SPEAKING TO MEATH captain Máire O’Shaughnessy ahead of their Division 3 league final earlier this year, she was delighted to have her sister back by “‘She’s still a huge part of the day and it’s great for the family’”
Month: September 2021
How the term ‘media mafia’ was coined ahead of the last All-Ireland final replay
THE BUILD-UP to the All-Ireland football final replay has been muted this week given what’s at stake tomorrow night. James McCarthy and Tommy Walsh shake “How the term ‘media mafia’ was coined ahead of the last All-Ireland final replay”
Poll: What’s your prediction for today’s All-Ireland football final replay?
WE GO AGAIN. After a gripping spectacle two weeks ago, Jim Gavin’s Dublin will lock horns with Kerry again in the All-Ireland SFC final. History “Poll: What’s your prediction for today’s All-Ireland football final replay?”
‘Stephen’s a good, noble character. It’s no surprise that he’s still playing at this level at nearly 38’
AS SOMEONE WHO soldiered side-by-side with Stephen Cluxton throughout the victorious All-Ireland campaign of 2013, Shane Supple is in a unique position to decode the “‘Stephen’s a good, noble character. It’s no surprise that he’s still playing at this level at nearly 38’”
The two soon-to-be AFLW stars going head-to-head to lift an All-Ireland crown
“IT’S MAD,” LOUTH captain Kate Flood smiles at the All-Ireland ladies football finals media day in Croke Park. “You couldn’t really write it; the two “The two soon-to-be AFLW stars going head-to-head to lift an All-Ireland crown”
‘Three minds working for the wellness of a player is always better than one’: Inside Dublin’s three in-a-row bid
AN EXAMPLE OF how far we’ve come to start off. When Dr Katie Lydon suffered a devastating career-ending injury 13 years ago, she had no “‘Three minds working for the wellness of a player is always better than one’: Inside Dublin’s three in-a-row bid”
Dublin confirm their greatness, Kerry kick big chance away and potential retirements
1. Dublin confirm their greatness THEY GUARDED AGAINST the five-in-a-row hype all year but finally Jim Gavin and his players can speak openly about their “Dublin confirm their greatness, Kerry kick big chance away and potential retirements”
Dublin player ratings: Kilkenny the star man, closely followed by Con and Mannion
Stephen Cluxton 8Our Rating The first man in hurling or football to win six All-Irelands as captain, it’s a record that may stand the test “Dublin player ratings: Kilkenny the star man, closely followed by Con and Mannion”
Poll: Who will win today’s All-Ireland senior football final in Croke Park?
IT ALL COMES down to this. The reigning champions Dublin are seeking a three-in-a-row for the first time in the county’s history. Standing in their “Poll: Who will win today’s All-Ireland senior football final in Croke Park?”
Kerry player ratings: Geaney and Clifford lead the line for wasteful Kingdom
Shane Ryan 8Our Rating There wasn’t much more he could have done. Made a brilliant double-save on Diarmuid Connolly and Con O’Callaghan late in the “Kerry player ratings: Geaney and Clifford lead the line for wasteful Kingdom”