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All Ireland Colleges Glory

February 17th, 2012
I was a reluctant GAA manager. Younger teachers in our College of Further Education, Colaiste Ide in Dublin, looked after the football team. But, when the last of them, Kerryman Joe O'Sullivan from Brandon left on ... more»

A lot of work to be done by the Kerry sideline men

February 14th, 2012
A week is certainly a long time in football and following Kerry's very encouraging win over Dublin in Croke Park I think it might even be an understatement to declare that a victory over Armagh last Saturday in Tralee ... more»

Chasing the Dream of winning that elusive O'Donoghue Cup Medal

February 7th, 2012
Any time the debate in relation to the great o Donoghue Cup players come up for discussion a host of names will be remembered. Men who have starred in Croke Park for their county, achieving the highest honors the sport ... more»

The variables and the unknowns are the real beauty of the League

January 31st, 2012
KERRY return to Croke Park, the scene of one of their greatest recent disappointments, next Saturday as the National League kicks off. The events of the closing minutes in last year's All Ireland final will be fresh in ... more»

Should managers be paid

January 24th, 2012
When Padraig Duffy finally presented his discussion document to the GAA management Committee on the payment of managers last Friday week he was certainly opening the proverbial "can of worms" in a very big way ... more»

Liverpool FC - My very first boyhood favourites

January 17th, 2012
Let me make one thing absolutely clear from the start, Liverpool Football Club are my second favourite Premiership side behind Manchester United. Liverpool were in fact my very first boyhood favourites. Tottenham ... more»

Can Mickey Ned end Kerry Minors All Ireland Famine?

January 13th, 2012
Kerry lead the way in the roll of honour of All Ireland football titles with 10 championships to their credit, but they have not won any since 1994. See roll of honour below. This has been a cause for concern for ... more»

'Caid is God' - A Great GAA Kerry programe not to be missed

January 11th, 2012
The programme "Caid is God" goes out on TG4 on Sunday 22 January at 9.30pm. Even if you hate football, you'll like this programme. It is about a passionate, lifelong commitment to a cause, a sport, an ... more»

A Legendary Lilywhite - Jack Higgins of Kildare

January 10th, 2012
An e-mail last February from a friend in Kildare Matthew Hussey alerted me to the fact that he had began the task of writing the life story of one of the greatest centre backs Gaelic football had ever seen. From ... more»

Memories of 2011

January 3rd, 2012
It was a year of economic gloom, international unrest and predictions that things are going to go from bad to worse. Between the press, radio and television we have been bombarded morning, noon and night with doom and ... more»