Murph’s Sideline Cut: As their self belief grew, so Clare's success became inevitable
Shane O’Donnell’s arrival on the scene in the All-Ireland senior hurling final replay was quite the whirlwind.
Shane O’Donnell’s arrival on the scene in the All-Ireland senior hurling final replay was quite the whirlwind.
Murph was very impressed by the football on display from Dublin and Kerry yesterday.
Mayo are different, but supporters have been trained to expect the worst.
The spirit of the game is too vague a concept to have expected the Tyrone star to do anything other than commit his infamous foul.
It has been another frustrating year for the Tribesmen, with both the footballers and the hurlers seeing their involvement in the championship ended this weekend.
The infrequent rate at which the best GAA sides play each other is unfair on the paying public, writes Ciaran Murphy.
Mayo fans were rewarded for their faith with an exceptional performance against Dublin yesterday. Now they will face their biggest challenge yet, writes Ciaran Murphy.
Work commitments at the Connacht final brought Ciaran Murphy back home for the weekend.
Meath showed a cockiness in their Leinster SFC semi-final win over Kildare, writes Ciaran Murphy.
Patience was needed when the Taoiseach showed up in Castlebar yesterday.
“The Croke Park press box is without doubt under the spell of some micro-climate, which makes it 5-7 degrees colder there than it is anywhere else in Ireland.”