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Pat Baker recalls the raucous atmospheres when his Wicklow teams used to rattle the Dubs.

Pat Baker recalls, ‘When Wicklow almost beat the Dubs.’

County and Wicklow GAA | Thu May 24 09:24:33 IST 2018

Pat Baker recalls the raucous atmospheres when his Wicklow teams used to rattle the Dubs.

This Sunday, the counties will meet at O’Moore Park for a first Leinster championship clash in 28 years, into which Dublin carry an unblemished record across 30 league and summertime games.

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Brian Kavanagh was just a child when Longford last locked horns with Meath in the championship.

Brian Kavanagh on Longford's chances of breaking a 30-year run to qualify for a Provincial Semi-final

County and Longford GAA | Thu May 24 08:25:37 IST 2018

BY SHANE STAPLETON

Brian Kavanagh was just a child when Longford last locked horns with Meath in the championship.

The year was 1995, Robbie Williams was on the cusp of leaving Take That, the first episode of ‘Father Ted’ had just aired, while Steve Collins and Chris Eubank were bringing the boxing world to a standstill.

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The Munster winger from Kilkenny who is now Tipp’s physio

Ian Dowling: “You don't know what the ceiling is for the footballers in Tipperary.”

County and Tipperary GAA | Thu May 17 16:11:42 IST 2018

BY SHANE STAPLETON

A Kilkenny man in Tipperary colours.

It’s an uncommon sight, and there was a time when Ian Dowling was the butt of jokes about stepping over the county boundaries. Not that he minds.

“I think the novelty of all that has kind of worn off”, Dowling smiles. “There's not much to it now, maybe a bit more in Kilkenny where there is a bit of slagging. It's all good now at the minute.”

It’s been a winding road for a man who hurled all the way up with O’Loughlin Gaels, who won two European Cups with Munster, collected a couple of Ireland rugby caps, and is now physio for the Premier County footballers.

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Galway and Mayo Match Statics Analysis

Mayo’s problem was a matter of approach, and the statistics bear that out

County , Galway GAA and Mayo GAA | Tue May 15 14:26:41 IST 2018

“Mayo are in terminal decline.” It’s a nice line from Colm O’Rourke, but the question is whether it’s overly simplistic.

Even the most partisan amongst the crowd in MacHale Park would agree that what we witnessed was a poor spectacle, as neither Connacht rival hit their peak, but to understand why they failed to fire some statistical analysis might offer a considered opinion.

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Brendan Murphy on not playing for Carlow this championship

Brendan Murphy: "For me, this is the right time to go"

Carlow GAA and County | Fri May 11 11:55:04 IST 2018

BRENDAN MURPHY ON NOT PLAYING FOR CARLOW THIS CHAMPIONSHIP

I love playing for Carlow, and I don't think anyone who knows me would say otherwise. You give so much to the game and then when you want to take some time for yourself, you hope that people understand. We’re not permanently tied to our county teams, and I think people forget that sometimes

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The west is going mad over this, and you can’t walk down the street without someone bringing up Mayo v Galway

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Padraic Joyce, ‘I’m so excited about this game that I wish I was still playing.’

County , Football , Galway GAA and Mayo GAA | Thu May 10 16:38:40 IST 2018

The west is going mad over this, and you can’t walk down the street without someone bringing up Mayo v Galway. In my day job, I’m always out on construction sites across the country and it’s the thing I’m questioned mostly about — the interest is huge. I have had some memorable journeys and days in Castlebar, as well as some terrible experiences.

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They had come back from ten points down to beat Meath in the 2008 provincial quarters

It’s ten years since Matty Forde kicked Wexford into a first Leinster final for 52 years

County and Wexford GAA | Wed May 09 15:48:00 IST 2018

BY SHANE STAPLETON

They had come back from ten points down to beat Meath in the 2008 provincial quarters at Dr Cullen Park, but then 2003 winners Laois lay in waiting.

Forde began the semi-final at Croke Park by kicking six wides in a row from play, before finishing the game with 0-6 as they won 0-18 to 0-12. All of which meant a first Leinster final since 1956.

“I think the main thing that day was just relief,” Forde exclusively tells AIB GAA.

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The big guns are almost always in the limelight, but other players quietly make a huge impact too.

The Young Guns who could light up Championship 2018

Armagh GAA , County , Dublin GAA , Galway GAA , Longford GAA , Mayo GAA , Meath GAA , Tyrone GAA and Westmeath GAA | Thu May 03 17:31:26 IST 2018

BY SHANE STAPLETON

The big guns are almost always in the limelight, but other players quietly make a huge impact too.
For every David Clifford that the world and its mother knows about, there's another player coming in under the radar. We’ve identified a number of guys with big summers ahead of them — some new, but with others rising in recent times. Please let us know via social media who you would add to the list, and why.

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James Glancy doesn’t want to think that way, but he is fearful of Leitrim’s trip to New York this weekend.

Leitrim crop face uncertain fate in the Big Apple

County and Leitrim GAA | Thu May 03 14:38:08 IST 2018

BY SHANE STAPLETON

James Glancy doesn’t want to think that way, but he is fearful of Leitrim’s trip to New York this weekend. The forward made a couple of visits to the Big Apple during his 12 years playing for the county, and each time they ransacked Gaelic Park in the Bronx with relative ease.

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Niall Carew doesn’t miss the stress of being Sligo manager on weeks such as this.

Niall Carew: I don't miss the stress of it

BY SHANE STAPLETON

Niall Carew doesn’t miss the stress of being Sligo manager on weeks such as this.

Yes, he loved all the on-field work, which he now gets with Palatine in Carlow, but it’s everything away from the sod that broke his heart. Running around tying up one loose end while another was working itself open, it took a toll.

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Pat Baker recalls, ‘When Wicklow almost beat the Dubs.’

Brian Kavanagh on Longford's chances of breaking a 30-year run to qualify for a Provincial Semi-final

Ian Dowling: “You don't know what the ceiling is for the footballers in Tipperary.”

Mayo’s problem was a matter of approach, and the statistics bear that out

Brendan Murphy: "For me, this is the right time to go"

Padraic Joyce, ‘I’m so excited about this game that I wish I was still playing.’

It’s ten years since Matty Forde kicked Wexford into a first Leinster final for 52 years

The Young Guns who could light up Championship 2018

Leitrim crop face uncertain fate in the Big Apple

Niall Carew: I don't miss the stress of it

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Pat Baker recalls, ‘When Wicklow almost beat the Dubs.’

2018-05-24

Brian Kavanagh on Longford's chances of breaking a 30-year run to qualify for a Provincial Semi-final

2018-05-24

Ian Dowling: “You don't know what the ceiling is for the footballers in Tipperary.”

2018-05-17

Mayo’s problem was a matter of approach, and the statistics bear that out

2018-05-15

Brendan Murphy: "For me, this is the right time to go"

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Padraic Joyce, ‘I’m so excited about this game that I wish I was still playing.’

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