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GIFs: Two Galway Players See Red Vs Mayo

GIFs: Two Galway Players See Red Vs Mayo

Galway went down to 13 men in their Connacht Championship quarter-final clash with Mayo after Niall Coleman saw red for punching Alan Dillon right in front of referee, Marty Duffy. Galway captain, Gareth Bradshaw, was shown a red card 3 minutes into the second half, also for an off the ball incident. »

Joe Brolly Has Forgotten The Kerry Manager’s Name

Joe Brolly Has Forgotten The Kerry Manager’s Name

Éamonn Fitzmaurice was named Kerry Senior football manager last August but his name still hasn’t sunk in with Joe Brolly. As the Sunday Game panel discussed who would be the likely winner of the Munster Championship. Brolly referred to how “Brosnan” would “tap into that deep Kerry vibe of football” and how the team would have faith in him because “he’s bee... »

Classic Football Photos Will Get You In The Mood For Championship

Classic Football Photos Will Get You In The Mood For Championship

What is better than the first big championship football weekend? Classic football photos of course. Just before you tune in to Armagh and Cavan, take a trip down memory lane to years as far back as 2012. Don’t worry we have a few older photos there as well for the sake of appearances.   »

Mayo News Can Only Think Of Two Good Galway-Mayo Games

Mayo News Can Only Think Of Two Good Galway-Mayo Games

Galway and Mayo get the Connacht Championship underway in earnest this weekend when they meet at Pearse Stadium. The teams first met in Claremorris in 1902 and Sunday’s game will be the 77th Championship meeting between the two, with the score delicately poised at 38-38 in terms of victories. So you’d think the Mayo News would be spoiled for choice when it came to writing their ‘... »

When Brazil And GAA Clash At Knock Airport, Magic Happens

When Brazil And GAA Clash At Knock Airport, Magic Happens

We’re not quite sure what this ensemble of Brazilian football stars were doing at Knock Airport, but they were definitely there. This isn’t just some video that we’ve concocted for your amusement. Michael Meehan and Roberto Carlos, Dessie Dolan and Ronaldinho, together at last. »

Kerry To Train Behind Closed Doors Due To “Monitoring”

Kerry To Train Behind Closed Doors Due To “Monitoring”

In an open letter posted on the Kerry GAA website yesterday, Kerry football manager, Éamonn Fitzmaurice, announced that his team would be holding some of their training sessions behind closed doors from now on. The reason stated for this year’s break from the norm was due to perceived “monitoring” of training sessions and the advantages that could be gained from such peeks inside... »

Eamonn O’Hara Retires From Inter-County Football

Eamonn O’Hara Retires From Inter-County Football

Sligo’s long serving midfielder Eamonn O’Hara announced his retirement today via a statement released by the GPA. It is with both sadness and a sense of great personal achievement that I announce my retirement from inter-county football today. While Gaelic football has been and continues to be a massive part of my life, I believe after nearly two decades wearing the Sligo jersey, the t... »

Don’t Forget To Put The Handbrake On In Gweedore

Don’t Forget To Put The Handbrake On In Gweedore

Donegal’s All-Star fullback, Neil McGee, tweeted a picture of some classic parking in Gweedore this morning. Some good parking in gweedore this morn twitter.com/Niallmacaoidh/… — neil mcgee (@Niallmacaoidh) May 3, 2013 »

A Sneak Preview Of Hawk-Eye In Croker

A Sneak Preview Of Hawk-Eye In Croker

Hawk-Eye is scheduled for use in Croke Park for the first time on June 1st for a Leinster Championship quarter-finals double header. Irish Examiner journalist, John Fogarty, tweeted a picture yesterday of the system being tested. It will be used to support the decision making process of the referee in terms of whether or not a point has been scored. Hawk-Eye test game involving Round Towers Clonda... »

Is This The Most Junior B Football Picture Of All Time?

Is This The Most Junior B Football Picture Of All Time?

There have some great Junior B photos and clips on Balls over the years, but this might trump them all. We’ve all been there at some point, you get to a game and realise you’ve forgotten some essential bit of your gear. You’ve got no choice but to make do with what you’ve got (I once played a game wearing two left boots). It looks like something similar happened to a player... »

GIFs: Dublin Hit Back Hard Through Paul Mannion And A Thunderous Jason Whelan Strike.

GIFs: Dublin Hit Back Hard Through Paul Mannion And A Thunderous Jason Whelan Strike.

After a bright start from Mayo at Croke Park, Dublin got themselves back into the game with two quickfire goals. First through Paul Mannion. And then a thunderous strike from Jason Whelan. If you want to add some extra value to today’s games then our social media stream which is running on site is sure to interest you. »

GIF: Fantastic Stephen O’Neill Dummy

GIF: Fantastic Stephen O’Neill Dummy

Stephen O’Neill left Kilare wing back, Peter Kelly, looking rather foolish with this fantastic dummy. He also scored a point from the play. If you want to add some extra value to today’s games then check out our social media stream which is running on site. »

GIF: Another Well-Worked Kildare Goal Against Tyrone

GIF: Another Well-Worked Kildare Goal Against Tyrone

Kildare get right back into the game through a Paul Cribbin goal. Those at Croker are getting great value for money today, 4 goals in all so far. If you want to add some extra value to today’s games then check out our social media stream which is running on site. »

GIF: Superb Michael Foley Block Prevents Almost Certain Martin Penrose Goal

GIF: Superb Michael Foley Block Prevents Almost Certain Martin Penrose Goal

Great work from the Kildare fullback, Michael Foley, to block down Tyrone’s Martin Penrose and prevent would surely have been the dagger to Kildare’s chances of making the final. If you want to add some extra value to today’s games then our social media stream which is running on site is sure to interest you. »

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