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It is because of men like Dermot Earley others were inspired to play Gaelic football

by 21/05/13 8:43am

Dermot Earley runs out against Antrim in the 2010 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers - it was the evening of his father's funeral
Great players are never measured by what they’ve won but by the image they leave behind. Although he might be destined to join that mythical club of footballers known as the greatest never to win an All-Ireland, Dermot Earley junior...

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Exciting times ahead but questions still remain

by 16/04/13 11:45am

Paul Cribbin celebrates scoring a goal against Tyrone
FIRST things first, this was far from a must-win game for Kildare. The howling winds that welcomed supporters on the walk up to Croke Park were a timely reminder that serious championship football is still a long way away. In...

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Special display needed to stop special side

A midfield marriage: Tommy Moolick and Sean Hurley were so dominant against Laois it's hard to see anyone stopping them
I can still see it happening now. Kildare are thinking about a Leinster final in Croke Park and Longford are...

Wednesday, 03/04/13 - 8:48am Read More

New rules, same problems

Cynical fouling will become a thing of the past after the new black card was introduced at this year's GAA Congress
IT makes me laugh when critics of the new disciplinary rules for Gaelic football suggest the current rules should just...

Wednesday, 27/03/13 - 10:24am Read More

There’s time to heal this scar

Tomas O'Connor and Rory O'Carroll 10/3/2013
THERE are bad defeats and then there are defeats that leave you with a scar. Sunday’s loss felt like a...

Wednesday, 13/03/13 - 1:31pm Read More

Beating Dubs not important right now

Tomas O'Connor scores a goal against Dublin in the O'Byrne Cup Final
THERE is a common theme to these league games: what are we actually beating? It always seems like there’s a...

Saturday, 09/03/13 - 9:42am Read More

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White will be a huge loss to Kildare

Gary White
Just when you think things are taking a turn for the better, you get hit with a curveball. Maybe us...

Wednesday, 20/02/13 - 11:31am Read More

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A win against the odds

Cork's Donncha O'Connor with Kildare's Mikey Conway for company
The first thing that struck me about Saturday night’s win in Cork was: how the hell did we manage that?...

Wednesday, 13/02/13 - 2:10pm Read More

Kildare deserve praise for classy display

Mikey Conway
IT doesn’t get much better than this because you couldn’t ask for much more this early in the year. We’ve...

Tuesday, 05/02/13 - 1:18pm Read More

Kelly makes it a night to remember

Niall Kelly
To witness the debut of a special talent is always a magical moment. All the more so when it happens...

Wednesday, 30/01/13 - 3:57pm Read More

Cheering Corinthians

In his ‘Racing England’ Patrick Chalmers expressed this opinion: ‘It is to be supposed that trainers and jockeys, seeing most...

Tuesday, 30/10/12 - 5:11pm Read More

Daletta: Cesarewitch specialists

First run in 18939, the Cesarewitch was named in tribute to the Tsarevich (son and heir of the Tsar of...

Tuesday, 23/10/12 - 2:47pm Read More

The Supporter: Self-belief separates the Sash from the rest

Who would have thought the curtain-raiser would end up bringing the house down? On a day, when not the for...

Tuesday, 23/10/12 - 2:38pm Read More

Monasterevan a good addition to senior grade – Carbury to sneak Dermot Bourke back home

HAVING comfortably held their own among the senior heavyweights in the league, it was probably no surprise that Monasterevan looked...

Tuesday, 16/10/12 - 3:10pm Read More

Daletta: Better than any play

The current revival of Oscar Wilde’s plays serves as a timely reminder of his dreadful downfall, disgrace and premature demise,...

Tuesday, 09/10/12 - 2:52pm Read More

Carbury and Sarsfields show their credentials

WHEN a football man as intelligent as Stephen Darby decides to come back for another year after losing a county...

Tuesday, 09/10/12 - 2:48pm Read More

Daletta: The name game

The job’s Oxo. Does the expression ring a bell? Incredible as it must seem nowadays, time was when Weatherbys refused...

Tuesday, 02/10/12 - 4:15pm Read More

Location, location, location!

The Curragh’s decision to run its classic races at a time when many would otherwise be downing predinner drinks was...

Tuesday, 25/09/12 - 3:00pm Read More

Senior remains unpredictable

SO who are you backing now to win this year’s senior football championship? I know I’m not going to entertain...

Tuesday, 25/09/12 - 2:31pm Read More

So near – so far

A fellow scribe, charged with finding any precedent to Aidan O’Brien’s attempted clean sweep of the English classics in a...

Tuesday, 18/09/12 - 4:11pm Read More