BALLINTUBBER WILL RESUME the defence of their Mayo senior football championship title with a clash against Belmullet in the last eight. Should they successfully negotiate “Potential 2018 final rematch in store following Mayo SFC quarter-final draw”
Month: September 2021
‘It’s just so dismissive of the work that goes into it’ – Dublin boss on talk of capital’s dominance
WHEN THE WORD dominance is put to Dublin ladies football manager Mick Bohan, he has none of it at first. Dublin ladies boss Mick Bohan. “‘It’s just so dismissive of the work that goes into it’ – Dublin boss on talk of capital’s dominance”
‘Devastated for her… but she’s still around the group and she’s so positive’
A BITTER PILL to swallow. As we all know, sport is cruel sometimes. Click Here: Golf special There are exhilarating highs and days to cherish, “‘Devastated for her… but she’s still around the group and she’s so positive’”
‘The Tipp jerseys haven’t been washed, I’d say. They’re wearing them to bed and all!’
IT’S BEEN A rollercoaster three years for Tipperary ladies football. Tipperary captain Samantha Lambert. Source: Ramsey Cardy/SPORTSFILE From 15 games came 15 wins and three “‘The Tipp jerseys haven’t been washed, I’d say. They’re wearing them to bed and all!’”
‘You’re passing on your experience. You’ve been there and been through it all’
A KEY MEMBER of Liam Sheedy’s 27-man backroom team for their All-Ireland winning campaign was legendary forward Eoin Kelly. For Sheedy to operate with such “‘You’re passing on your experience. You’ve been there and been through it all’”
Ó Sé: ‘We need to put Jack McCaffrey on the back foot and see how does that work’
FORMER KERRY DEFENDER Marc Ó Sé believes Stephen O’Brien is the man to track Jack McCaffrey’s marauding runs from deep in Saturday’s All-Ireland final replay. “Ó Sé: ‘We need to put Jack McCaffrey on the back foot and see how does that work’”
Ending All-Ireland final droughts, ‘second job’ of management and challenging the Dubs
IN GALWAY MANAGER Tim Rabbitt’s first year in the top job, he’s steered the Tribe to a first All-Ireland final since 2005. Galway ladies football “Ending All-Ireland final droughts, ‘second job’ of management and challenging the Dubs”
5 things Jim Gavin and Dublin learned in the drawn All-Ireland final
JIM GAVIN CAN count on one hand the number of games where Dublin have performed well below their optimum level in championship football during his “5 things Jim Gavin and Dublin learned in the drawn All-Ireland final”
Laois set to appoint four-time All-Ireland winning Kerryman as manager
FOUR-TIME ALL-Ireland winner Mike Quirke is on the verge of taking over the Laois senior football side after he was chosen as the preferred candidate to “Laois set to appoint four-time All-Ireland winning Kerryman as manager”
The key area Kerry must target if they’re to take down the empire
THE 1-16 KERRY put past Dublin in the drawn game would have been enough to beat them in the 2015 final and both the 2016 “The key area Kerry must target if they’re to take down the empire”