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How Dublin are coping without Dessie Farrell, more rulebook debate and Roscommon positives
Plenty to discuss after Dublin opened up their 2021 season with a nine-point win over Roscommon. By Kevin O Brien Monday 17 May 2021, 7:35 AM 2 hours ago 1,890 Views 1 Comment
Dublin s Cormac Costello scores a point from a late penalty.
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
1. GAA rulebook under the spotlight again
THE OPENING WEEKEND of inter-county hurling was dominated by debate over the new advantage rule and the return of football has followed suit. However, the major bone of contention in the big ball code last weekend was over the new penalty rule designed to combat cynicism that was voted in at February’s Congress.
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By Doug O’Kane
HEROES from Barnsley’s last play-off meeting with Swansea City believe the Reds can win again with a much bigger prize on offer in the upcoming Championship semi-finals.
The Reds beat the Swans on penalties after a 2-2 draw in Cardiff in the 2006 League One play-off final.
Antony Kay, who is from Darfield and now plays part-time for Welsh club Bala Town while running a coaching academy, took one of the penalties.
He told the Chronicle: “All the other clubs in the play-offs are miles bigger than Barnsley, in terms of budgets. But, on form, you would have to back Barnsley to go all the way.
It s something that we deeply regret - Rock apologises for Dublin s training breach
Dean Rock has admitted it’s strange not having suspended manager Dessie Farrell among the group. By Kevin O Brien Thursday 13 May 2021, 6:01 AM 1 hour ago 722 Views 1 Comment
Dean Rock was in Parnell Park to support the roll-out of ‘AIG BoxClever’ insurance for young drivers across Ireland.
Image: Stephen McCarthy/SPORTSFILE
Dean Rock was in Parnell Park to support the roll-out of ‘AIG BoxClever’ insurance for young drivers across Ireland.
Image: Stephen McCarthy/SPORTSFILE
DEAN ROCK HAS apologised on behalf of the Dublin squad for a breach of Covid-19 restrictions that saw a group of players attend an illegal training session in March.
RANDOLPH In the fall, a new playground was supposed to be built in Randolph in memory of native son DJ Simmonds, a Boston police officer who was injured during the hunt for the Boston Marathon bombers in 2013 died from those injuries the following year.
But the worsening pandemic scrapped those plans as the nonprofit organization from New Jersey, which was donating the project, could not make the trip and piece the equipment together at Belcher Park in October as planned.
But the Where Angels Play Foundation and Randolph residents will piece together the delayed playground during a two-day project beginning at 9 a.m. May 13 and 14, with a ribbon-cutting planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, May 15.