ONE OF THESE years, Brian Fenton is going to experience what it’s like to lose a championship match in a Dublin jersey. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO The Raheny midfielder made his debut in 2015 and hasn’t suffered defeat once in 28 games across four seasons. He’s a four-time All-Ireland winner and at the relatively young age […]
IN EACH OF the past two seasons, Dublin lifted the Sam Maguire but a Mayo man took home the Footballer of the Year award. Andy Moran won the big prize last year while it was Lee Keegan in 2016, but this time around it looks set to be awarded to a member of the victorious […]
COLM CAVANAGH IS one of just two players in the Tyrone squad with a Celtic Cross in his back pocket, along with Cathal McCarron who missed out through injury on Sunday. Colm and Sean Cavanagh lift the Sam Maguire in 2008 Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Cavanagh played a part in the Red Hand’s last senior success […]
FOLLOWING THEIR four-in-a-row All-Ireland success, the Dublin footballers continued their celebrations by bringing the Sam Maguire trophy to the children’s hospitals in the capital on Monday. Jim Gavin’s charges were in good spirits as they came to see the patients and staff in the Crumlin Children’s Hospital and Temple Street after defeating Tyrone on Sunday […]
FORMER WESTMEATH FOOTBALLER and selector Jack Cooney will be put forward for ratification to take over as the new manager of the Lake County, Westmeath GAA has announced. The football committee appointed by the Westmeath County board to recommend a new manager will propose Cooney for the position at the next county board meeting, which will […]
THOUSANDS OF DUBLIN fans turned out in force at Smithfield Plaza for the official homecoming party to honour Dublin’s four-in-a-row All-Ireland success. The celebrations got underway earlier on Monday evening at an event which was hosted by Lord Mayor Nial Ring and Dublin City Council. There were joyous scenes at what was a family-friendly occasion where […]
AS A METRIC to sum up the strength of this all-conquering Dublin squad, it was worth not just considering those on the pitch on Sunday but those not listed on the match programme. Bernard Brogan is one of the most decorated players at Dublin’s disposal. Multiple Leinster and All-Ireland accolades, the best player in the […]
HE WAS NOT present to help Dublin to their latest All-Ireland triumph but the door is not closed on a potential return to their senior setup for attacker Diarmuid Connolly. The mercurial forward last lined out for Dublin in a league game last spring against Mayo but has been absent for their 2018 championship campaign. […]
Updated Sep 4th 2018, 12:01 PM THEY SAY PERSPECTIVE is everything in life. For Tyrone boss Mickey Harte, Sunday’s All-Ireland final defeat to Dublin certainly hurt, but he was able to keep things in context. Harte has known true loss. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Death and illness have been frequent visitors to Harte’s door over the past […]
THE RACE FOR Sam is over. The winners have been anointed and the rest of us can just go home and whistle. To be clear, that’s not this year’s All-Ireland final I’m talking about. It’s next year’s. Click Here: cheap dragons jersey According to the bookies, as well as pretty much all of Monday’s newspapers, […]