Let’s get tough on time-wasters
It was instructive to listen to Donegal goalkeeper Paul Durcan after their loss to Tyrone last Sunday.
It was instructive to listen to Donegal goalkeeper Paul Durcan after their loss to Tyrone last Sunday.
On Sunday, there were a few eyebrows raised about the tell-tale sign of a little square showing up on the back of some Tyrone players.
On any given Sunday as the evenings grow dank and dark, BBC commentator Owen McConnon will set out from his home in Cavan for an Ulster club match.
It was the kind of story that certainly demands a double take.
It's often been said that your average Gael in Ulster is more willing to hang on the coattails of province-wide achievement than those of other provinces.
Does reminiscing on five years ago count as nostalgia? The answer is, it depends on how much the world has changed since.
Anybody travelling to the opening league fixtures on Saturday night could have tuned into an interesting discussion on Irish radio station Newstalk to shorten their journey.
Although it is not entirely flawless, this weekend sees the start of the most delicately-balanced competition in the GAA.
On Sunday, just as the snow was getting thicker and the temperature dropped another degree, I took off a fleece jumper. The press box was getting warm.
It did not go unnoticed that at the Dr McKenna Cup semi-finals last weekend, three of the four managers came from the Errigal Ciaran club.
On Monday night at the Belfast Telegraph Sports Awards, I was fortunate enough to be seated beside Sean O'Neill and his wife Breege.
Talking tactics in football or hurling with any follower of Gaelic games is a tricky subject. Chances are that if they are over 60, they will not want to know the finer nuances of the blanket defence, the withdrawn corner-forward or pushing up on a sweeper.
After the departure of Paídi Ó Sé from this world his genius and personality was fittingly remembered at his wake, his funeral, and by his graveside.
It may or may not be a coincidence, but just as Mayo are letting their hair down on a team holiday in Miami, comments from their manager James Horan have blown up in the media concerning their treatment at the hands of match officials during the All-Ireland Final.
In the twilight world of post-Christmas blues, the most over-used phrase has to be ‘thank God it's all over.'
During the height of summer, nothing matters in the GAA while the crowds flock into grounds and players provide us with such rich entertainment.
Even by some phenomenal standards set over the past decade, 2012 stood out as a big year for Ulster GAA. Here, we take a look at what has made the past 12 months so remarkable.
Sir Alec Issigonis, the talented Greek engineer and creator of design classic the Mini Cooper, once said in a Vogue magazine interview that ‘a camel is a horse designed by committee.'
Emmet Ryan is the author of the recently-released ‘Tactics Not Passion', a book that chronicles the 2012 football season and places it under the microscope as it studies the gameplans and tactics of teams competing in the All-Ireland series.
After Sunday, it is clear that everything must change in terms of how we engage with each other in playing Gaelic Games.
It hasn't always been a bed of roses
Christian Wade was "shocked and humbled" to learn he had gone one better than Jonny Wilkinson by scooping a unique double at the Rugby Players' Association awards.
Former Manchester United and England defender Brian Greenhoff has died, aged 60.
Mike Tindall is relishing the chance to test his experience against Gloucester's youth when he lines up for the Barbarians against England on Sunday.
Malaga have confirmed that Manuel Pellegrini will not be in charge of the club next season.