Category: Athletics

Jerry Kiernan will undoubtedly have riled a lot of GAA devotees with his comments regarding funding the association receives. Now, it wasn’t his first time to have a ‘pop’ at our national games and, while extreme exception would have to be taken with the contention that they shouldn’t receive any state funding, looking at his…

Yours truly would never claim to be an aficionado of athletics. That should be different given the family history, but quite a keen interest is held therein. Particularly cross country fare – that’s probably the farmer coming out in me! There are times though when one wonders what pleasure could be derived from what is…

Seasonal or cyclical, call it what you like, the fact is that there are certain times of year when certain sports attain more prominence than is the case normally. Thus, there’s always something to be covered. Sports writing is a bit of a marathon job. Yes, there is a pun there, now read on…From my…

The omission and/or self imposed exile of the likes of Darron Gibson and Kevin Pietersen from their respective sports has garnered much airtime and many column inches in recent months. In the opinion of yours truly, Gibson is simply sulking and feeling sorry for himself. Right, so he has lost out to the Irish soccer…