Kevin McGillicuddy
Dublin, Ireland.
Danny Ward may not even know it. And it’s doubtful he even cares. And it’s not his fault. But the young Wales netminder made it a perfect seven last night for Liverpool and their history of signing goalkeepers, and never actually playing them. The 22-year-old came on a second-half substitute in last night’s 1-1 draw […]
10 years ago
Jose Mourinho is determined to get one up on Pep Guardiola. If the two men clash in next season’s Premier League, it will be absolutely box-office considering the bad blood between both men from their time in La Liga. Guardiola, of course, will be shacking up at the Etihad from mid-summer when he takes over […]
10 years ago
Unbelievable stuff from the St Kevin’s lads. Some players if they are lucky get to go to the Nou Camp. Some players, if they are even luckier, get to step out on the pitch to play the Catalan giants once in their lives. But a group of schoolboys in Dublin can top all that after […]
10 years ago
No good deed goes unpunished. And it seems that Bray Wanderers really should have checked with the FAI before laying on their own special tribute to this weekend’s 1916 celebrations. It was reported on Friday afternoon that the club and its groundsman had gone to extraordinary lengths to remember the Easter Rising with a special […]
10 years ago
Good as new
10 years ago
Try and hold back the tears Liverpool fans. Luis Suarez made his return to international football last night, and scored the equaliser in the second half, as Uruguay grabbed a 2-2 draw with Brazil in the South American qualification for the World Cup. Suarez of course has been banned for almost a full two years […]
10 years ago
The result was not even the most important thing last night for several Irish footballers. We may have beaten Switzerland 1-0, but that will largely be forgotten after a turgid game was only enlivened for most fans by the fact they could get their hands on a few pints on a Good Friday. Alan Judge […]
10 years ago
How did Chile do it? We have no idea, but they did, and we expect a flood of Spanish and European managers to be asking for the secret to their success later this week after Lionel Messi showed the first sign of decline. Well, when we day decline, we mean he had an off night […]
10 years ago
Jose Enrique’s agent should be beatified. The man is clearly a modern day miracle worker as he managed to blag his client an outrageous contract that sees the former Spain international earn thousands of pounds each week, for doing nothing more than basically posting pictures on Instagram, Enrique isn’t alone however is earning hundreds of […]
10 years ago
What do you say in a time of tragedy? Sometimes it is best just to remember, and show support, without uttering a single word. Two communities in Derry and Donegal are trying to come to terms with an appalling tragedy that saw five lives lost in Buncrana earlier this week. And on Saturday night, two […]
10 years ago
We’ve done all the hard work for Sky or RTÉ. Or TG4. Now all they need to do is thank us with a healthy slice of commission pie. Former Kerry footballer Mike Quirke hit upon a genius idea earlier this week, when he suggested that a GAA-style version of the hugely successful Sky Sports ‘Soccer […]
10 years ago
Perfect for the weekend that’s in it. Ireland remembers the 1916 Rising this Easter weekend and there will hardly be a person in any corner of the country who will be unaware of the significance of the events 100 years ago. The seven signatories may be centre of much of the focus of activities across […]
10 years ago
How could anyone not love Jonathan Walters? The Stoke forward was key in our push to Euro 2016 and if there was a player you would have first in every XI, then it would be the former Ipswich man. But life has not always been so good for the 32-year-old. The forward has endured tough […]
10 years ago
The worst kept secret in rugby is out. Conor O’Shea, the former Ireland international, and director of rugby at Harlequins, is about to take over his first ever international side. The TV pundit has been confirmed as Italy’s new head coach in the last few minutes. He takes over the role from Jacques Brunel and […]
10 years ago
One of our own
10 years ago
When the future’s uncertain the end is always near. It may not quite be the end of days yet for Christian Benteke at Anfield, but the sense the Belgian’s time in red is drawing to a close has been accelerated by a devastating interview he gave earlier this week. The 25-year-old questioned Jurgen Klopp and […]
10 years ago
This is Johan Cruyff. This is not Johan Cruyff. https://twitter.com/NieuwsKokmeijer/status/697774199071346692 Poor Morgan Schniederlin did not know the difference however between the Dutch master pictured above, and his Netherlands team-mate Jan Jongbloed. In the rush to pay tribute to the former Ajax and Barcelona legend after his death on Thuresday, the Manchester United midfielder got all […]
10 years ago
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not be stuck for pocket money if he pitches up at Manchester United this summer. The Swede will have his pick of rich clubs after his current deal at PSG runs out just weeks before the European Championships. The striker is understood to be interested in move to the Premier League, and […]
10 years ago
Terror will not win
10 years ago
Arlene Cushen’s dodgy knee sums up the madness and the beauty of the GAA. The Dublin dual star is one of the best players to emerge from the capital over the last decade, and has also survived two serious knee injuries to be a key player for the county’s footballers and camogie teams. She initially […]
10 years ago
At it again
10 years ago
Deep thinker
10 years ago
Top lads
10 years ago
Wonderful news
10 years ago
Breaking their silence
10 years ago
Throwback Thursday is alive and well. Ireland faces Switzerland tomorrow evening in the Aviva in the first of our warm-up games ahead of this summer’s European Championships. It will be out 16th ever meeting with the ‘make chocolate not war’ lovers and the first since 2005. But it’s been brought to our attention that almost […]
10 years ago
Mamma Mia
10 years ago
There could be major changes on the way to how you spend your Tuesday and Wednesday nights watching football. The Champions League is a bloated beast, and it seems that Uefa is looking to put it on a slim line diet, perhaps from the 2018-19 season. It currently sees 32 teams begin life in the […]
10 years ago
Yes please
10 years ago
Louis van Gaal is a confident sort of man. Some may say arrogant, but we think there is nothing wrong in backing your own ability or trusting your players to turn things around. Unfortunately Louis van Gaaal is struggling to come good on any of his promises to Manchester United fans this season. So we […]
10 years ago
Champion Chase day and the comeback kid Sprinter Sacre got the biggest cheer of the week with success in the feature of Day Two. 5.30 Weatherbys Champion Bumper 1st 3 Ballyandy 5/1 2nd 5 Battleford 25/1 3rd 2 Bacardys (FR) 16/1 The last race of day two needed a photo finish to settle it as Sam […]
10 years ago
A lifetime of sacrifice distilled into 60 minutes. There is no hiding place in Croke Park, and while the stands may not be full, the hearts and minds of supporters and players heading to Drumcondra on Thursday afternoon are consumed by just one thing on All-Ireland club football final day. Andy Merrigan awaits Castlebar Mitchels or […]
10 years ago
Heroes just for one day
10 years ago
How do you walk away from the most successful Dublin team in over twenty years? Darragh Nelson made the tough choice and while Jim Gavin’s squad may have missed out on his blossoming as a footballer, his club Ballyboden St Enda’s certainly haven’t. The club captain has been inspirational this season as the biggest GAA […]
10 years ago
He’s ready
10 years ago
Manchester City may have won the battle on Tuesday night in the UEFA Champions League, but it may prove very costly. Manuel Pellegrini saw his side emerge winners over Dynamo Kiev by a 3-1 aggregate score after a goalless draw at the Etihad. The game overall was a very drab affair, as Kiev failed to muster […]
10 years ago
England versus Ireland. That would surely sell well for the UFC, so we don’t see any problem in Dele Ali’s suggestion that Conor McGregor’s next opponent should be a professional footballer. The Tottenham playmaker loves a good troll, but we think he may have struck marketing gold this evening with his suggestion for the next […]
10 years ago
Jurgen Klopp’s comments on a young Brazilian the Premier League has never seen should excite any Liverpool fan. The German is only a few months at Anfield, and while he may not have known that Tiago Ilori was a Liverpool player when he arrived, he certainly has high hopes for Allan. The 19-year-old was one […]
10 years ago
Ronny Delia can consider this a major wake-up call. The Celtic coach has his team top of the Scottish Premiership, but the natives at Parkhead are still unhappy as performances have been dire for most of the campaign. Fans are unhappy, but we’re not sure they would fancy an ex-Manchester United boss by the name […]
10 years ago
Nate Diaz just does not get it. The UFC lightweight contender dispatched of Conor McGregor two weeks ago in Las Vegas at UFC 196, but one thing is still bugging him. The Stockton native got the better of the 27-year-old with a reverse choke, but after the fight, there was more debate about whether McGregor […]
10 years ago
Perhaps the editor of Aidan O’Shea’s Wikipedia page was overcome with Cheltenham fever. Or maybe they are just so impressed with the Breaffy man that they felt they had to describe his ‘beast mode’ in equine terms. Either way, when you go searching for Aidan O’Shea on the internet’s free encyclopedia, there is no doubting […]
10 years ago
Well if Robbo thinks so, then why wait. Louis van Gaal’s time as Manchester United manager you would have to feel is drawing ever shorter as the Dutchman faces a possible career-defining 48 hours in charge at Old Trafford. An exit from Europe this week against Liverpool could be the final nail in his Dutch […]
10 years ago
Like any good teammate, Gunnar Nelson is offering his friend some advice. The SBG fighter, whose next outing is in Holland in May, feels that Conor McGregor could be set to leave his featherweight days behind him after this month’s UFC 196 loss to Nate Diaz. Before the fight the 27-year had spoken about being […]
10 years ago
There is no greater feeling during the week of Cheltenham than getting one over on your fellow punter. Sure, everyone can lump on the favourite and collect their fifty cents for the one-hundred euro they just paid out, but it’s much more fun to try something a little bit different. With that in mind, we’ve […]
10 years ago
Aidan O’Shea is no slouch. But when he tried to test himself against the best of the underage NFL talent at a combine, he found that there is fast, and there is American football fast. The Mayo footballer’s exploits in America as part of this year’s Toughest Trade documentary will air on RTÉ 2 tonight as […]
10 years ago
Mayo in Croke Park. Mayo teams in All-Ireland finals. Everyone knows the story, and the players may be different, but the denouement appears to be always the same. Castlebar Mitchels’ Paddy Durcan is sick of it. And he visibly bristles when asked why Mayo sides, club and county, fail on the biggest stage of all […]
10 years ago
Aidan O’Shea is unlikely to ever feature at GAA Congress. If he did, perhaps there would be too much honesty for the grey gentlemen that normally populate the annual talking shop from the mouth of the Breaffy club man. He may have blanked out his own brief experience of a key rule change in 2010, […]
10 years ago
Another link to the Brendan Rodgers era is about to be severed this summer at Anfield. The former Liverpool boss once described Joe Allen as the ‘Welsh Xavi’ and it was a nickname that the former Swansea man could never get away from. Most Liverpool fans thought he resembled a crab more than the Spanish pass-master with […]
10 years ago
Never mind Robert Lewandowski. Pep Guardiola is preparing for his summer switch to Manchester City and the man he most wants to bring with him is not even one of the German superpower’s superstars. Reports in Germany are suggesting the former Barca boss wants to bring one of Bayern Munich’s best men with him to the Etihad. Guardiola is likely […]
10 years ago
Niall Quinn is probably better clear of all that. The current carry-on at Sunderland would probably be beyond even Quinn, the man who tried his damnedest to broker peace in Saipan. The club is looking for a new CEO after the mess made of the Adam Johnson saga over the last few months. Irishwoman Margaret Byrne […]
10 years ago