I had no idea who Paolo Rossi was. None whatsoever. But his name provided me with one of my first real memories, when, aged...
Author: Dermot Keyes
MCGRATH’S MIXED EMOTIONS AFTER HIGH DRAMA IN THURLES
MCGRATH’S MIXED EMOTIONS AFTER HIGH DRAMA IN THURLES
SUNDAY’S draw was as much a case of ‘one that got away’ as it was fulsome proof that Waterford are some distance from fl...
Deise Hang Tough in Thriller
Deise Hang Tough in Thriller
GOT your breath back yet? The Hurling Championship is literally only a few (albeit wet) weekends old but already the prospect of...
Qatar Farce Maligns FIFA Even Further
Qatar Farce Maligns FIFA Even Further
Just weeks before last weekend’s stunning Sunday Times expose into Qatar’s World Cup bid, FIFA President Sepp Blatter had been...
Domestic Soccer's Woes Not Down to 'Foreign' Fans
Domestic Soccer's Woes Not Down to 'Foreign' Fans
Were the 42,000, or to be precise, the 37,000 Liverpool supporters who attended the recent friendly against Shamrock Rovers at...
Wenger a Winner Again at Long Last
Wenger a Winner Again at Long Last
Arsenal certainly made their manager sweat for it, but Arsène Wenger may well have relished Saturday’s FA Cup win more than any...
City Triumph, But Europe Remains the Big Challenge
City Triumph, But Europe Remains the Big Challenge
The table doesn’t lie. Manchester City, with 86 points, deservedly won the Premier League title, having scored 102 goals,...
Standing shoulder to shoulder at long last
Standing shoulder to shoulder at long last
There cannot have been a better time in our country’s history to have had a poet-President than last week in London. And...
A bad week for the State
A bad week for the State
Where to begin? The past week’s events, surrounding the resignation/retirement of Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan,...
Savouring the Spring
Savouring the Spring
It is the first mild day in March: Each minute sweeter than before, The redbreast sings from the tall larch That stands beside...
Oh What A Show!
Oh What A Show!
The lights have dimmed, the music has faded and the curtain has been drawn for the last time on Carrick-on-Suir Musical...
Gay marriage debate divisive but relevant
Gay marriage debate divisive but relevant
The debate of recent weeks, catalysed by a ‘Saturday Night Show’ interview with Rory O’Neill (aka Miss Panti...
