Brendan Crossan: There was nobody better than Republic of Ireland's Paul McGrath

Brendan Crossan

IT'S not often you get to meet legends of the game.

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GAA needs to have more balance between clubs and counties

GAA Football

Kicking Out: Seamy was an increasingly rare and precious diamond

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Brendan Crossan: Newington foot soldier Richard Gowdy a shining example of what leadership looks like

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Kenny Archer: Little point in looking too closely at English league ladder for now

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Kicking Out: CPA must escalate its thinking after task force farce

Cahair O'Kane 26 Nov, 2019

“As for the first meeting of this [Fixtures Task Force], it should either be in Knock or Lourdes, because a miracle will be needed for the radical change that cannot be agreed to by people who are being paid to protect sectoral interest.

Enda McGinley: Dropout: pressing need for fixtures calendar and competition structure across club and county that is fit for purpose

End McGinley 22 Nov, 2019

Dropout is a key issue within GAA at the moment and a key driver behind new proposals looking at a complete overhaul of the underage competition grades.

Brendan Crossan: Criticism of Republic of Ireland's James McClean a bit over-cooked

Brendan Crossan - The Boot Room 22 Nov, 2019

JAMES McClean has had better weeks.

Praise Nations League for almost killing friendlies

Kenny Archer 20 Nov, 2019

The Uefa Nations League may be hard to love - but at least it has almost killed off friendlies.

Kicking Out: How early must players learn hard knocks in sport?

Cahair O'Kane 19 Nov, 2019

IN last week’s edition of the Limerick Leader, an open letter from a 14-year-old boy from the county told of the impact that being rejected by hurling, the sport he loved, had on him.

Brendan Crossan: boo-boys shouldn't be a barrier to progress

Brendan Crossan - The Boot Room 15 Nov, 2019

AND so just like that the all-island league – football’s future – was dead in the water.

Enda McGinley: GAA underage restructuring? Why?

Enda McGinley 15 Nov, 2019

The GAA's embrace of the alternative ‘if it ain’t broke, change it anyway’ philosophy shows no signs of easing.

Soccer looking VAR too hard to find fault and conspiracies

Kenny Archer 13 Nov, 2019

This column has been consistent (at least on this matter) in arguing that the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) would still lead to many arguments rather than settling them beyond dispute because it’s often dealing with matters of subjective opinion rather than objective facts.

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