Brian Fenton

Dublin are now facing the hardest trick to pull off in sport: succession planning

Like the great Kerry and Kilkenny teams before them, Dublin now need a rebuilding period as the likes of McCarthy and Fenton bow out

Mon Nov 25 2024 - 06:00

Loss of Brian Fenton and Nickie Quaid will show Dublin and Limerick what ‘irreplaceable’ really looks like

Limerick and Dublin have lost linchpin players, and no amount of forward planning could have prepared them for it

Thu Nov 21 2024 - 06:00

Brian Fenton was the latest but he won’t be the last Dublin player to step away before 2025

Several other Dublin players could follow Fenton and James McCarthy out the dressingroom door

Wed Nov 20 2024 - 06:00

Malachy Clerkin: Brian Fenton, the best midfielder of his era and one of the greatest ever

After arriving full-formed in 2015, the Raheny midfielder anchored Dublin for a decade – nobody could match his mobility, accuracy and general game sense

Tue Nov 19 2024 - 12:35

Brian Fenton confirms retirement after 10 years at the top with Dublin

Dublin GAA confirms player’s intercounty retirement ‘after ten remarkable seasons’

Tue Nov 19 2024 - 09:53

Dublin’s Brian Fenton makes shock decision to retire

Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders in the game, the shock decision will leave void in Dessie Farrell’s team

Mon Nov 18 2024 - 22:45

Dublin make their move but mystery of Derry’s whereabouts deepens

Three matches after winning the league, Mickey Harte’s team look like they want the season to end

Tue Jun 04 2024 - 06:00

Brian Fenton disappointed to be sent off for first time in his career for club or county

Dublin midfielder was red-carded in the league final against Derry

Wed Apr 17 2024 - 06:00

Brian Fenton suspended for Leinster quarter-final against Meath

Dublin midfielder handed one-match ban after straight red card arising from clash with Derry’s Eunan Mulholland

Wed Apr 10 2024 - 17:56

Seán Moran: Dublin’s old guard get the bit between their teeth to rewrite last year’s elegies

After a stolid opening to their league campaign All-Ireland champions Dublin are looking right back in business

Wed Mar 06 2024 - 06:00

Football All-Stars: Dublin lead the way with five awards with Cluxton the oldest winner

Kerry captain David Clifford named the Footballer of the Year; Kerry and Derry receive four awards

Fri Nov 17 2023 - 21:00

Brian Fenton: ‘Being that player for 12 years will be what I’ll be proud of’

Few Dublin footballers in history have ever enjoyed as consistent a level of success as Brian Fenton

Thu Nov 16 2023 - 06:00

Brian Fenton: ‘For sure I’ll be back next year. I’d love to do 10 seasons for Dublin’

The Dublin midfielder says his club’s run to only their third ever semi-final has taken him by surprise

Sat Oct 07 2023 - 06:00

GAA weekend previews: Throw-in times, TV details, predictions

Seán Moran looks ahead to this weekend’s hurling and football championship fixtures

Sat May 14 2022 - 06:00

‘They may just have taken a break’ - Dublin return to winning ways

Brian Fenton excels in midfield as Con O’Callaghan hits 1-6 from play on return

Sat Apr 30 2022 - 20:33

Ciarán Kilkenny: A one-man rhythm section of Dublin’s success

He is the only Dublin player to win an All Star in both seasons of the Farrell reign

Sat Apr 30 2022 - 13:35

Take 5: The big questions answered ahead of the start of the football championship

Seán Moran, Jim McGuinness, Malachy Clerkin and Darragh Ó Sé look ahead

Sat Apr 23 2022 - 06:00

Diarmuid O’Connor and Jack Barry give Kerry a spring in their step

Tralee pair form a formidable midfield partnership that augurs well for Kerry’s prospects

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 01:00

Dublin revival continues as top trumps shine in win over Donegal

Dublin outscored Donegal 1-9 to 0-2 through 35 minutes of playing time at one stage

Sun Mar 20 2022 - 20:07

Weekend Gaelic football previews: Throw-in times, details, predictions

Seán Moran runs the rule over the penultimate round of the Allianz League

Sat Mar 19 2022 - 09:00

Dublin find their voice at last as they look to keep top-flight status

Dessie Farrell will have been encouraged by victory over Tyrone in Omagh

Mon Mar 14 2022 - 06:00

Dublin seize their bit of rainbow and run with it to seal much-needed win

Dessie Farrell’s side were nine points up on Tyrone at the break before stalling

Sun Mar 13 2022 - 19:34

League defeats have exposed Dublin’s struggles to change their style

Opponents have taken advantage of Dessie Farrell’s attempts to get Dubs out of a rut

Sat Feb 26 2022 - 08:00

Getting the right cogs in Kerry’s midfield machine a challenge for Jack O’Connor

Dublin will have noted how Kildare got on top against Seán O’Shea and Adrian Spillane

Sat Feb 05 2022 - 09:00

Tipping Point: Oh Dublin, where did it all go wrong?

Striking thing about Armagh defeat was the Dubs never used make such dumb choices

Mon Jan 31 2022 - 06:00

Dias determined to help lead Kilmacud to more glory

Crokes stalwart missed out on the glory years with Dublin but focuses his efforts instead on his club ambitions

Fri Jan 28 2022 - 12:05

Malachy Clerkin: Big guns start preseason quest to topple champions Tyrone

Changes to the calendar and feelings of injustice have seen stars let loose in January

Mon Jan 24 2022 - 07:24

Niall Scully and Dublin taking distinctly more competitive approach to pre-season

Scully expects intensity of national league to grow due to condensed nature of season

Thu Jan 20 2022 - 06:00

Seán Moran: Little unfinished business left to inspire Dublin stalwarts

It’s no surprise Cluxton, McCaffrey and Mannion won’t be involved with Dubs in 2022

Wed Jan 12 2022 - 07:22

Brian Fenton labels Mayo defeat as a disappointing monkey off his back

Influential midfielder had never lost a championship game before this summer

Thu Nov 18 2021 - 13:27

Glen’s Conor Glass thriving now he’s back home in Derry

Midfielder returned from stint in the AFL to win a maiden senior medal with his club

Thu Nov 18 2021 - 06:00

Brian Howard not buying the narrative of Dublin in decline

‘The hunger is still there, there’s no question of the motivation going anywhere’

Fri Oct 22 2021 - 06:00

Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin’s inability to close out win against Mayo was shocking to see

Dublin were dying for the line to come and save them as Mayo hounded them down

Wed Aug 18 2021 - 06:00

Mayo finally break Dublin spell in pulsating All-Ireland semi-final

Score to draw game at full-time as good as a winner, in truth a stake through the heart

Sun Aug 15 2021 - 18:38