Choosing the greatest footballers who never got their hands on the Sam Maguire is a debate that never dies. Every few years, the discussion needs a refresh, especially when new contenders emerge or when legends retire without that elusive Celtic Cross. Here, we focus on the last 25 years. These are players who delivered consistently […]
1 month ago
The debate surrounding an overhaul of the current All-Ireland Football Championship format is ongoing. The Gaelic Athletic Association have announced that pre-season inter-county tournaments are to be scrapped ahead of the new season. Meetings of the GAA’s An Coiste Bainistíochta and Ard Chomhairle took place on Friday and Saturday, and the decision to suspend any […]
1 year ago
“A lot of it is doing it for them, and doing if for the teammates.” Mick Fitzsimons had just held one of the best players of his generation to 0-3 [0-2 from play] in an All-Ireland final, on his way to claiming a ninth Celtic Cross, but he was almost more worried about dropping an […]
2 years ago
“They are tiring badly.” Former Tyrone star Peter Canavan has admitted that he is “Worried” following his county’s defeat to Roscommon last weekend in the National League. The Red Hands were three up at one stage in the second half, but then crumbled and leaked three goals, meaning that they are sitting bottom of Division […]
3 years ago
Green Proposal is given the all go. After Proposal B narrowly failed last year in congress to revamp the championship structure in such a way that the league would become the championship, and provincial cups would be separate, a new format has been approved. This structure will be a tiered championship where the eight provincial […]
4 years ago
Sam Maguire this way please. If only it was as simple as following the sign to ultimate glory, but Mayo are in luck, as the sign directing them to the Sam Maguire is on the Castlebar N5 roundabout. Motorists heading to Dublin were noticing this new addition to the road signs, but it is not […]
4 years ago