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Colm O'Rourke
This year
2023
In form
Stoppage time scores propel Meath to third consecutive Tailteann Cup win
In what was a repeat of the 1991 All-Ireland final, Colm O’Rourke’s side edged a tight and error-strewn tussle.
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Jun 3rd 2023, 6:25 PM
GAA talking points
Harte's belief, Armagh getting serious, and The Handshake (Part 765)
Five talking points ahead of this weekend’s championship action.
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May 13th 2023, 6:30 AM
Tailteann Cup
'We are where we deserve to be. We're not going to make any excuses'
Meath boss Colm O’Rourke says having great teams in the past ‘doesn’t give us any right to be in the championship this year’.
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Apr 23rd 2023, 8:55 PM
Solutions
Removing pre-season competitions 'would make space for Sigerson to breathe'
Éamonn Fitzmaurice made the suggestion in the wake of comments made by Meath manager Colm O’Rourke.
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Feb 6th 2023, 3:31 PM
Last year
2022
Meath GAA
Colm O'Rourke: 'Ultimately we have to beat Dublin'
The new Meath manager confirmed they are working on further management team additions.
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Jul 27th 2022, 11:13 AM
Royal Hotseat
'It was disappointing to find out on social media' - Flynn wishes O'Rourke well after Meath decision
Colm O’Rourke has succeeded Andy McEntee as Meath senior manager.
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Jul 27th 2022, 8:02 AM
Royal appointment
Meath set to appoint Colm O'Rourke as new senior football manager
Andy McEntee recently stepped down from the position following six seasons at the helm.
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Jul 25th 2022, 2:14 PM
All time
Blue murder
'Dublin have created a monster ...... we could be looking at 10 in a row'
Meath legend Colm O’Rourke has called on the GAA to divide Dublin into three teams.
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Dec 5th 2020, 9:14 PM
strong view
O'Rourke: 'The GAA are being ultra cautious. It's time now to be moving on a bit quicker'
Colm O’Rourke was speaking on The Sunday Game tonight.
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May 31st 2020, 11:00 PM
League Sunday
O'Rourke in contact with Gough after criticism of language used in RTÉ TV GAA debate
The comments were made during a discussion on the black card on last night’s programme.
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Feb 3rd 2020, 5:02 PM
Dublin City
Zero dog fouling fines issued by council so far this year (78 were issued back in 2016)
This year’s figure was confirmed in correspondence to Councillor Colm O’Rourke from Dublin City Council.
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Nov 8th 2019, 9:13 AM
the joe show
'I think he's a loss to punditry and of course at times he can drive me as mad as anybody else'
Colm O’Rourke on the non-involvement of his fellow pundit Joe Brolly on RTÉ last weekend.
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Sep 18th 2019, 12:17 PM
royal resignation
Colm O'Rourke steps down as manager of back-to-back Meath senior champions
The pundit guided Simonstown Gaels to a first-ever senior county title in 2016.
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Jan 13th 2018, 5:48 PM
have some faith
Offaly goalkeeper defends inter-county development squads after criticism from Colm O'Rourke
Alan Mulhall works as North Leinster Games Manager by day.
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Dec 30th 2017, 7:05 AM
Reform
'The idea of a proper championship is a farce': Colm O'Rourke calls for championship shake-up
Dublin inflicted a 31-point hammering on Westmeath to revive talk of second tier championships.
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Jun 25th 2017, 6:51 PM
in the wars
'You prod a bear, you get a reaction' - Pat Spillane reacts to Diarmuid Connolly flashpoint
Dublin star Connolly could face a 12-week ban after he clashed with linesman Ciaran Brannigan during Dublin’s victory over Carlow.
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Jun 5th 2017, 9:44 AM
Same old same old
'Mayo's problems are similar to what we've been seeing for years and years' - O'Rourke
‘Cavan looked the better team, with better individual footballers.’
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Mar 20th 2017, 12:18 PM
Colm O'Rourke
Losing 'one of the finest athletes' in Meath to the AFL but hope for the future with McEntee
Colm O’Rourke was speaking after Simonstown Gaels exited the Leinster club SFC yesterday.
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Nov 14th 2016, 3:55 PM
Comment
Corofin's sweet revenge, unwanted history for O'Rourkes — Sunday GAA talking points
We also discuss Slaughtneil’s step towards a historic treble plus The Nire’s stunning upset.
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Nov 13th 2016, 8:03 PM
Well read
McGregor's comparison to Ali, the joy of the club championship and all the week's best sportswriting
Plus, how golf should treat the USA’s president-elect, Donald Trump.
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Nov 13th 2016, 8:30 AM
Looking Back
5 moments to remember from The Sunday Game in 2016
From Brolly and O’Rourke, to Marty’s commentary…
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Oct 31st 2016, 10:00 PM
crowning moment
Colm O'Rourke's Simonstown Gaels crowned Meath football champions for first time
Third time lucky for Simonstown as they book their place in the Leinster club championship.
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Oct 30th 2016, 4:48 PM
it's a wrap
Colm O'Rourke's side advance to Meath county final, Monaleen champions of Limerick
Simonstown Gaels will play Donaghmore/Ashbourne or Skyrne in the Meath decider.
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Oct 15th 2016, 9:15 PM
On the march
Colm O'Rourke's Simonstown Gaels advance after epic Meath SFC clash with St Peter's
The RTÉ pundit is smiling.
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Oct 8th 2016, 7:24 PM
central issue
'If they don't stand up for players' rights then why are the GPA in existence?' - O'Rourke
The Sunday Game pundit has called on the players’ body to focus on a fixtures plan.
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Jan 21st 2016, 9:35 PM
Hitting back
'They've changed many players' lives' - Flynn defends GPA after O'Rourke criticism
The newly installed secretary insists the GPA ‘do great things’.
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Jan 21st 2016, 12:30 PM
straight Talk
'It's beginning to follow them around like a bad smell' - Tyrone savaged on The Sunday Game
Colm O’Rourke and Ciaran Whelan didn’t mince their words last night.
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Aug 10th 2015, 9:17 AM
clamp down
'Gardaí need to intervene as people are getting away with far too much online abuse'
It’s time to clamp down on an issue which is becoming more and more prevalent in GAA, according to Colm O’Rourke.
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Jun 29th 2015, 9:34 PM
The Boys Are Back in Town
'The attention span of a human is 8 seconds. A goldfish is 9': The Sunday Game lads are off already
Who knew that Michael Murphy was such a divisive figure?
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May 18th 2015, 10:05 AM
Boys Are Back in Town
Brolly, Spillane and O'Rourke are back as a trio on our TV screens this Sunday
The Sunday Game is back and the Big Three are back.
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May 14th 2015, 8:40 PM
opinion makers
Kimmage, Dunphy, Hunt and 8 other sports pundits who took 2014 by storm
Paul Kimmage, Stephen Hunt, Jerry Kiernan and others whose comments sparked controversy.
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Dec 22nd 2014, 9:30 PM
Defence
Dessie Farrell criticises Colm O'Rourke's "ill informed" views on the GPA
Speaking last night, Farrell defended how the GPA have evolved since their inception.
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Oct 22nd 2014, 3:25 PM
In Defence
GPA hit back at Colm O'Rourke column - 'There were a couple of cheap shots in there'
O’Rourke’s column has provoked a huge reaction after he expressed his views on the GPA’s current approach.
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Oct 20th 2014, 10:00 PM
Criticism
Players react angrily to Colm O'Rourke's Gaelic Players Association criticism
The RTÉ pundit made his comments in the Sunday Independent.
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Oct 20th 2014, 9:30 AM
NOMINATE
Kieran McGeeney wants Brolly, Spillane and O'Rourke to take the Ice Bucket Challenge
And The Sunday Game pundits are set to step up to the plate.
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Aug 26th 2014, 4:40 PM
Facing The Champs
Spillane, O'Rourke, Whelan and O'Hara on how to beat the Dubs
The Sunday Game’s pundits have attempted to figure out how Jim Gavin’s side should be stopped.
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May 13th 2014, 10:00 PM
mockery
Check out this brilliant parody of The Sunday Game panel
Featuring some impressive impersonations of several of the GAA’s most renowned pundits.
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Sep 14th 2013, 1:53 PM
Haul Him Down
Remember Kevin Foley's famous goal for Meath in 1991?
One of his teammates from that day reckons that type of goal wouldn’t happen in the modern game.
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Mar 29th 2013, 7:30 AM
replacement
Royal Search: Who'll take over from Banty as Meath boss?
With Seamus McEnaney having stepped down as Meath boss, attention now turns to the identity of the next person to take over the managerial hotseat.
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Aug 3rd 2012, 5:20 PM
Quinn Rally
GAA confirms no formal involvement in Quinn rally
The Gaelic Athletic Association says it would be “entirely inappropriate” to involve itself “in matters outside its remit”.
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Aug 3rd 2012, 3:37 PM
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