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Cahair O’Kane: Doherty and McCluskey lighting a different path for the besmirched corner-back

ONCE upon a time, the only insult greater than being put in goals was to be played at corner-back. The good man-manager would have turned a compliment...

26.03.2024 10

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League finals no longer make any sense other than financial

WHEN Derry met Kerry in a league final some 16 years ago, the two sides had to wait for the Parnell Park pitch to become vacant. On a stiflingly hot...

20.03.2024 9

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I learned more in 30 minutes playing against Cargin than in 10 years of watching them

CRAWLING through the rows of rhubarb ‘n’ custard houses waiting for Davitts’ ground to appear out of nowhere. Ireland’s shortest pitch at...

12.03.2024 9

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Tyrone have the forwards to make a mark, but not the shape

SO much of Peter Canavan’s greatness was that, despite his size, he wasn’t this wee dainty inside forward that could only deal with the ball fed...

05.03.2024 9

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GAA more than pays its way so stop with the begging bowl narrative around Casement Park

WHEN The Loup wanted to put a new pitch in a few years ago to replace Derry football’s answer to the Ali Sami Yen, they did what most GAA clubs do...

28.02.2024 10

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What will Jarlath Burns’ in-tray look like?

AT around 4.30pm on Saturday afternoon, after a purgatorial 12 months, Jarlath Burns will take the microphone in the Canal Court Hotel and be sworn in...

21.02.2024 10

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Education system failing more than half of our children

FORGIVE this column, Father, for it shall sin. In terms of placement on the sports pages, the tedious link is that its train of thought re-emerged...

14.02.2024 10

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Micko, Art and The Expectation Effect

LITTLE did Pat McCartan know when he rang the late Art McRory to ask if he’d be interested in taking Tyrone minors the impact that it would have on...

06.02.2024 10

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Ryan Dougan is proof conformity isn’t always the answer

LAST February, Ryan Dougan arrived in Bali. It was a little over three weeks after he’d stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Paul Mannion for an hour in...

24.01.2024 30

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A look back at the sporting year that was in 2023

Can’t Go On Reports emerged over the weekend that Jon Rahm’s new £450m deal with LIV Golf was six times the entire 2023 revenue of the breakaway...

03.01.2024 20

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If JP McManus’ €32m donation isn’t spending it meaningfully, what is?

EVERY morning, Madaline Feeney would wait for her neighbour Bill Fallon to walk past her front door. She would get into her car, drive up alongside...

20.12.2023 10

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