Goalkeeper Brian Murphy’s call-up to the Ireland squad for the make-or-break assignments in Dublin and Paris is fitting...
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They might be giants…
They might be giants…
If David Haye can give Goliath the guts of seven stone, nine inches and hit and run his way to the mother of all heavyweight...
Phil Brent
Phil Brent
Stephen Hunt likes to call a spade a spade, and even he must felt like telling Phil Brown a few home truths. The...
Blues’ upward learning curve
Blues’ upward learning curve
A few divergent opinions have been aired in these pages of late concerning Waterford United, who look to have come up a little...
Beyond the Clare horizon
Beyond the Clare horizon
The pitting of Waterford against Clare in both the 2010 Munster hurling and football championships has focused followers’...
Off the wall?
Off the wall?
“Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone! All in all you’re just another brick in the wall.” There was a bit of a...
Sticks and stones
Sticks and stones
I’m reserving judgment about Dónal Óg Cusack’s Daily Mail disclosures in advance of his autobiography. When I read the whole...
Soccer sacrebleu!
Soccer sacrebleu!
Ireland will come to a standstill on November 14th and 18th for the play-offs versus France, the first leg being in Croker,...
Getting the blend right
Getting the blend right
Just when it looked like a low-key parting of the ways could be on the cards, Davy Fitzgerald is to remain in his high-profile...
Dunphy’s delusions
Dunphy’s delusions
Eamon Dunphy is so far past his prime as a misanthropist that it’s hard to recall when exactly he left punditry behind and...
Keane’s crisis of self-confidence
Keane’s crisis of self-confidence
Saying Roy Keane doesn’t do self-pity is a bit like supposing Dwight Yorke has an eye for the women. However, it’s hard not to...
