Remembering the GAA's first bona fide superstar: gentleman Jim McKeever

Mick O’Connell raved about his fielding abilities. Others believe he has been the most influential figure in Ulster football. Niall McCoy remembers the GAA's first-ever player of the year.

Lifting the Dr McKenna Cup with Derry, the late, great Jim McKeever

In the wake of Dublin’s All-Ireland final win over Kerry on Sunday, attention soon turned to the Player of the Year award and it became clear that there’s a certain peculiarity attached to the discourse.

That comes from the fact that the two likely contenders, Dublin’s James McCarthy and Kerry’s David Clifford, didn’t actually have good finals.