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Beware Dublin’s threat as the race for Sam hots up

WHAT a weekend for sports fan across the country as Gaelic footballers and hurlers provided a feast of entertainment. As always in sport, there were joys and sorrows and plenty of shocks!  more >

The treatment of Jordan could haunt Sligo’s players

JUST over a week ago, Tommy Jordan stepped down as the Sligo Gaelic football Senior team manager after less than one year in charge.  more >

Cork comeback was class but Kerry really messed up

KERRY and Cork have played many amazing games against each other but I doubt very much if any previous games could match last Sunday’s encounter.  more >

Criticism of the county’s top referee was totally out of order

Last Sunday week Donegal and Derry played in the Ulster Senior Championship. Sligo man Marty Duffy was in charge of the whistle and, in my opinion, and as a fellow referee, he did a good job.  more >

Bradley skill was the difference in bruising battle of Ballybofey

ON Sunday last - with all due respect to the other teams that have already played in this year’s All-Ireland Senior [Gaelic football] Championship - this year’s competition really burst into life.  more >

Sligo’s first provincial test is just easy peasy!

SLIGO made a successful first defence of their Connacht Championship title last Sunday when they crushed London in Ruislip.  more >

Those who wrote O’Dwyer off are looking very foolish

LAST Sunday’s newspapers all predicted that Kildare would beat Wicklow in the opening round of the Leinster Senior [Gaelic football] Championship.  more >

Contenders? Less than a handful have realistic hope

LAST Sunday the 2008 All Ireland Senior Gaelic football championship commenced, while across the water the Premier League came to an end. Why do I mention both of these championships?  more >

Q: Who can stop Kerry? A: No-one.

NEXT Sunday sees the commencement of the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Gaelic football Championship.  more >

Kerry are still the team to be backing

SPORTS fans were given a feast of sport over the weekend. We had top-class games in Gaelic football, rugby and soccer.  more >