Person: Tony Doran

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The weekend's telly: Baby Driver, Good Vibrations, Italia '90

Arts Editor Des O'Driscoll looks at the weekend's small-screen highlights.

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GAA emoji quiz: Can you name these ten Wexford hurlers?

Sean Doherty, Dublin, supported by teammate Kevin Moran, in action against Jack O'Shea, Kerry, during the 1977 All-Ireland SFC semi-final. Picture: Connolly Collection / SPORTSFILE

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TG4 announce 10 All-Ireland Gold games for May

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Enda McEvoy: The growing trend throwing hurling off course

columnists

Decoding the DNA of a 21st-century hurler

‘I don’t know if points from 100 metres are of any value to the game’

Stranger things we would never have predicted

A person known to me was counting down the days for quite a while until the moment arrived last week: Stranger Things 2 was released.

Mon, 30 Oct, 2017

Mick Roche was a Tipperary ‘colossus’

Former team-mate Len Gaynor has paid tribute to the memory of the late Tipperary hurling legend Mick Roche, whose death was announced yesterday at the age of 73.

Thu, 08 Dec, 2016

Liam Dunne unchallenged for Model job, says Doran

Wexford legend Tony Doran says he’s not aware of any other candidates for the position of senior hurling manager other than current boss, Liam Dunne.

Fri, 19 Aug, 2016

Gerald Fleming’s forecast for Wexford this weekend is…

The joys of weekend work. You know Gerald Fleming as the affable weatherman telling you to expect sunny spells and scattered showers, but those TV bulletins mean missing out on the sporting passion of the man from Wexford town.

Sun, 24 Jul, 2016

Tom Dempsey: ‘You don’t know how close you are to success before you give up’

Twenty years ago, Wexford lit up the hurling summer and Tom Dempsey remembers every step of a magical journey, writes Enda McEvoy

Fri, 22 Jul, 2016

When Carlow’s county final lasted eight weeks

Ever hear the story of the Carlow senior hurling final that took eight weeks to determine a winner? Urban myth or glorious fact?

Mon, 22 Jul, 2013

Fogarty has no time for cynical play

The light and heat generated in recent weeks about the need for reform in Gaelic football has been entertaining, if a little inconclusive.

Sat, 30 Mar, 2013

Cats make Laois nightmare come true

The sun shone and the rain fell in intermittent waves but there was no sign of lightning striking twice in Portlaoise last night as Kilkenny made short work of an outclassed Laois side in this Bord Gáis Leinster U21 final.

Thu, 12 Jul, 2012

Buckley bids to banish the blues

The shock waves that followed Galway’s barely believable schooling of Kilkenny in last Sunday’s Leinster final will have an effect in many different ways over the coming months, and not just in the belief that suddenly more teams have a chance of winning the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

Wed, 11 Jul, 2012

Opportunity knocks for Laois

A great opportunity beckons for Laois and Carlow as they clash in the Bord Gáis Energy Leinster U21 hurling semi-final at Dr Cullen Park tonight (7.30pm).

Wed, 20 Jun, 2012

Building a Model of success

Liam Dunne may have played the game on the edge himself but as Wexford manager he will demand total discipline

Sat, 02 Jun, 2012

Former dual star Murphy lauded

He returned ‘home’ expecting to attend a retirement party for his brother Liam, but former Cork dual star supreme Brian Murphy was the centre of attention at the Nemo Rangers complex on Saturday night where he was honoured for his remarkable sporting achievements.

Mon, 20 Feb, 2012

Kilkenny haven’t gone ‘haywire’ on tactics

IN the aftermath of last Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC final victory over Tipperary there was much talk about the new approach by Brian Cody and Kilkenny, how the Cats had become newly tactical.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2011

Lilywhites unsung hero

HIS name will not be familiar to a younger generation of GAA followers outside of Kildare, but Pat Dunny has a list of achievements to his credit which merit special recognition.

Mon, 01 Aug, 2011

Rattle the goalie, that was the idea

Long before there was Noel Hickey, Pa Dillon was the benchmark for defenders. Full-back on the Kilkenny team-of-the-century, the farmer from Freshford left an indelible mark in the county where hurling is all. Tipperary’s Seán McLoughlin, himself no shrinking violet, was a powerful attacker with the magnificent Tipp team of the early 60s. Diarmuid O’Flynn met the duo in calmer waters this week, the square in Pa’s picturesque home village of Freshford, in advance of tomorrow’s All-Ireland final between the counties.

Sat, 04 Sep, 2010

GAA president geared up for big weekend

GAA president Christy Cooney is preparing up for a hectic weekend with Sunday's All-Ireland SFC final and the presentation of the Sam Maguire Cup only one of a multitude of duties he will face between now and Sunday.

Sat, 19 Sep, 2009

Dunny hails interpros as legends line up for battle

TAKE a look back over the teams that have won inter-provincial hurling honours, whether in their old guise as the Railway Cup or in the current format sponsored by Clare businessman Martin Donnelly — patron saint of unsung causes — and they’re all there, every legendary name in hurling.

Sat, 13 Oct, 2007