Person: Rory Hickey

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Case for second GAA referee more compelling than ever

“With ten minutes left in a championship match, when you’re 80 yards from the play, you’re hoping to God there isn’t an obvious foul you’ll miss. You’re not going to get there because you’re wrecked.”

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The unspoken motivation that will drive Nemo

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The unspoken motivation that will drive Nemo Rangers

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Cork football referee Conor Lane : ‘You enjoy the pressure situation of the games’

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'They see the ref as someone to roar at because they have seen it on TV'

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GAA to expand hurling referee roster

St Michael's Enniskillen win first-ever Hogan Cup after tense finale

St Michael's Enniskillen landed their first-ever Hogan Cup after surviving a fraught finish to their final against Naas CBS.

Sat, 06 Apr, 2019

Tyrone input has sharpened Galway attack, says Damien Comer

Galway football captain Damien Comer has credited Paddy Tally with bringing greater directness to the county’s attacking play.

Thu, 12 Apr, 2018

A scuffle breaks out between the teams 22/10/2017

Sixmilebridge the team of decade as fairytale ends for Clooney-Quin

Sixmilebridge 1-20 Clooney-Quin 1-14: Twelve minutes into the second half of yesterday’s Clare senior hurling final, Clooney-Quin’s James Corry popped over what seemed a tidy but unremarkable point out — only there was something remarkable about it.

Mon, 23 Oct, 2017

Eoin Cadogan and Aidan Walsh to miss out

Aidan Walsh and Eoin Cadogan are not expected to feature for the Cork footballers in Saturday’s Munster semi-final against Tipperary.

Thu, 08 Jun, 2017

Diarmuid Connolly's chequered history

A chequered past, to say the least.

Wed, 07 Jun, 2017

Armagh v Tipperary - Allianz Football League Division 3 Round 7

Michael Quinlivan heroics against Armagh sees Tipperary promoted

Tipperary 3-8 Armagh 0-16

Mon, 03 Apr, 2017

Goal-hungry Tribesmen edge closer to top-flight return

Yet, a modern analyst would probably focus more on slack defending than anything else, with both sides needing to shore up their rearguards if progress is to be made in the remainder of the league and into the championship.

Mon, 20 Mar, 2017

Cork edge through as Limerick pay the penalty

Cork 2-10 Limerick 0-10: In the end, Cork reached a seventh straight EirGrid Munster U21FC final as Limerick were overcome at Páirc Uí Rinn last night, but it was far from straightforward.

Thu, 16 Mar, 2017

Lesson learned for Sean Hayes as he gives due respect to Limerick

Sean Hayes took Limerick for granted once during his tenure as Cork U21 football manager. He’d never be so foolish as to do it twice.

Wed, 15 Mar, 2017

Monaghan v Donegal - Allianz Football League Division 1 Round 7

Colin Walshe’s late winner saves Monaghan

Monaghan 1-10 Donegal 1-9: The roar from the Monaghan support following Colin Walshe’s 73rd-minute winner against Donegal in Castleblayney yesterday was so loud it could probably be heard at Austin Stack Park in Tralee.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016

Dogged Kerry win arm wrestle

Kerry 1-13 Donegal 1-8: He said afterwards the win enabled Kerry to look up towards play-off possibilities rather than look down at relegation threats, but Éamonn Fitzmaurice will look ahead with relish to anything the spring and summer can throw at him after this.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

Seamus Kennedy: ‘We will never give up, we will never give in’

The Clonmel Commercials dressing room sings in perfect unison.

Tue, 01 Dec, 2015

Diarmuid Connolly’s ban must stick for GAA’s sake

September dawns and the GAA’s disciplinary system finds itself occupied in a month in which it is usually dormant.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2015

Clare star Conor Cleary leaves Cusack Park like ‘an auld dog’ after injury

A Clare club manager has claimed county hurler Conor Cleary had to be carried from a pitch like “an auld dog” after sustaining a serious ankle injury at Cusack Park, Ennis on Saturday evening.

Wed, 26 Aug, 2015

GAA public needs education on black cards

The lack of competitive games this weekend ensured they passed without any major controversy, even as we get close to the summit of the football season.

Mon, 03 Aug, 2015

Tipperary learn little from Louth canter

Tipperary 3-21 Louth 0-7: “Is it worth anything to us really,” questioned Peter Creedon.

Mon, 13 Jul, 2015

John Bannon: Ulster clash tough for referee

Of the three televised games this weekend, the most difficult match to officiate was the Donegal v Derry Ulster semi-final in Clones.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2015

Down bounce back to top division

Down 3-12 Laois 1-15: Down’s ability to find the net helped them clinch promotion back to Division One while Laois maintained their league status despite defeat in Pairc Esler yesterday.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2015

Kingdom’s determination earns its reward

Kerry 2-13 Donegal 2-11

Mon, 16 Mar, 2015

St Francis College, Rochestown: We didn’t get an even break

A pair of disgusted parents vented their frustration at referee Rory Hickey as he departed the field at the full-time whistle in Rathmore.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Classy Corca Dhuibhne connect four

Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne 1-10 St Francis College, Rochestown 0-10

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Aidan O’Shea revels in new role as Mayo get back on track against Monaghan

Mayo 3-15 Monaghan 0-11

Mon, 02 Mar, 2015

Mayo turn up the heat on short-handed Monaghan

Mayo claimed a fully merited second win of the current Allianz Football League Division 1 campaign against 13 men Monaghan at Elverys McHale Park this afternoon.

Sun, 01 Mar, 2015

Queens and Trinity College make it through to Ryan Cup decider

Ryan Cup Roundup

Sat, 28 Feb, 2015

UCD fury as Smith’s injury time goal a winner for DCU

Sigerson Cup semi-final

Sat, 21 Feb, 2015

Dave Kenny embraces the growing popularity of man hugs

Irishmen shied away from any touching beyond a handshake for fear of homophobia, until politicians and Continentals normalised the man hug, says Dave Kenny.

Sat, 17 Jan, 2015

Kerry start Geaney in place of injured O’Brien

There is just one enforced change to the Kerry side for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final clash with Galway at Croke Park (2pm).

Wed, 30 Jul, 2014

History-makers Mayo move relentlessly on

Mayo 3-14 Galway 0-16

Mon, 14 Jul, 2014

Champions dominate in Connacht final

Mayo 3-14 Galway 0-16

Sun, 13 Jul, 2014

Brophy tackle criticism ‘blown out of all proportion’

Meath footballer Kevin Reilly has hit out at Jason Ryan’s criticism of his tackle on Paddy Brophy in last Sunday week’s Leinster |semi-final, claiming the incident has been "blown out of all proportion".

Fri, 11 Jul, 2014

Meath boss hits back at Ryan

Meath manager Mick O’Dowd has taken a thinly-veiled swipe at Jason Ryan for his criticism of Kevin Reilly’s tackle on Paddy Brophy in last Sunday week’s Leinster semi-final.

Thu, 10 Jul, 2014

Lilywhites very lucky to escape the black plague

Another weekend, another collection of black card queries.

Mon, 30 Jun, 2014

Mayo see off Cork with four-goal volley

Mayo 4-12 Cork 2-14

Sun, 16 Mar, 2014

High scores as players adjust to new rule

Football Review Committee chairman Eugene McGee believes some of the high National League scorelines last weekend were “artificial” as players become acquainted with the black card rule.

Tue, 04 Feb, 2014