan back training with Donegal - report

All-Ireland-winning goalkeeper Paul Durcan could be on the verge of a return to the Donegal senior football side.

Wed, 20 Feb, 2019

An open letter to Rory Beggan

Dear Rory,

Tue, 06 Nov, 2018

When the festive cheer is not so near

Are you all set for the Christmas? There are just two sleeps left. Two sleeps and it will all be over, writes Michael Clifford.

Sat, 23 Dec, 2017

Obituary: ‘Pat Shovelin was forever positive no matter what the situation’

Alan Foley’s tribute to Pat Shovelin, goalkeeping coach to Donegal’s senior footballers.

Fri, 27 Oct, 2017

All the views fit to print for Barry John Keane

Barry John Keane. So, what are you thinking?

Sat, 07 Oct, 2017

Galway need dogs of war attitude

This current Galway outfit must be totally tuned in from the first whistle or they can take an awful pasting against Kerry, writes Ray Silke.

Mon, 24 Jul, 2017

Ulster rivals Tyrone and Donegal closer than close

The greatest provincial rivalry of this decade has often been damned as excuses for cynicism, over-aggression and downright defensive football.

Fri, 16 Jun, 2017

Surgeon: GAA injuries like those of car crash victims

One of Donegal’s top surgeons has said injuries sustained in high-impact collisions on the GAA field are similar to those sustained in a road traffic accident.

Fri, 17 Feb, 2017

Michael Murphy believes Donegal can triumph in transition season

Donegal captain Michael Murphy accepts his team are in a building process and player development is their priority in 2017.

Thu, 19 Jan, 2017

Andy McEntee aiming to add steel to Meath

Dublin has been a home away from home for Andy McEntee these last 27 years. That’s the length of time he’s been working with Davy Stockbrokers where he is now director of money broking. Former Meath captain Anthony Moyles is a work colleague but then Dublin’s Paddy Andrews is too.

Sun, 01 Jan, 2017

McGees refused to publicly back Jim McGuinness in Kevin Cassidy furore

Eamon McGee admits he and his brother Neil were unwilling to sign a public statement suggested by the Donegal panel to back manager Jim McGuinness in the wake of the fallout with former star, Kevin Cassidy, in 2011.

Fri, 02 Dec, 2016

A question of taste - Eibhlís Carcione

Eibhlís Carcione lives in Cork city, and will be reading at the at the Ó Bhéal Winter Warmer Festival this weekend in the Kino. She won Duais Fhoras na Gaeilge in 2012. 

Thu, 24 Nov, 2016

Kieran Donaghy’s winning goal in All-Ireland football final was no fluke, says Eamonn Fitzmaurice

Kerry football manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice has revealed Kieran Donaghy’s game-changing goal in the 2014 All-Ireland final was no fluke.

Sat, 05 Nov, 2016

When ‘unbeatable’ Dublin were beaten

On the morning of the 2014 All-Ireland semi-final, Jim McGuinness turned to his flip chart.

Sat, 06 Aug, 2016

Eight tense clashes between Donegal and Tyrone

After Donegal beat Cork in Ballyshannon in February, Neil McGee walked up the steps of the Aodh Ruadh clubhouse to speak to journalists. Concluding his duties, he wanted to know one result – how did Tyrone, a league lower, fare against Galway. “Good to know how the neighbours are getting on,” he smiled.

Sun, 17 Jul, 2016

Donegal’s Indian sign over Tyrone not a concern for Mickey Harte

Chatter about albatrosses and bogeys won’t be confined to Troon this weekend. In Clones, Tyrone will be aiming to demonstrate Donegal’s Indian sign over them no longer exists.

Thu, 14 Jul, 2016

Leaving Cert student gets poet's name tattooed on his arse after betting on his English paper

The pressure of the Leaving Certificate can make you do crazy things, but this Cork student takes the biscuit with his new tattoo.

Wed, 15 Jun, 2016

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

Donegal set to give keeper championship debut

Eleven years have passed since Donegal gave a goalkeeper a debut in the championship.

Fri, 10 Jun, 2016

Leaving Cert: Poets line up nicely as Paul Durcan pleases plenty

Emily Dickinson, TS Eliot, Elizabeth Bishop, and Paul Durcan were the poets examined in a higher-level Leaving Certificate English paper lasting over three hours.

Fri, 10 Jun, 2016

Paul Durcan unlikely to feature this season

Donegal selector Maxi Curran has not ruled out Paul Durcan playing for the county again, though the chances of him lining out this season are remote.

Thu, 05 May, 2016

Cork goalkeeper Anthony Casey shows why last man standing is also the bravest

He had no idea just how right he’d be.

Tue, 03 May, 2016

Rory Gallagher upbeat despite ‘harmless enough’ effort

The verdict? Pretty harmless.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2016

All over for Castlebar in 15 minutes

There are key elements that build belief and confidence once an All-Ireland final gets underway. It could be a block, a free, a moment of high fielding, a surging run — something that boosts a team’s morale and makes them feel invincible. All the talk of winning big starts to become a reality in front of your eyes.

Fri, 18 Mar, 2016

Ballyboden St Endas masterclass as Castlebar Mitchels remain in the blocks

BALLYBODEN ST ENDAS (Dublin) 2-14 CASTLEBAR MITCHELS (Mayo) 0-7

Fri, 18 Mar, 2016

Ballyboden St Endas v Castlebar Mitchels - AIB GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Final

Ballyboden take first All-Ireland senior club football title

An historic and against-the-odds first All-Ireland senior club football title for Ballyboden - and the fourth time in the last nine years the Andy Merrigan Cup has remained in Dublin.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2016

Dublin in a league of their own, says Ballyboden boss Andy McEntee

Ballyboden St Enda’s manager Andy McEntee has more pressing matters on his mind this week but admits he finds it difficult to see other football counties catching up on Dublin.

Tue, 15 Mar, 2016

Ballyboden star reveals concussion trauma

Ballyboden St Endas’ Robbie McDaid has revealed he was sidelined for two and a half months last year after suffering a second concussion in the space of three months.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Dara Ó Cinnéide: Michael Murphy can expose Kerry flaws

Big day in Tralee. Big day for the town. Big day for the Kerry hurlers. Just as big for the footballers, says Dara Ó Cinnéide.

Sun, 06 Mar, 2016

Oisín McConville: Here’s the reason The Mark won’t work in football

“Don’t f*** about with it, kick it out to the big man in the middle.”

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

Ballyboden advance to date with destiny

Ballyboden St Enda’s (Dublin) 0-15 Clonmel Commercials (Tipperary) 0-10: “We’re going to win this.” With a smile, Conal Keaney evoked his inner Ger Loughnane when asked how Ballyboden will fare in a debut All-Ireland final without Declan O’Mahoney who was shown a straight red card on Saturday.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2016

Clonmel boss Charlie McGeever claims his side were denied legitimate goal

Charlie McGeever has claimed Clonmel should have been awarded a goal in the second half of Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2016

Ballyboden St Endas need extra time to progress to All-Ireland final

Ballyboden St Endas were made to bend low to secure a first All-Ireland final spot that looked beyond them for so much of the second half of normal time.

Sat, 13 Feb, 2016

Michael Darragh Macauley knows he won’t get second shot at glory

“Strike while the iron’s hot or forever regret it,” is the battle cry from Ballyboden St Endas’ Michael Darragh Macauley ahead of tomorrow’s All-Ireland club semi-final.

Fri, 12 Feb, 2016

Chapter and verse at the Cork International Poetry Festival

PAUL CASEY, who will be reading from his new poetry collection at the Cork International Poetry Festival, says that while poetry in Cork is thriving, the weekly Ó Bhéal poetry-reading series he founded at the Long Valley may have to fold in 2017 on its tenth anniversary.

Wed, 10 Feb, 2016

More GAA stars facing career dilemma

More inter-county Gaelic players will follow the example of Rory O’Carroll and quit the game for a period of time, according to former Dublin full-back Paddy Christie. 

Tue, 05 Jan, 2016

Ballyboden St Enda’s can go all the way, reckons Michael Darragh Macauley

Michael Darragh Macauley is in new territory.

Wed, 09 Dec, 2015

Portlaoise v Ballyboden St Enda's - AIB Leinster GAA Senior Club Football Championship Final

Christmas comes early for battling Ballyboden St Enda’s

Ballyboden St Enda’s 2-9 Portlaoise 1-11: Not so much a game won as one frittered away.

Mon, 07 Dec, 2015

Paul Durcan checks in for Ballyboden St Enda’s

Late last night, Paul Durcan arrived into Dublin from the Middle East.

Sat, 05 Dec, 2015

Michael Darragh Macauley: Ballyboden St Enda’s underdogs like Tyson Fury

Former Footballer of the Year Michael Darragh Macauley insists he’s “not ready to be a super-sub just yet”, despite being axed by All-Ireland champions Dublin for the first time in his career.

Tue, 01 Dec, 2015

Sam Molony goal the vital boost for Ballyboden St Enda's

Ballyboden St Enda’s (Dublin) 1-11 St Loman’s Mullingar (Westmeath) 0-9: Sam Molony’s 25th minute goal proved the crucial score as Dublin champions Ballyboden St Endas booked their place in the Leinster Club SFC final with victory over St Loman’s at Cusack Park, Mullingar.

Mon, 23 Nov, 2015

Colm Basquel goal key as Ballyboden St Enda’s edge dour battle

St Patrick’s (Louth) 0-7 Ballyboden St Enda’s (Dublin) 1-8: It tells a tale of the terrible conditions in Drogheda, and the resulting quality of the fare, that the big talking points afterwards surrounded players that weren’t actually involved.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2015

Paul Durcan may have played final game for Donegal

Donegal goalkeeper Paul Durcan has given the biggest indication yet he may have played his last game for the county. Fresh from winning a Dublin senior title with Ballyboden St Enda’s on Sunday, the All Star nominee is in the process of moving to Qatar with his wife Edel who has secured a job there as a teacher.

Tue, 03 Nov, 2015

Ballyboden have their day

Ballyboden St Enda’s 2-8 St Vincent’s 0-10 (Dublin SFC Final): Anybody who knows the impressive breadth and rich vitality of Ballyboden St Enda’s would never describe them as giant-killers.

Mon, 02 Nov, 2015

Something for the weekend...

1. WEDDING WONDERS

Sat, 10 Oct, 2015