Tag: Paudie Clifford
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Jack staying in his box surrounded by riches
From a neutral perspective, half of you would be saying ‘Damn it, Jack O’Connor is staying put with Kerry for another two seasons at least, knocking them off their f***ing perch isn’t going to be easy’. On the other hand, though, of course he is. Frankly, he’d be insane to vacate the manager’s sideline box…
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Oh Kevin, go hibernate in a bag of sugar
As a newly diagnosed diabetic I can’t believe the above headline has had to be produced, but it was the first thing that came to mind having digested Kevin McStay’s remarks regarding David Clifford in the aftermath of last Sunday’s Allianz FL Div. 1 final. Where, for the umpteenth time and then some, the green…
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Don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it
At the moment, I feel more like a political writer than a sporting one. Back in the days when, if a kerfuffle was kicked up about something it could be dragged on for months, or even years. Depending on what colour shirt you wore. If you were enough of a blue eyed boy, you could…
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It may be the end but it doesn’t have to be
Dublin… 1-15 Kerry… 1-13 Unless Meath are involved and regardless of who else is, I hate All Ireland Final days. They are the last days of summer. Thereafter, evenings get shorter, sport to actually attend becomes scarce and – as has blessedly been the case for our lads this year – any progress made is…
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You don’t pay for a cow’s silage when ordering a litre of milk!
The thing that surprised me most was the fact that it took a very open, honest interview with Wexford legend Tom Dempsey for me to catch onto and agree with the point he was making. To go forward with this production we must first go back. What is probably more years than any of us…
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GAA’s priorities where the sun don’t shine
You might think it would be impossible for somebody in a wheelchair to pull a hamstring. Believe me, I can painfully inform you to the contrary. Which is why, the minute Meath’s Shane Walsh went down in the 13th minute of Sunday’s NFL victory over Clare, the reason was all too obvious. Colm O’Rourke’s rage…
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Trying to stop a tsunami with a mop and bucket
At the outset here, let it be made abundantly clear that the decision of Watty Grahams GFC to lodge an objection to the outcome of last Sunday’s All Ireland Club SFC Final is not only understandable but the correct decision. However, that the matter has come to this is a horrendous indictment of GAA leadership…
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The green moon rising eventually takes off
Kerry…0-20 Galway…0-16 If you’ve been frequenting this space for long enough, it will surely have cropped up in your perusals that musical tastes in this seat are many and varied. To put it very mildly. From The Dubliners to Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash to The Irish Tenors, you wouldn’t just know what would rock up…