Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin boring? It’s a privilege to see them evolveNo point viewing football championship through the prism of hurling’s great summerWed Aug 22 2018 - 06:00
Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin’s mastery of basics makes four-in-a-row a formalityJack McCaffrey's pass for the Dublin goal on Saturday typified their brillianceWed Aug 15 2018 - 07:00
Darragh Ó Sé: Galway hardly in the ideal mindset to face DublinKevin Walsh can’t just click his fingers and fix his players’ attitude before SaturdayWed Aug 08 2018 - 07:00
Darragh Ó Sé: Kerry can advance and pose a real threat to DublinDavid Clifford’s goal changed everything – there’s optimism in the Kingdom air againWed Aug 01 2018 - 06:45
Darragh Ó Sé: Super 8s experience should stand to KildareRoscommon need a new plan after their lack of physicality proved tellingWed Jul 25 2018 - 07:00
Darragh Ó Sé: Too many strings to Dubs' bow for DonegalBeauty of Super 8s is that every team is stepping onto virgin ground in terms of formatWed Jul 11 2018 - 06:00
Darragh Ó Sé: Kildare need to knuckle down after Mayo highThey won’t be able to call on the same sort of adrenaline rush that helped see off MayoWed Jul 04 2018 - 06:00
Darragh Ó Sé: Whether Newbridge is right or wrong, Croke Park have lostPeople were just waiting for somebody to take a stand against the GAA and this is itWed Jun 27 2018 - 07:00
Darragh Ó Sé: Cork will beat Kerry sometime – not this timeBut being at home with nothing to lose on a Saturday night are perfect conditions for itWed Jun 20 2018 - 06:00
Darragh Ó Sé: Galway’s defensive system must serve interests of their forwardsRoscommon will give Kevin Walsh’s team a good idea of where they currently standWed Jun 13 2018 - 06:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Umpires are the invisible men until they make a mistakeHave you ever heard an umpire’s name mentioned? Not once. They're invisibleWed Jun 06 2018 - 06:25
Darragh Ó Sé: It's time for Kerry’s young guns to step up to the plateEamonn Fitzmaurice has no choice but to go with youth but it's far from an ideal situationWed May 30 2018 - 07:00
Darragh Ó Sé: Monaghan don’t have the panel depth for the Super 8sIn a normal year they’d be huge contenders but the new structure won’t suit themWed May 23 2018 - 06:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo will have none of this Win It For Tom blatherWhen you’re injured, as Parsons is, you can offer nothing to the team in my experienceWed May 16 2018 - 06:40
Darragh Ó Sé: Everything before the Super Eights is shadow boxingHype around Mayo-Galway clash is misplaced given shift in priorities caused by reformsWed May 09 2018 - 05:45
Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin wouldn't be Dublin without MayoRivalry with Mayo is defining Dublin – they’re the best two teams of last 30 yearsWed Sept 20 2017 - 07:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin’s bench strength gives them the crucial edgeThe champions have the subs to kick for home during the vital final quarterWed Sept 13 2017 - 06:00
Darragh Ó Sé: Forget Dad’s Army, Mayo are more like The Dirty DozenStephen Rochford’s men have improved and have never been in better shape than nowWed Sept 06 2017 - 07:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Do we take for granted how good Stephen Cluxton is?Tyrone masterclass raises question - do we take Dublin goalkeeper for granted?Wed Aug 30 2017 - 07:15
Darragh Ó Sé: I felt sorry for Aidan O'Shea - I've been thereCurbing Kerry's Kieran Donaghy remains a major problem for Mayo’s managementWed Aug 23 2017 - 05:58
Darragh Ó Sé: Kerry have more room to improve than MayoI feel there are a bunch of Kerry lads who are sore about their form against GalwayWed Aug 16 2017 - 07:00
Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo's win simply followed quarter-final scriptBarring the top three or four counties, there’s no prospect of glory in this gameWed Aug 09 2017 - 07:00
Darragh Ó Sé: A sense of ‘we’ follows Kieran McGeeney aroundAt this stage of the season, Dublin and Kerry have a level of buy-in few can matchWed Aug 02 2017 - 07:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Sight of Croke Park can ignite Mayo’s All-Ireland bidShadow-boxing is over and Aidan O’Shea is leading his team-mates by exampleWed Jul 26 2017 - 07:00
Darragh Ó Sé: We’re down to the real summer business nowEvery team is trying to gain that elusive edge as the All-Ireland SFC really kicks into gearWed Jul 19 2017 - 07:00
Darragh Ó Sé: Cody just the sort of ‘lawless’ leader every team needsLike Micko or Páidí – Kilkenny man’s devotion to the cause inspirational for playersWed Jul 12 2017 - 07:45
Darragh Ó Sé: Running football the key to this year’s All-IrelandThe way Kerry, Dublin and Mayo move the ball is too much for lesser teamsWed Jul 05 2017 - 07:10
Darragh Ó Sé: Kerry are there to be beaten if Cork target midfieldPeadar Healy’s team in the perfect position to spring unlikely ambush on the KingdomWed Jun 28 2017 - 07:00
Darragh Ó Sé: Who in their right mind would be a manager?Andy McEntee, Rory Gallagher and Derek McGrath looked on in horror last weekendWed Jun 21 2017 - 07:45
Darragh Ó Sé: Twitter reminds me why I'm glad I'm done playingSocial media is the biggest change in intercounty football in a generationWed Jun 14 2017 - 07:45
Darragh Ó Sé: Cork must beat Tipperary or they will go underIf Cork lose to Tipp for second year in row the consequences for Cork football will be massiveWed Jun 07 2017 - 05:00
Darragh Ó Sé: I stopped getting flu jabs because of drug testsGAA needs more than fear and paranoia to stave off the very real threat of dopingWed May 31 2017 - 07:15
Darragh Ó Sé: There's way too much democracy in the GAAWhen other sports change rules there is never any of this carry-onWed May 24 2017 - 07:45
Darragh Ó Sé: The ball-robbing referee, 300-mile drives and club v countyFootballers all over cannot wait for championship to start and club headache to endWed May 17 2017 - 07:45
Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin and Kerry will be physical – get over itThis game will be worth a month’s training for Éamonn Fitzmaurice’s teamSat Apr 08 2017 - 07:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Gooch played ball that made all around him betterI played with some brilliant players but Gooch was up there with any of themWed Apr 05 2017 - 07:45
Darragh Ó Sé: My end of season football awards‘People give out about the championship all the time but I must say I enjoyed it this year’Wed Oct 12 2016 - 05:00
Darragh Ó Sé: Being humble is the bedrock of Dublin’s greatnessIn other eras, you could always rely on the odd Dub to get carried away with himselfWed Oct 05 2016 - 05:50
Darragh Ó Sé: Weather key in determining All-Ireland winnersDublin’s greater scoring power could tell in better conditions but wet would suit MayoWed Sept 28 2016 - 07:45
Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin will relish another bite at the cherryMayo will have their work cut out containing Dubs in All-Ireland football final replayWed Sept 21 2016 - 07:45
Darragh Ó Sé: Rattling Dublin won’t be easy but Mayo have no choiceStephen Cluxton and Cian O’Sullivan are the two players the underdogs must targetWed Sept 14 2016 - 07:45
Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo know emotion won’t bring home SamPlayers trying to win an All Star on All-Ireland final day leave a fair stink in the airWed Sept 07 2016 - 07:45
Darragh Ó Sé: No doubting Dublin are a team for the agesKerry gave all they could but it wasn’t enough as Jim Gavin’s men rose to the challengeWed Aug 31 2016 - 07:45
Darragh Ó Sé: Time for desperate Kerry to cast off Dublin yokeDanger for players is they’ll be remembered as the Kerry team that couldn’t beat DublinWed Aug 24 2016 - 07:45
Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo don’t have time for Tipperary fairytalesThe last four is a huge achievement for Tipp but Mayo are a proven, seasoned outfitWed Aug 17 2016 - 07:45
Darragh Ó Sé: Tyrone want sympathy – Don’t make me laughTyrone and Seán Cavanagh know when you live by the sword you can also die by itWed Aug 10 2016 - 08:45
Darragh Ó Sé: Tyrone and Dublin should come through if attitude is rightNow is the time to start rolling out small surprises for All-Ireland football quarter-finalsWed Aug 03 2016 - 07:45
Darragh Ó Sé: Injury-time an x-factor that could decide Sam’s destinationNew normal is six minutes of stoppage time, which is enough for games to change utterlyWed Jul 27 2016 - 18:07
Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin could pay dear for weakened defenceDonegal are in decline but Mickey Harte’s Tyrone are absolutely galloping over the hillWed Jul 20 2016 - 07:40
Darragh Ó Sé: Fear doing football more harm than defensive systems ever willConnacht final was boring because players were afraid to try anything outside the scriptWed Jul 13 2016 - 07:45
