Derek McGrath is an English teacher. A career spent instructing teenage boys on the wisdom of William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Seamus Heaney suggests he probably has enviably reserves of patience and a decent sense of humour. These would have been tested on Sunday in Thurles when Diarmuid Kirwan decided against giving Jamie Barron a free, moments […]
10 years ago
Should it have been a free the other way?
10 years ago
“Davy Fitzgerald is calling for time… IT’S ALL OVER!” A moment in time captured forever. Commentators aren’t just tasked with describing action or bringing a game to life. They face a challenge of immortalising iconic moments. Their words, their energy, their timing can sprinkle stardust over magic and ensure that it stands the test of […]
10 years ago
They may have to erect a fence between the two benches at Semple Stadium by the time June 5th rolls around. Clare and Waterford could not be separated after 90 minutes yesterday, but their respective management teams had to be separated during the course of a see-saw Allianz League Final in Thurles. It took a […]
10 years ago
What a performance
10 years ago
Clare fans worried by the sight of John Conlon hobbling off injured will have been calmed when they saw his replacement. Tony Kelly made an instant impact on his return from injury, popping over two points before those in the Semple Stadium stands had a chance to mark the 2013 hurler of the year’s arrival […]
10 years ago