Latest:
Joe Kernan
I’m relishing my first crack at Tyrone as Galway boss
When I was in charge of Armagh I engaged in many high-pressure managerial
battles with Tyrone boss Mickey Harte and our paths will cross once again on
Sunday when he brings his side to Salthill to face my Galway outfit in a
vital National League Division One tie.
Comment on this article
Inside Joe Kernan
Joe Kernan: We must keep ‘mark’ for sake of the game
Thursday, 18 March 2010
The art of high fielding in gaelic football had been verging on extinction
until the advent of the ‘mark’ as part of the overall experimental rules
package.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: McGourty’s star quality just made for a Croke Park showpiece
Thursday, 11 March 2010
What have C J McGourty, Henry Shefflin, Odhran O’Dwyer and Joe Canning got in
common?
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: Antrim prove League needs taken seriously
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Not so very long ago the majority of teams tended to go through the motions in
the National Football League. The competition indeed was treated with scant
respect which did little to enhance its reputation as the second most
important series in the calendar.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: St Gall’s journey is one that everyone in Ulster can rally behind
Thursday, 4 March 2010
There are some 2,500 GAA clubs in Ireland. Some are small rural outfits while
others are fashionable city clubs but all have their own particular
tradition.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: Cooney stays true to grand new tradition
Thursday, 4 March 2010
There is a group of people within the GAA who are regularly castigated for
their decisions, sometimes branded as attention-seekers and often the butt
of cynicism and indeed vitriol.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: Need to take away strain for county players
Thursday, 25 February 2010
A team manager is regarded as the ultimate authority within any club or county
in relation to the composition of squads, selection of actual line-ups, team
tactics and motivational strategy.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: Results have been surprising with suspensions a crucial factor
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Since the belated start to the season, there have been some rather surprising
results in various competitions.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: St Gall’s can make it All Ireland double glory for Ulster clubs
Thursday, 18 February 2010
The prospect of an Ulster double in the All Ireland Club football championship
looms large on the horizon.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: Not television’s fault players are getting banned
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Not so very long ago the GAA craved improved coverage from the broadcasting
media.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: New rules provoking debate but can we return to square one?
Thursday, 11 February 2010
When the National Football League is over, the Annual Congress will take place
at Newcastle where a decision will be made as to whether or not the
experimental rules should be retained for the Championship.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: Talent shining through just at the right time
Thursday, 11 February 2010
FORM can be temporary but class is regarded as permanent.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: We’ll be gripped by Saturday night fever
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Another outbreak of Saturday night fever is imminent — and I must say I for
one am delighted.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: We must have the young at heart
Thursday, 4 February 2010
There's an old adage — ‘start as you mean to go on’. I have no doubt that it
has particular resonance in several elements of life — but I certainly have
no great desire to see it applied to one aspect of the new GAA season.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: Getting off on right foot makes all the difference
Thursday, 28 January 2010
There has been a common thread running through post-match interviews conducted
with various county team managers in the Barrett Sports Lighting Dr McKenna
Cup to date.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: Lawn and his Cookstown team flying flag for Tyrone and Ulster
Thursday, 28 January 2010
Maybe Armagh and Tyrone are not viewed as bosom buddies in a football context
but I must take my hat off to the Cookstown club who have reached the All
Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship final.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: Coney and Clarke are making big impact
Thursday, 21 January 2010
Team-building is very much in vogue just now with managers all over the
country striving to assemble their strongest panels for the forthcoming
National League.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: Race to moral high ground after Newry v Larne is too quick
Thursday, 21 January 2010
In many ways, sport tends to mirror society as a whole. This being the case,
maybe we should not be particularly surprised nor indeed shocked when
violence infiltrates contests in various codes.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: Big freeze has brought problems to the surface
Thursday, 14 January 2010
The current spell of arctic weather has brought a lot of problems to the
surface — and surface is certainly the operative word in this context.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: Let’s fit in as many games as possible during rest of January
Thursday, 14 January 2010
If the unthinkable should happen and even one province were to be forced to
cancel their January competition altogether, I would be bitterly
disappointed.
Comment on this article
Joe Kernan: The four provincial champions in 2010 will be...
Thursday, 7 January 2010
It is never a good idea to put your head above the parapet particularly when
it comes to making predictions in a GAA context.
Comment on this article
|
|
|
|
|
|