Ciarán Murphy: Who are these lunatics who want to play into the wind in the first half?The bulk of the captain’s work in Gaelic games involves the toss so don’t overthink itThu Feb 10 2022 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: What was the point of spending €96m on Páirc Uí Chaoimh?If a concert trumps the importance of Cork hosting big games, questions must be askedThu Feb 03 2022 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: It’s time to really push on towards a proper dual mandateWe're not talking about a nation full of Slaughtneils and Loughmore-CastleineysThu Jan 27 2022 - 07:49
Ciarán Murphy: Players may want to play games but not two in one dayKerry players Jack Savage and Tony Brosnan drove almost 200km between games last weekThu Jan 20 2022 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: I’m willing to pay more to stream a match than buy a ticketBallyhaunis is now, sensationally, home to the largest sports air dome in the worldThu Jan 13 2022 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: ‘The darts’ isn’t just for Christmas, it’s for lifeWorld Championship bonanza would act like a gateway drug - it’s safer to look awayThu Jan 06 2022 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Christmas the time when, once again, I ask ‘will I go another year?’You’ll be long enough retired but how long can you play and drink with 21-year-olds?Thu Dec 23 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Blindsided by a Super Sunday of Covid, chaos and controversyLoughmore-Castleiney’s woes look small fry compared to the F1 and Munster v WaspsThu Dec 16 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Paul Mannion looks the poster boy for the benefits of club lifeSplit-season opens up a lifestyle debate for players when it comes to intercounty gameThu Dec 09 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Loughmore-Castleiney’s double triumph explains rarity of dual clubsProvincial championship the fall-guy if alternating hurling and football competitionsThu Dec 02 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Born on the right side of the border for Mayo, Colm Boyle will be missedA thunderous footballer, the Devitts clubman hails from a curious part of the GAA worldThu Nov 25 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Why has Ireland’s All Blacks win annoyed so many people?There seems to be an insatiable appetite to denigrate the Irish rugby team’s successesThu Nov 18 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Mullin mulling pros and cons of sporting adventure Down UnderSuccessful return of both McKenna and Glass shows news may not be wholly negative for MayoThu Nov 11 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: A few more soakings likely before GAA dressingrooms reopenEven 45 seconds in a hot shower after a winter match would be a great helpThu Nov 04 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Imagination required from GAA and TV companies for Tailteann CupFriday night football in high summer would be the perfect time to showcase new cupThu Oct 28 2021 - 06:25
Ciarán Murphy: Sunday showed why counties like Leitrim deserve a chance to progressBallinamore’s victory showed the locals why their efforts in the GAA are worthwhileThu Oct 21 2021 - 05:00
Ciarán Murphy: There seems to be no mental separation between players, mentors and supportersLatest example of club GAA violence proves spectators should stay on the sidelinesThu Oct 14 2021 - 06:49
Ciarán Murphy: No resisting the pull of GAA and home on this Sunday morningMilltown’s progress in the Galway championship meant much more than just a gameThu Oct 07 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: It seems Hannah Tyrrell made the right decisionFormer rugby star played football like she was enjoying new-found sense of freedomThu Sept 30 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Liam Cahill’s loyalty at odds with Kildare wantaway Jack O’ConnorLilywhites weren’t lucky to have Kerry man - they were supposed to be a union of equalsThu Sept 23 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Come off it Novak, you wouldn’t see Tyrone seeking popularityAll-Ireland champions don’t care they have only ever had pariah status outside the countyThu Sept 16 2021 - 06:36
Ciarán Murphy: Just another game? Tell that to the All-Ireland final teamsIn the men’s senior football and camogie finals, the sides will play as if it’s their lastThu Sept 09 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Biased pundits are fine as long as they entertain and inform tooThose calling on RTÉ to use neutrals on GAA panels are unlikely to get much of a hearingThu Sept 02 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Did Tyrone decide missing training was more risky than not getting vaccinated?Feargal Logan calling the jab a ‘conundrum’ makes Kerry postponement a lucky breakThu Aug 26 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: If GAA are unwilling to back referees then the system needs to changeEmotion and compassion should not cloud judgment when it comes to disciplinary mattersThu Aug 19 2021 - 06:36
Ciarán Murphy: Kingston family melodrama capped vintage weekend of sideshowsThe tricky politics and emotions of fathers coaching sons is a minefieldThu Aug 12 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: League of Ireland clubs denied fair share of television coverageExploits of Bohs, Dundalk and Rovers in Europe ignored while GAA fans bask in coverageThu Aug 05 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Goodbye Joe Canning, you made the people happyGalway great’s exceptional exploits leave hurling fans with special memoriesThu Jul 29 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Why so few club players go to intercounty matchesChaotic schedule means little overlap between supporters in stands and local GAA stalwartsThu Jul 22 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Hating teams, is it who they are, or what they win?There are many things that go into building up a hatred of sporting teamsThu Jul 15 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: nothing beats sitting in a biblical deluge in RoscommonHard to focus on anything other than constant threat of pneumonia at Dr Hyde ParkThu Jul 08 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Uncertainty around Stephen Cluxton in line with a man we never really knewWe should be thankful for such a man – one who still wants to keep a few secretsThu Jul 01 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Predictions are embedded in sport but why do we need them?Pundits often find out these things are taken to heart and can come back to haunt themThu Jun 24 2021 - 05:15
Ciarán Murphy: Kerry-Dublin storyline can live without an ending . . . for nowIt may not be a satisfactory ending but satisfactory endings are actually pretty rareThu Jun 17 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: Gaels unite in mirth at Davy’s latest display of histrionicsA shame we won’t have entire summer’s hurling and football attended solely by pensionersThu Jun 10 2021 - 01:02
Ciarán Murphy: Fola Ayorinde’s Division 2 goal among the greatest ever scoredWe have seen some brilliant scores in first three weeks of strange league seasonThu Jun 03 2021 - 06:00
Ciarán Murphy: GAA needs to strike while the iron is hotSecond Opinion: The time is right to reform hurling league and football championshipWed Sept 19 2018 - 19:00
Tale of Kerry’s Twin Towers may still have another twistAs Donaghy retires, Walsh hints he still has something to offer the Kingdom in 2019Wed Sept 12 2018 - 19:00
Ciarán Murphy: Football is in trouble – just don’t blame the DubsThere are structural and aesthetic problems – along with the current lack of competitivenessWed Sept 05 2018 - 21:36
Horror-show in All-Ireland final could have serious repercussionsCiarán Murphy: Any rule changes can’t be as a direct result of Dublin’s dominanceWed Aug 29 2018 - 19:00
Ciarán Murphy: All-Stars should not be all about the winnersGiven the nature of modern championships, accolades should be spread more widelyWed Aug 22 2018 - 21:00
Ciarán Murphy: Super 8s work but Dublin still skew the systemNew structures can only do so much when you have a team so far ahead of the othersWed Aug 08 2018 - 21:22
Ciarán Murphy: Burke and Conlon primed for more summer fireworksBoth men had their moments during a memorable personal duel at Croke Park clashWed Aug 01 2018 - 21:00
Ciarán Murphy: Galway should be plotting to face Dublin - not MonaghanTribesmen’s priority is to be at their strongest when definitive test comesWed Jul 25 2018 - 20:30
Ciarán Murphy: Why top forwards should imitate RonaldoNo real point in the game’s best attackers wasting their energy on defensive dutiesWed Jul 18 2018 - 21:00
Ciarán Murphy: Is Gaelic football ready for the Super 8s?There’s every chance we’ll see football in its best light over next few weeks in Super 8sWed Jul 11 2018 - 21:00
Ciarán Murphy: Donegal-Dublin does away with idea of fairnessDubliners pointing out Croke Park is not Dublin’s home are living in make-believeWed Jul 04 2018 - 20:00
Ciarán Murphy: Kildare show home advantage worth the fightWithin the GAA, why is the idea of selling out a match in a smaller venue a dirty concept?Thu Jun 28 2018 - 07:00
Ciarán Murphy: Dublin need to find out if Comerford can replace CluxtonThe inference around Dublin has always been Cluxton has never really wanted competitionWed Jun 20 2018 - 21:13
Ciarán Murphy: Tipp move quickly to curb rumblingsCounty board back coach as official calls for management team to ‘resign en bloc’Thu Jun 14 2018 - 07:00
