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Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
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- Irish Daily Mirror
Joe Brolly weighs in on Mayo's latest heartbreak: 'The culture is all wrong'
Joe Brolly has had his say on Mayo's elimination from the All-Ireland days after the county suffered their latest Championship heartbreak. Mayo were knocked out of the All-Ireland after a loss to Donegal on the hooter having clawed back to level the game with 20 seconds to go, which would have seen the Green & Red go through. The fixing of the game for Dr Hyde Park in Roscommon ruffled some feathers in the Donegal camp with Jim McGuinness outraged at the travel time for his side. Speaking on his Free State podcast, Brolly landed a jibe at Mayo's supporters for their unwavering hope, saying "They're a funny lot you know, the culture is all wrong, they're fundamentally not serious. "People from Mayo suffer from an incurable genetic condition, MHOS, Mayo Hopeless Optimists Syndrome. "The thing about them is that they can beat anybody, unless it's a final, and they have beaten everybody. So when a wee farmer from Bohola is painting his sheep red and green on the eve of an All-Ireland final, filled with euphoria, certain in the knowledge that on Monday Mayo will be champions, and his sheep will bleat triumphantly as the Mayo bus and cavalcade pass by on the way to the victory celebration. "On the Monday he has already forgotten because of MHOS and he's already looking forward, filled with the thrill of being All-Ireland champions in 2026, Mayo for Sam 2026. "It's a great way to be I suppose, but they're not serious, you know what I mean, they're not serious." When compared with Scotland's World Cup sides of years gone by, Brolly said: "The difference is that Scotland are a plucky underdog, Mayo is a superpower of Gaelic football, and the problem is that the culture's wrong. "It was exemplified by Donegal's winning score. Ten seconds to go, Mayo get the equaliser, they work really hard, just frantic all-out effort to turn Donegal over. "Donegal were really just trying to hold possession for the last two-and-a-half minutes, Mayo turned them over and they come forward, and with ten seconds to go they kick the equaliser... so they knew that - they had to know - that 'as long as we don't concede a score we're through to the knockout phase.' "A kickout comes, Donegal win it, Mayo don't foul, it's passed on to Ciarán Moore, who's sort of a human horse who must've stampeded up the pitch 120 metres at least 20 times... and so Moore takes off up the side line, and they let him go, and he gets in and kicks the winning score and Mayo are gone. "And had that been Mayo taking that kickout, a Donegal man would most certainly have stopped him in his tracks as soon as the ball was won... Donegal work on these things whereas Mayo are just hopeful. "It was all to no avail as we knew it would be, because they're fundamentally not serious, they're not there to win, that's ultimately not why they're there." Undoubtedly it has been a tough pill for the Mayo side and supporters, but had they waited for the hooter they could have worked the equaliser as a buzzer beater. Did the tension of the moment ultimately get to the side under Stephen Rochford's temporary care?
Irish Independent
5 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
GAA: Follow all the football action from around the country as the SFC group stage concludes
There's a bumper day of action as the group phase of the All-Ireland SFC reaches its conclusion. You can follow all the action as it happens from around the grounds in our liveblog below. All-Ireland SFC Louth v Clare, Laois Hire O'Moore Park, 2.0 Monaghan v Down, Box-It Athletic Grounds, 2.0 – RTÉ 2 Donegal v Mayo, King & Moffatt Dr Hyde Park, 4.0 – RTÉ 2 Tyrone v Cavan, Brewster Park, 4.0 Tailteann Cup quarter-finals Wicklow v Westmeath, Echelon Park, 1.15 – GAA+ Limerick v Wexford, TUS Gaelic Grounds, 3.45 – GAA+ All-Ireland MHC semi-final Cork v Clare, FBD Semple Stadium, 1.0 – TG4 3 minutes ago Colm O'Rourke: Day of reckoning is upon Mayo as Donegal will not take any prisoners in battle to progress Colm O'Rourke: Day of reckoning is upon Mayo as Donegal will not take any prisoners in battle to progress Mayo face a day of reckoning today. If both Mayo and Cavan lose then Cavan qualify in third place on the head-to-head, even if their scoring difference is very poor. Donegal will qualify unless both Cavan and Mayo win, which is very unlikely. 22 minutes ago First up today is the Tailteann Cup last eight clash between Westmeath and Wicklow in Aughrim, with the away side on a high after a big win over Laois last week. 30 minutes ago Some reading before today's clashes. Joe Brolly: Mayo folk are oblivious to rampant 'MHOS' but harsh reality coming their way will be soon forgotten Joe Brolly: Mayo folk are oblivious to rampant 'MHOS' but harsh reality coming their way will be soon forgotten If this were an All-Ireland final against Donegal, then Mayo would have no chance today. In fact, if Mayo were playing Carlow in the final, they would have no chance. But it isn't. And when it isn't the final, Mayo always have a chance. 39 minutes ago Lots of crunch football clashes today in the final round of group stages of the Tailteann Cup and the Sam Maguire. Mayo-Donegal tops the bill at 4.0 and we'll be guiding you through all of the action. Live Blog Software
Irish Daily Mirror
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Fans hail new GAA documentary that took five years to make
Monday night saw a new Gaelic football documentary series begin on RTÉ One, with Hell for Leather premiering at 9:35pm. The series, which took half a decade to produce, includes musings from some of the biggest voices in Gaelic football, including Joe Brolly, Lee Keegan and Michael Murphy. The pilot episode went down well with viewers across the country, with many voicing their praise online. Even those involved in the game were quick to laud the production, with Down's Darragh O'Hanlon joining in. A lot of the positive reaction centred around the inclusion of the late Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh in the series, with this being his last TV appearance before his death last June. Many praised the timing of the series being broadcast - whether it was intentional or not - to have the episodes air in the midst of what is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing championships we have seen in big ball. The show's first and second episodes can be watched on the RTÉ Player. Let's hope the rest of the series continues on this trajectory set by the opening two episodes.
Irish Times
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Joe Brolly's entertaining accumulator story does not add up
Accumulator timeline doesn't add up! Joe Brolly's column on how he and a friend lost out on a bet was entertaining as always, although the timeline seems off. This accumulator included Louth under-20s, Kerry and Down in the football and Tipperary hurlers, who all won, so it came down to two remaining games for, he hinted, a large return. 'Then, it was the big one: Limerick v Cork…,' Brolly wrote. 'By half-time it was 2-18 to 0-9, the Cork lads were asking for their mammy and we were feeling on top of the world.' READ MORE 'It was then,' he added, 'I decided to tune into Midwest Radio, just to bask in the inevitability of our triumph.' Joe 'sat there, listening sorrowfully, as it went from Cavan four up, to five, to six, to seven.' The puzzling part is that Cavan and Mayo had thrown in at 2.30pm and the hurling didn't start till 4pm. Confusion reigned across the board. With Limerick 1-2 to 0-0 ahead (4.02pm) and seemingly unaware Cavan were cruising with a few minutes left, Brolly's co-bettor texted him, 'home and hosed', with accompanying champagne and confetti emoji. A baffling oversight for a duo who 'agonise over wager like two great chess champions pondering their next move'! By half-time in the hurling, when Joe switched to the Midwest commentary from Castlebar and listened as Cavan pulled clear, the football had actually been over for almost half an hour, the accumulator long sank. Clean sheets a major priority for Donegal GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1, Ballybofey, Donegal 24/5/2025 Donegal vs Tyrone Donegal manager Jim McGuinness Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/John McVitty It felt almost shocking to see Tyrone rattle the Donegal net twice in the first half on Saturday evening; conceding goals in championship is most unDonegal-like behaviour on Jim McGuinness's watch. Before Saturday, the Glenties man had managed his county in 36 senior championship matches, with his side keeping 26 clean sheets in that time, for a strike-rate of 72 per cent. On only three previous occasions has a team scored more than one major against McGuinness's Donegal (Mayo in 2013 scored four, Cork grabbed three last year and Kerry bagged two in the 2014 All-Ireland final). For context, Jim Gavin oversaw 12 more matches in charge of the Dubs from 2013-19 but enjoyed just one more defensive shut-out (27 clean sheets in 48 games, equalling 56 per cent). Maybe McGuinness's understandable focus on not conceding goals was forged during his own playing career at senior level, when Donegal's habit of leaking majors cost them numerous big matches including Ulster Championship exits against Down in 1996 (1-9 to 0-11), Derry in 1998 (1-7 to 0-8), Armagh in '99 (2-11 to 0-12) and Fermanagh in 2000 and 2001 (1-12 to 0-13 and 1-9 to 0-11). Managers take bite at Big Apple Before a ball was pucked in the Lory Meagher, the Schemozzle reported on the disquiet among the hurling fraternity in the bottom tier at New York's inclusion. A stacked team including former Galway star Johnny Glynn, who is looking to complete the Liam MacCarthy-Lory Meagher double, entered the competition at the semi-final stage on Saturday and were priced at 1/100 to beat Monaghan. They duly obliged, leading by 18 points with 15 minutes remaining before winning by 13. Monaghan had played five matches to reach that point and their manager, Arthur Hughes, was not happy before the game, branding New York's inclusion 'an absolute disgrace'. In the final, New York will take on Cavan. 'It's not the New York players' fault, it's certainly not their manager's fault that they're in it, it's an absolute disgrace that they're in it, it's an absolute disgrace the way the GAA handled it,' said Cavan manager Ollie Bellew. Quote 'He's just a great man altogether isn't he?' Co-commentator Aaron Kernan on GAA+ after Michael Murphy sent over his second two-pointer against Tyrone. Royals rain supreme GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1, Pairc Tailteann, Navan, Meath 24/5/2025 Meath vs Cork Cork's Éanna O'Hanlon looks on as the wet weather conditions set in during the game Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Ben Brady A big story from Páirc Tailteann was the biblical rain which, according to RTÉ radio commentator Martin Kiely, prompted some supporters to stream out (pun intended) even though it was still a one-point game. 'The rain is certainly pouring down now and God help the poor souls on the far side of the field that haven't got a brolly – and I'd say 80 per cent of them don't have,' noted Kiely, whose commentary was superb, at one stage. 'The water is coming in through the sheeting here, the Taoíseach is here, he might see about a grant for them,' Kiely joked. 'It feels like we're maybe in Old Trafford with the leaky roof!' chipped in co-comm Kyle Coney. There is a pun about Coney Island in there somewhere but we won't inflict it on you ... Number: 20,000 Free tickets the Leinster Council are giving out for underage teams to attend the Leinster and Joe McDonagh Cup finals.
The Irish Sun
14-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
All-Ireland winner slams Joe Brolly for claiming Donegal GAA star ‘got what he deserved' in post-Ulster final brawl
EAMON McGEE clapped back at Joe Brolly after he suggested the Donegal player who appeared to set off the brawl after the Ulster final "got what he deserved". There were ugly scenes after the 2 Eamon McGee hit back at Joe Brolly's assessment of the brawl that took place after the Ulster final Credit: Sportsfile 2 Joe Brolly suggested the player that set off the fight got what he deserved Credit: Oliver McVeigh/Sportsfile Video circulated on social media which some claim shows a Donegal player celebrating in the direction of the Orchard sideline, which led to an . Former Derry GAA star and RTE pundit Joe Brolly gave his take on the controversial incident on his Free State podcast, and suggested the player got what he deserved. He said: "He got really what he deserved, the kid. "He shouldn't be at it. I appreciate that it is beyond the boundaries to go knocking the head off him. Read More on GAA He continued: "You would think if that happened in a big rugby game that there would be any other outcome than that? "It was way outside what was acceptable and I will happily defend the Armagh subs if it ever came to it." The take drew plenty of reaction, including from All-Ireland winner McGee, who insisted more should be made of the Armagh reaction. He tweeted: "Should be less talk about what the Donegal player said or did and more talk about the mob that descended on him." Most read in GAA Football Saturday was Jim McGuinness' fifth provincial title as manager, having lost five finals as a player. And he was Gardai investigating as GAA fans engage in brawl in shop McGuinness said: 'Yeah, they're all very unique. They're all as special as the next one. And you're in a packed house out there and the sun's shining. And, you know, we all travelled to Ulster finals as children. And that's the moment. 'The house is full and the sun is shining. Somebody's going to win and somebody, unfortunately, is not going to win. 'We had a lot of days against Armagh, in many respects, where we were out the wrong side of it. "A lot of days I played in Ulster finals. So they're very special.' Donegal go into an All-Ireland SFC series group with Tyrone, Cavan and Mayo. And McGuinness continued: 'We will enjoy tonight, enjoy that with our families — and refocus then as quickly as we can because another competition is going to start now. 'But we're not talking much about that tonight. I'm just proud of them, proud of the way they went about it and kept going to the very end. And they're entitled to celebrate.' McGuinness condemned the ugly scenes that marred the end of their victory. He said: 'I don't have a perspective on that. It's not nice to see. It shouldn't happen. "I was giving my daughter a hug at the time. I didn't see what happened, but it shouldn't be in the game.'
