Martin Breheny

3 weeks ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Martin Breheny

How can Davy Fitzgerald’s loose words be seen as more serious than deliberate rule-breaking in GAA? The Antrim manager was banned while bigger offences regularly go unpunishedAntrim hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald has received a heavy banGuilty as charged! The GAA’s disciplinary gavel smacked hard and was followed by sentencing — an eight-week suspension for Davy Fitzgerald. His crime? Too many wild words after Antrim’s defeat to Galway, specifically those that claimed officials had it in for him.

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Martin Breheny

Martin Breheny: How can Davy Fitzgerald’s loose words be seen as more serious than deliberate rule-breaking? The Antrim manager was banned while bigger offences regularly go unpunishedAntrim hurling manager Davy FitzgeraldGuilty as charged! The GAA’s disciplinary gavel smacked hard and was followed by sentencing – an eight-week suspension for Davy Fitzgerald. His crime? Too many wild words after Antrim’s defeat to Galway, specifically those that claimed officials had it in for him.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Martin Breheny

Martin Breheny: Give hurling two referees – one can’t cover three acres of groundWaterford’s Stephen Bennett remonstrates with referee Johnny Murphy during the Munster SHC match at Páirc Ui Chaoimh. Photo: Brendan Moran/SportsfileHurling referees are back in familiar territory, experienced by their equivalents in every sport – facing criticism based essentially on analysis undertaken with the aid of technology.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Martin Breheny

Martin Breheny: Shallow punditry exposed by contrasting fortunes of Dublin and CorkCathal O'Neill of Limerick and Cormac O'Brien of Cork shake hands after the Munster SHC match at TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Photo: Sam Barnes/SportsfileLet’s follow a sequence of events in the championship as the latest example of how flawed conclusions can be reached when based purely on the most recent games.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Martin Breheny

Martin Breheny: Who does the split season serve, football’s unfair rule and Carla Ward deviating from her briefFormer Galway hurler Joe Canning received a text one year from a New York contact when the Tribesmen exited the championship in the time between the match ending and him reaching the dressing room. Pic: SportsfileDecorum may require that no direct contact is made with Clare hurlers by clubs in America until after Sunday week, but you take it that targets have already been identified.