I don’t know about you, but David Brady’s Laochra Gael was the only thing that got me through yet another working week of what we now consider normal – operating from the kitchen table and practically seeing nobody except your housemate and the shopkeeper, if you’re lucky. Every couple of months, on a hungover day or a programme binge to […]
I tried not to get excited but how could you not? Meeting up with John, Rob and Co. in Bowe’s on Fleet Street on Friday evening would make even the calmest of men giddy. The Guinness was flowing as was the chats and while Tom McLoughlin gave a prediction of a Mayo win as we stood outside and recorded the […]
Up Mayo no matter where you go. Isn’t that what they say? I haven’t been doing much hupping for my county this week at all. In fact, it’s been the complete opposite for me. You see, I work in an office that is bombarded with Dubs and work for a website that focuses on all things Dublin. When writing about […]
I’ve tried to like Galway GAA. Honestly. Some of my best friends support the Tribesmen, Herself is from the ‘real home’ of Galway football and one of the first unique things she told me about herself was that Ja Fallon used to be her postman. I even find myself in weird situations where personal reasons (i.e. shouting on Galway or […]
We all know the phrase: ‘Don’t count your chickens before they hatch’. The last time I attempted to write something for the blog was just a couple of days after the League final win. I had scribbled down several paragraphs which remained in my drafts since the start of February for a couple of weeks. The first hundred words described […]
I know we’ve just had Christmas but the next one is coming early for me in 2019. Why is that you ask? On the 23rd, Mayo play Dublin. On the 24th, Manchester United play Liverpool and on Monday, the 25th, it’s my birthday and I begin a new role as Deputy Editor with Irish Mirror’s online website, Dublin Live. I […]
I haven’t written for this blog in a long time. When you write for a living, the last thing you want to do with any spare minute you have is open the laptop. Plus, I always like to jot a few words down when I’m on the train. This is for many reasons: the excitement of going home, the scenery […]
Honestly, what is the point of my writing another post that explains the disappointment of being knocked out to Galway? Again. Having to listen to the other half boast about Comer and co. Again. Talking in paragraphs about our great resilience in the qualifiers, again. Writing pieces for the blog was just pointless, I could just copy and paste an […]
A bit over a month has passed since we got our hearts broken (yet again) in Croker and it signalled a very disappointing ending to what otherwise was a fantastic weekend for me. My sister got married on the Friday to a Dublin man. She always wanted to get married in the Fall, ever since she was old enough to […]
Fellow Mayo fans and readers, I’m sorry. Why am I sorry? I’ve neglected the blog for the past while and I’ve also neglected Mayo GAA for the last couple of months. Moving to Dublin threw me off guard and starting for JOE.ie has been a hard and testing experience. When I come home after spending the whole day or night […]