Oak Leaf to upset odds
ONCE the identities of the last eight – most of whom are likely to resemble a photofit of The Usual Suspects – are unmasked, then the cut and thrust of this summer’s All-Ireland Senior Football Championship will seriously intensify.
kennyarcherKerry class will tell
PICKING the winner of the Ulster Senior Football Championship used to take the toss of a coin – now it requires the roll of a die.
No stopping Kingdom
THE Ulster Championship is a four horse race between Donegal, Tyrone, Derry and Armagh. Antrim and Cavan just aren’t good enough. Down have the forwards and their attack-minded approach means they are capable of producing a shock against Tyrone, but that will be the limit of their potential.
Orchard for Ulster
KENNY ARCHER look at how the races for the provincial football titles outside Ulster may be run, and sees Mayo, Laois and Kerry capable of emerging from their respective packs...
kennyarcherRebels strike back
The minutes are ticking away until the start of the Ulster and All-Ireland hurling Championships. Noel Sands casts his expert eye over the challengers and predicts that Cork will come through to take Kilkenny’s crown despite their turbulent start to 2008...
kennyarcherBig two under the cosh
The Championship buzz is in the air and BENNY TIERNEY sees this year’s contest as the most open for years, but one with a familiar ending......
Cats will take some catching
Tipperary’s NHL win has catapulted them into the realms of genuine All-Ireland contenders, along with the team they beat in the final, Galway, and old stagers Cork and Waterford. But champions Kilkenny remain the team to beat, writes Eamonn O’Hara...