The Dublin Football Team and the Art of Physical Preparation
I watched Dublin and Laois playing in the Leinster Senior Football Championship last Sunday. It was a non-event. As they say in West Cork, “Louth could hardly keep the ball kicked out to Dublin.” In fact, the only real point of interest in the game was enormous gap between the physical condition of Dublin and […]
The Finish of the NFL (American) and the Beginning of the NFL (Irish)
Last weekend one NFL (The American version) season ended, and another NFL season (the GAA version) begun. This is a nice symmetry if you are a fan of both codes, like I am. When the GAA’s NFL finishes next April, the championship will begin and the All-Ireland final will be played on week three of the next NFL (American) season. Just as in nature, the seasons of football roll gently into each other.
I can understand why Donegal played so negatively against Dublin, I just hope they don’t set a trend
The question I have been asked most often since Sunday is “did you see the match?” More often than not it has been a rhetorical question because, before I get a chance to reply, the statement “wasn’t it terrible?” follows. Well I did see the match, and in truth, it was terrible, but in a […]
Is the Art of Playing Hurling dying and is it now played like Gaelic Football and Rugby?
It does not seem that long ago (to me at any rate) since I spent most of my summer evenings training, or just pucking a sliotar in the Glen Field. This is not going to be a piece about how things were in “good oul’ days” – it is about the current skill levels in […]
The Late Jackie O’Shea from Donoughmore
I spent most of the 1980s and ‘90s working as circulation representative for the Evening Echo and the Irish Examiner. During that time I clocked up a lot of driving miles all over Cork and Kerry. Occasionally, especially during wet and dark winter days, it was tedious work but I really enjoyed it most days. […]
The GAA’s Congress 2011
The GAA’s National Congress was held in Mullingar last weekend. Judging from the reports that that were on the papers, it seems to have been a good congress. The only complaint I have is that it is difficult to find out what happened to all 49 motions on the agenda. Monday’s papers only gave information […]
Are our current Cricket team the greatest Irish team ever?
We live in an era of hyperbole. Everyday we are told that we are in the worst recession ever; we have experienced the coldest winter ever; last week we held the most important general election ever and the Ireland Cricket team is now the greatest Irish team ever.
Some Thoughts on the 2011 National Football and Hurling leagues
There are two the comments about the Allianz Football and Hurling Leagues that get under my skin. When I hear “the leagues should begin in October like they always did” I automatically raise my eyes to heaven. The second comment that makes me groan usually comes from inter-county coaches or players when they are pawning […]