DUBLIN BOSS JIM Gavin has named an unchanged team for tomorrow’s All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final against Kerry. The Dubs, who are pushing for a fifth straight All-Ireland crown, have lined out the same 15 that began the semi-final win over Mayo, though positional changes can be expected particularly in the forward lines. Cian O’Sullivan … Continue reading "Dubs name unchanged line-up for five-in-a-row bid against Kerry"

KERRY WENT INTO the 2014 championship minus several experienced campaigners that put them way down in the All-Ireland pecking order at the outset of the summer. Eamonn Fitzmaurice was entering his second year in charge of the county when he lost Tomás Ó Sé and Eoin Brosnan to retirement the previous winter. At the start … Continue reading "Just like 2014, retirements pave the way for Kerry young guns to shine"

TODAY’S THE DAY.  With history on the horizon at Croke Park, Jim Gavin’s five in-a-row chasing Dublin and the county who came closest in the 1980s, Kerry, go head-to-head for the Sam Maguire. Should they succeed this afternoon, the Dubs would become the first team, in football or hurling, to win the All-Ireland five in-a-row. … Continue reading "Poll: What’s your prediction for today’s All-Ireland football final?"

DUBLIN’S BERNARD BROGAN, Eoghan O’Gara and Rory O’Carroll have all missed out on a spot in the matchday squad for today’s All-Ireland final against Kerry. The trio were all notable absentees from the Dublin bench for their semi-final victory over Mayo, having all previously featured in their side’s final Super 8s outing against Tyrone. But … Continue reading "Brogan and O’Gara miss out on matchday squad again as Dublin chase history"

 1. Thrilling finale FIRST THINGS FIRST, those final 20 minutes were about as heart-stopping anything Gaelic football has offered up in recent memory. With history on the line, the 14 men of Dublin led by five on 55 minutes but Kerry had worked themselves into a one-point lead by the 74th minute. Three sons of … Continue reading "5 talking points after Kerry and Dublin’s thrilling All-Ireland final draw"

LEAVING CROKE PARK yesterday, there were two main schools of thought regarding Kerry.  The first being that they showed they’re a match for Dublin, matched up well defensively and should benefit hugely from knowing they can hang with the champions. The second and more pervasive notion is that Kerry let their big chance slip yesterday.  … Continue reading "Keane: ‘I wouldn’t say it’s an opportunity missed. We’re not looking at the glass half-empty’"

THE TENSION-LADEN finale of Sunday’s All-Ireland senior football championship final between Dublin and Kerry attracted a TV audience of over one million as the two counties played out a thrilling draw. As Dean Rock lined up a free under the Cusack Stand to clinch a historic five-in-a-row for Dublin, a peak audience of 1,099,900 were … Continue reading "Bumper viewing figures for RTÉ as Dublin and Kerry play out thrilling draw"

THE DRAW FOR the last four of the Waterford SHC has been made following last weekend’s quarter-final ties. Ballygunner’s Pauric Mahony stands over a free. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO Munster champions Ballygunner will take on Dungarvan while De La Salle face-off with Mount Sion. The games will be played on the weekend of 28/29 September. Ballygunner, who … Continue reading "Here’s the draw for the Waterford SHC semi-finals"

THE GAA HAVE announced that ticket prices will be reduced for the All-Ireland SFC final replay between Dublin and Kerry, while Cork official Conor Lane has been appointed as referee for the game. Following a thrilling encounter in Croke Park on Sunday, the two sides will prepare to square off once again in what will … Continue reading "Cork’s Conor Lane to referee All-Ireland final replay as ticket prices reduced"

THE RACE TIMES for the opening day of Leopardstown’s Longines Irish Champions Weekend have been changed to avoid a clash with the All-Ireland football final replay between Dublin and Kerry. Yesterday’s draw at Croke Park has resulted in a replay being scheduled for Saturday 14 September. Horse Racing Ireland have reacted by announcing today that … Continue reading "Leopardstown change race times to avoid clash with All-Ireland football final replay"