Mick O'Dwyer

Darragh Ó Sé: Páidí told me that however much of a cowboy he was, Micko was 10 times worse

Micko was a unique character who knew how to be public property without giving too much of himself away

Wed Apr 09 2025 - 06:00

Kerry football was blessed to have the likes of Mick O’Dwyer fanning the flames

You hope that on the sideline of an Elysian field, he stands, programme rolled up behind his back, still calling the shots

Mon Apr 07 2025 - 14:14

‘I was thinking ‘that little f**ker’ - Ronan O’Gara sees irony in Jack Crowley’s drop goal

‘I’ve seen a lot of good drop goals but that’s a top-class one’

Sun Apr 06 2025 - 12:33

Mick O’Dwyer will ‘always be the king’ in Kerry, funeral Mass hears

Kerry GAA great brought joy not only to his native county but also to the whole of Ireland

Sat Apr 05 2025 - 14:06

The Irish Times view on Mick O’Dwyer: a man who defied the odds

One of the most influential figures in GAA history, he left a big legacy both as a player and a manger

Fri Apr 04 2025 - 20:05

Six of the best: Some of Mick O’Dwyer’s greatest days on and off the pitch

Kerry great enjoyed enormous success both as a player and manager

Thu Apr 03 2025 - 15:00

Mick O’Dwyer tributes: ‘He set the standard for all of us and we’re only trotting after him’

President leads tributes to Mick O’Dwyer as the worlds of sport and politics remember the Kerry great

Thu Apr 03 2025 - 13:43

Mick O’Dwyer, in his own words: ‘I’m addicted, totally addicted to the game’

From his childhood in Kerry, through to some controversies and a whole lot of glory, O’Dwyer always had a beguiling way with words

Thu Apr 03 2025 - 08:27

Kerry football legend Mick O’Dwyer dies at the age of 88

Astounding success as both a player and a manager mark him as one of the most influential people in GAA history

Thu Apr 03 2025 - 07:55

Fully refurbished boutique hotel in Ring of Kerry seeks €1.6m

Sea Lodge Hotel in Waterville comes in turnkey condition following €3m refit in 2015

Wed Feb 22 2023 - 05:33

Kevin McStay: I fear county boards could kill the Tailteann Cup

It’s time to believe in a football championship that offers your players a fighting chance

Tue May 17 2022 - 06:00

Limerick footballers would have made last eight by virtue of league status

In hurling, double-digit winning margin now almost as likely as close game

Mon May 16 2022 - 09:30

Wee County on the up: ‘There’s always been good footballers in Louth’

Mickey Harte’s side are odds-on favourites to make the jump to Division Two this weekend

Sun Mar 27 2022 - 09:00

Kevin O’Brien believes Tailteann Cup must be given the status to succeed

All Star Wicklow footballer has his reservations about new competition

Fri Oct 29 2021 - 06:00

Jack O’Connor: ‘I think that I’m better able keep things in perspective now’

Returning Kerry manager believes his time with Kildare has improved him as a coach

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 06:00

GAA and a move to Cork gave Chiedozie Ogbene the platform to flourish

‘I had a lot of heated moments where people thought I wasn’t going to make it’

Thu Oct 07 2021 - 07:00

Mayo ‘curse’ never had any relevance for Dermot Flanagan or his father Seán

Seán Flanagan was the last Mayo captain to lift the Sam Maguire in 1951

Fri Sept 10 2021 - 06:00

Shaun Leonard the right man at the right time for Meath minors

He capped a terrific week with winning score to secure Meath’s first title since 1992

Mon Aug 30 2021 - 06:00

Kevin McStay: How badly do Kildare, as a county, want real success?

We need to see how badly Kildare want real success. How much do they want an All-Ireland?

Tue Aug 03 2021 - 06:00

New additions make Republic squad representative of a diverse Ireland

Andrew Omobamidele, Chiedozie Ogbene and Gavin Bazunu have Nigerian heritage

Sun Jun 06 2021 - 07:00

Customs expert graduates with PhD aged 80

Former Waterford hurler Tom Walsh helped set up customs regimes in Europe and Africa

Wed Mar 17 2021 - 11:19

Bruised but unbowed Bellaghy emerge from a tragic history

All-Ireland club champions in 1972, Derry club suffered dark days during Troubles

Mon Feb 15 2021 - 06:45

Wicklow’s Finn bows out after long years of unheralded service

It’s not just the elite counties that are witnessing the retirement of loyal stalwarts

Fri Jan 08 2021 - 01:00

Bright young players could bring Kildare out of Dublin’s shadow

Former manager Pádraig Nolan feeling positive ahead of Leinster semi-final clash with Meath

Fri Nov 13 2020 - 06:00

Senior statesman Ross Munnelly ready for another rattle with Laois

37-year-old is the oldest active intercounty player after Dublin’s Stephen Cluxton

Tue Nov 03 2020 - 14:36

Regionalisation may be the key as league adjusts to new reality

Division One will continue to hold secrets to rapidly approaching championship

Tue Oct 27 2020 - 07:52

Kildare’s happy memory of last winner-takes-all provincial showdown

2000 Leinster final replay was a special day for Lilywhites but a low point for Dublin

Thu Sept 17 2020 - 06:24

Sporting upsets: When Clare delivered a Kingdom comeuppance

The 1992 Munster football final was to be one-way traffic but nobody told Clare

Fri Sept 04 2020 - 06:00

Seán Moran: Boylan documentary offers a compelling insight into former Meath boss

Alan Bradley goes far beyond football to look at the paradoxes that have run through Boylan’s life

Wed Aug 05 2020 - 06:30

Golden memories to the fore as TG4 sift the GAA archives

Epochal hurling titles for Galway and Offaly and Kerry’s four-in-a-row rare highlights in a dark era

Mon Jun 22 2020 - 01:05

Reluctant hotelier takes path from the classroom to the boardroom

Hodson Bay group chairman John O’Sullivan oversees the opening of the new Hyatt Centric on old Viking territory in Dublin

Fri Nov 01 2019 - 05:00

Despite youth and promise, Kerry remain reliant on David Moran

Denis ‘Ogie’ Moran says he is optimistic his son will keep playing for 2020 at least

Thu Sept 19 2019 - 06:50

Hit the road Jack: O’Connor has the drive for Kildare challenge

Former Kerry manager wants to deliver on the Lilywhites’ glimpses of promise

Thu Sept 19 2019 - 06:00

Dublin take five and their deserved place in GAA history

Statistics won’t convey the ebb-and-flow, crises befallen and resolved that made five

Sat Sept 14 2019 - 23:01