Mickey Harte: ‘There is a longing in the people of Tyrone to be here on All-Ireland final day’
By SINCE TYRONE LAST scaled the Gaelic football summit in 2008, they have ventured back to Croke Park on four occasions in search of a berth in the September decider. Cork in 2009, Mayo in 2013, Kerry in 2015 and Dublin in 2017 put paid to the dreams held by Mickey Harte’s teams. Their All-Ireland semi-final […]
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‘I put a lot of pressure on myself…I really did feel it coming into this game’ – Galway ladies boss
GALWAY MANAGER STEPHEN Glennon says it was a massive relief when Róisín Leonard scored her side’s fifth goal against Mayo, to secure safe passage into a first TG4 All-Ireland semi-final since 2014. The reigning Connacht champions were hammered 6-19 to 1-10 by Cork at this stage last year, and this was a big statement. Click […]
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‘It’s going to be a fantastic battle’ – Dublin ready to face only team to beat them in 2018
DUBLIN MANAGER MICK Bohan says his players were entirely responsible for their brilliant second half display as they blew Kerry away with a stunning performance at Dr Hyde Park on Sunday. The 18-point victory sets up a TG4 All-Ireland semi-final with Galway, the only team who have defeated Dublin competitively this year. The Tribeswomen claimed […]
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‘Kevin has built us and got us to where we are’ – Galway call for manager to stay on
SATURDAY NIGHT DREW a line under Galway’s 2018 football involvement and brought a close to a fourth year at the helm for their main man. Kevin Walsh has held the managerial reins out west since the commencement of the 2015 season. Progress has been incremental – a round 4 exit in this first season, a […]
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Papal mass and TV slots factors in Sunday evening fixture in Limerick for All-Ireland U21 hurling final
THE GAELIC GROUNDS in Limerick has been confirmed as the venue for this year’s Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland U21 hurling final between Cork and Tipperary with a throw-in time of 5.30pm on Sunday 26 August. Cork and Tipperary will meet for the second time in the U21 championship this year. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Semple Stadium […]
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If Limerick don’t avoid hype, ‘they could be in trouble’ – Ex-Galway captain Collins
FORMER TRIBE CAPTAIN David Collins believes retaining the All-Ireland crown would be an even more impressive feat for Galway that last September’s success. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO The Tribesmen ended a 29-year drought without the Liam MacCarthy in 2017 after a five-game run, but they’ve already played eight games this summer. They haven’t been beaten yet and […]
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‘It’s hard to explain, hard to describe. This is something you dream of when you’re a young kid.’
THERE WAS A marked contrast in the post-match reactions to All-Ireland semi-final successes. For Dublin it was routine business on Saturday as they progressed to a sixth decider in eight years. For Tyrone there was a wild joy generated by the final whistle yesterday, that 10-year wait for qualification for a September showdown having ended. […]
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Analysis: Poor refereeing, Beggan’s kickouts, Tyrone’s savage work-rate and how they can conquer Dublin
WHEN MALACHY O’ROURKE sits down over the coming days to watch yesterday’s game, I expect he will be sick to his core with the regret of how his team lost it. Bad decision making and poor refereeing both contributed to their demise. On the other side, Mickey Harte has once again brought his side to […]
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John Meyler: ‘If you don’t win the All-Ireland, then it has been a failure. That’s how people perceive it.’
CORK BOSS JOHN Meyler is not expecting any players to bring their inter-county careers to a close this winter and is confident he will have a full squad at his disposal when he comes to plot their campaign for the 2019 season. The aftermath of the semi-final loss to Limerick has been ‘extremely difficult’ and […]
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‘I left my friends’ Whatsapp group the week before the 2013 final thinking, ‘I can’t have any distractions”
JACK MCCAFFREY’S TV interview after Dublin’s All-Ireland semi-final win over Galway on Saturday night drew a wisecrack from Sunday Game pundit Colm O’Rourke. Jack McCaffrey at the launch of the 23rd Asian Gaelic Games at sponsored by Irish international fintech company Fexco. Source: Piaras Ó Mídheach/SPORTSFILE “It’s fantastic,” McCaffrey told Marty Morrissey before he was […]
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