Darragh Ó Sé: Last person players care about is refereeDublin-Mayo game illustrated that there’s no job worse than being GAA refereeWed Sep 2 2015 - 08:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Stephen Cluxton can ensure Dublin end Mayo’s title hopesIf they get enough possession, Dublin’s forwards will score more than MayoWed Aug 26 2015 - 08:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Criticising Tyrone makes them more dangerousAs a Kerryman, last thing I want is team coming up to Croke Park with siege mentalityWed Aug 19 2015 - 08:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo must make the most of Aidan O’SheaJoe Brolly was wrong about Donegal, but he could goad the Dalai Lama into an argumentWed Aug 12 2015 - 08:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Hard for Kerry people to cute-hoor our way out of this oneWhat we saw on Sunday was two exceptional teams who will take all the stopping this yearWed Aug 5 2015 - 08:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Fermanagh game not what Dublin neededIf Dublin lose, one of the reasons will be the fact that they were not tested all yearWed Jul 29 2015 - 12:21
Darragh Ó Sé: Even the best managers need the right players to succeed‘Manager can get them to the gates, but sacking of a city goes to those first over the walls’Wed Jul 22 2015 - 08:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Strong mentality always comes to fore in replayCork and Kerry will be desperate to avoid the qualifiers with Dublin waiting to pounceWed Jul 15 2015 - 08:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Cork show what they can do when pushedAlan O’Connor put in towering performance as he led side from the middle against KerryWed Jul 8 2015 - 14:37
Darragh Ó Sé: Players don’t have to be friends to winAll-Irelands are won with talent, motivation and tactics – team spirit is overstatedWed Jul 1 2015 - 08:30
Darragh Ó Sé: All-Ireland will be won by stoppers as much as scorersTeams are putting huge energy into taking game away from opposition’s key playerWed Jun 24 2015 - 08:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Lundy latest to see gulf between club and countyThe best player on the best club team in Ireland was given a lesson by Lee KeeganWed Jun 17 2015 - 08:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo need to win Connacht title again to get buzz goingBeating Galway would give Pat Holmes and Noel Connelly something to hang their hat onWed Jun 10 2015 - 08:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Players want managers to tell them what to doTaking charge of an intercounty team takes conviction, planning and personalityWed Jun 3 2015 - 08:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Best blanket defence based on blistering counterattackMonaghan’s blanket is more evolved than Cavan’s and they did homework better tooWed May 27 2015 - 08:30
Darragh Ó Sé: Sledging isn’t great but I wouldn’t be getting too annoyedI always thought that guys who were mouthing at me were wasting their energyWed May 20 2015 - 08:34
Final triumph a fitting testament to Fitzmaurice’s ability to lead and inspireKerry manager and his players fully deserve every plaudit that comes their wayWed Sep 24 2014 - 01:00
Darragh Ó Sé : If Kerry can shut down Michael Murphy, they will win final by four or five pointsKingdom have more of a scoring threat and won’t give away goals like Dublin didWed Sep 17 2014 - 13:42
Kerry and Donegal have to come back from training camps with everyone knowing their jobDarragh Ó Sé: This weekend is intense but it lays the foundation for the biggest game of their livesWed Sep 10 2014 - 12:00
Eamonn Fitzmaurice and Jim McGuinness are in the final because they’re the best man- managersKerry and Donegal are teams built on trust and honesty, led by two men who insist on itWed Sep 3 2014 - 12:00
Limerick decision a sure sign the GAA sees players at the bottom of the food chainI’m siding with Kerry and Dublin to come through the weekend’s two semi-finalsWed Aug 27 2014 - 12:00
Kerry have the armoury to shatter Mayo’s dreams of All-Ireland gloryKingdom boss Eamonn Fitzmaurice will have left nothing to chance and his players are coming into form at the right timeWed Aug 20 2014 - 12:00
Kilkenny’s incredible drive the ultimate tribute to Brian Cody’s stewardshipHis team’s never-say-die display against Limerick further evidence of the spirit instilled by their long-serving managerWed Aug 13 2014 - 12:00
This is the time of year players relish – the big prize is at the back of everyone’s mindWithin squads, there’s huge enjoyment and huge competition going on side by sideWed Aug 6 2014 - 12:00
It’s time for the serious teams to get going so I expect Mayo and Kerry to stake their claimWe’ll know more about the destiny of Sam Maguire after this weekendWed Jul 30 2014 - 12:00
Donegal back to 2012 form and can beat DublinJim McGuinness’s team aren’t just bodies behind the ball – they’re organised, clinical and totally in syncWed Jul 23 2014 - 12:00
‘A melee on a football pitch isn’t that big a deal – most people enjoy one every now and then’Last week was Armagh’s chance to set the tone and bully a team with a load of young lads on itWed Jul 16 2014 - 12:00
Kerry can’t know how good they are because not a single Cork player showed up last SundayWhen the euphoria abates, Eamonn Fitzmaurice would have liked a closer gameWed Jul 9 2014 - 12:00
Cluxton, Beggan, O’Rourke, Morgan – these guys are number one in more ways than oneGoalkeepers used to be the worst footballer in the team but now they’re among the bestWed Jul 2 2014 - 12:00
Young players need to learn that Babs was right – a pat on the back means nothingKerry and Galway both have a bunch of footballers with potential but that’s all it is so farWed Jun 25 2014 - 12:00
Getting the Tyrone monkey off their back a massive achievement for MonaghanThe hoodoo factor is real – Kerry had it over Dublin, Tyrone had it over KerryWed Jun 18 2014 - 12:00
Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo need to put this tough day behind themI have sympathy for last year’s beaten finalists because there’s nothing worse than playing a team whose year is all about beating youWed Jun 11 2014 - 09:00
Life in Munster's hurling counties will always be tough for lower-profile footballersSeeding the football draw is tough on the players but hurling actually beats them before Cork or Kerry doWed Jun 4 2014 - 12:00
Laverty cut from same cloth as Canavan: the small man with attitude surviving in UlsterIn the hardest provincial championship of all, you need a harder edge regardless of your sizeWed May 28 2014 - 12:00
Sky TV and social media highlight the changing face of the modern gameMore than ever, prominent GAA players find themselves the subject of constant scrutinyWed May 21 2014 - 12:00
The good, the bad and the Dubs - what we’ll remember about the football championshipYou can’t put a year as good as this one all down to what happened in CrokerWed Oct 2 2013 - 14:22
Dublin were the best team but they were also quickest to spot where the boundaries layMayo needed to realise that if there was bullying to be done, they had to be the bulliesThu Sep 26 2013 - 14:57
Dublin’s variety off the bench should prove the difference despite Mayo’s upper hand at midfieldWith neither side a stranger to the occasion, Jim Gavin’s side have more scoring powerWed Sep 18 2013 - 12:00
Everything changes for an All Ireland final replay except the prize at the end of the roadDon’t be surprised if the best players for Cork and Clare the next day are the ones making amendsWed Sep 11 2013 - 12:00
Impressive Dublin prevail but being participants in a classic of little consolation to KerryWinning and losing of an epic contest came down to one vital late kick-outWed Sep 4 2013 - 12:00
Maybe I’m letting my heart rule my head but I trust these Kerry players to beat DublinThroughout our history the Dubs were never a team to be feared so why start now?Wed Aug 28 2013 - 12:00
James Horan’s use of Aidan O’Shea against Donegal is the key to Mayo’s ruthless streakThey’re a different prospect this year and could do a real number on Tyrone in Sunday’s semi-final showdownWed Aug 21 2013 - 12:00
The day of the luxury player is long gone – the key now is work-rate above all elseThere was a time when a Seán Cavanagh or a Maurice Fitzgerald could coast through the game but not any moreWed Aug 14 2013 - 12:00
Forget black cards and cynical tackling, the best midfielders can still soar above the restThe four winning sides at the weekend were all propelled by towering performances by the men in centrefieldWed Aug 7 2013 - 11:00
Monaghan’s physicality isn’t about playing dirty, it’s just in their football DNAThey threw the kitchen sink at Donegal and they will do the same against TyroneWed Jul 31 2013 - 12:00
Donegal aren’t done and dusted just yet - all they need is to look forward in angerJim McGuinness should have no trouble picking his team up for the qualifier against LaoisWed Jul 24 2013 - 11:00
Tedious business of naming dummy teams causes more problems than it solvesEven if the secret is kept, you run the risk of messing too much with your players’ headsWed Jul 17 2013 - 12:00
Brian O’Driscoll and Jackie Tyrrell show us what it takes to get to stay at the topThe sports might be different but the true greats all share the same qualitiesWed Jul 10 2013 - 12:00
The one thing you cannot do as a Kerry footballer is lose to Cork in KillarneySunday’s game might not have relevance to the year ahead but there is a proud tradition to upholdWed Jul 3 2013 - 12:00
Three minutes of play between Down and Donegal sum up the demands of the gameIt might not be pretty but it’s modern football so we must analyse it properlyWed Jun 26 2013 - 01:00