Mickey Harte’s complaint that retrospectively punishing players caught on camera is unfair on teams whose matches are televised...
Fullback
Worst foot forward
Worst foot forward
Indicative of the immense pressure Ireland were under, Jerry Flannery’s so-bad-twas-funny hack at Alexis Palisson was only as...
Fart or fiction?
Fart or fiction?
Devon Loch’s literal collapse when coasting to victory in the 1956 Grand National is one of those matters of sporting fact so...
Ireland take almighty tumble
Ireland take almighty tumble
The higher you are the harder you fall, and Saturday’s defeat in Paris was akin to a crash landing from atop the Eiffel Tower....
Bring back Brady
Bring back Brady
Liam Brady’s decision not to continue as one of Giovanni Trapattoni’s assistant managers has some similarities with a certain...
In from the cold
In from the cold
It’d be begrudgery of the highest order to deny that last Friday’s British & Irish Cup match between Munster ‘A’ and...
Who’d be a manager?
Who’d be a manager?
Liverpool’s recovery in recent weeks, bolstered by Saturday’s derby win over Everton at Anfield, has momentarily silenced Rafael...
Kilbarry knock-on
Kilbarry knock-on
There mightn’t be too many familiar names involved in Friday’s British & Irish Cup match between Munster’s ‘A-Team’ and...
Powder dry for Paris
Powder dry for Paris
Ireland got off to the expected successful start in defence of their Six Nations title on Saturday. Italy are ideal cobweb...
Euro Z-listers
Euro Z-listers
The draw for the Euro 2012 qualifiers could have been way worse from Ireland’s point of view, with nothing to fear (but fear...
Mein Freund Seán
Mein Freund Seán
Judging by the unlikely way he hit it off with Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, former GAA president Seán Kelly may soon be putting it up...
Who’d be a manager?
Who’d be a manager?
Liverpool’s recovery in recent weeks, bolstered by Saturday’s derby win over Everton at Anfield, has momentarily silenced Rafael...
