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Peter Keane and Brian Dooher/Feargal Logan have plenty to consider heading into tomorrow’s semi-final.

'); 'They don't do it for the glory of playing in an All-Ireland final...It's the most selfless job' A reliable kit man is an indispensable asset and many serve their counties for decades. By Kevin O'Brien Monday 5 Apr 2021, 10:00 AM 1 hour ago 8,114 Views 2 Comments INTER-COUNTY BACKROOM teams have swelled over the years, to the point that Mayo had a values and behaviours coach listed among their non-playing staff for last year’s All-Irel...

"I just didn't think they would get themselves into a situation like that" April 05, 2021 ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne. Kerry legend Colm Cooper says he was very surprised to learn of Dublin’s training breach last week and didn’t think the All-Ireland champions would get themselves into such a situation. Last Thursday saw The Irish Independent break the news with photographs that showed nine Dublin players and a coach involved in training drills at Innisfails GAA in north Dublin the previous morning. Since then, manager Dessie Farrell has been suspended by Dublin GAA for 12 weeks with further sanct...

STEPHEN CLUXTON (Dublin) What is it with Dublin and goalkeeping excellence? Cluxton (2002 to the present), John O’Leary (1980-’97) and Paddy Cullen (1967-’79) have won 15 All-Star awards between them in a 6-5-4 share-out. Incredibly, the trio have been Dublin’s first choice at No 1 for 50 of the past 54 years (Davy Byrne had the honour for four seasons in 1998-2001). Cullen and O’Leary set exceptionally high standards, but even they have been surpassed by Cluxton who, at the age of 39, shows no signs of decline. O’Leary heads the rest of the contenders after a brilliant career in ...

A defensive star for 16 seasons, was Higgins the best Mayo produced in modern era? The Mayo defensive great retired yesterday. Fintan O'Toole By Fintan O'Toole Sunday 24 Jan 2021, 6:35 PM Jan 24th 2021, 6:35 PM 9,033 Views 15 Comments Keith Higgins in action for Mayo against Dublin in 2018. Image: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Image: Ryan Byrne/INPHO THE LAST ACT for Keith Higgins in a Mayo jersey saw him play a peripheral role. He watched on...