Niall McCoy

Ireland

Journalist at RTÉ

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Articles

Dangerous Down almost ready to mark their territory

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Niall McCoy

THE soon to be dormant, if not extinct, All-Ireland group stages have generally followed the rule of law. Table-toppers generally beat preliminary quarter-final winners - six out of eight times - and the two All-Ireland winners under the system, Dublin and Armagh, have topped their group. In a format not above criticism, the layered reward for where you finish in your group generally holds true.
All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals: All You Need to Know

1 week ago | rte.ie | Niall McCoy

SATURDAY All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals Dublin v Limerick, Croke Park, 4pmGalway v Tipperary, TUS Gaelic Grounds, 6.15pmONLINELive blog on rte.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app. TVLive coverage of both quarter-finals on RTÉ2 with coverage starting at 3.30pm with highlights on The Saturday Game from 9.30pm. RADIOLive commentaries and updates on Saturday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1 and Spórt an tSathairn, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta.
SSE Airtricity League Premier Division updates

1 week ago | rte.ie | Niall McCoy

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loss of round-robin a miscalculation

1 week ago | rte.ie | Niall McCoy

So that's it after three years, so long, good luck? Well I don’t recall anyone saying good luck as the All-Ireland group stages came to an end – possibly forever – on Sunday, but it was another phrase that ultimately saw it taken out behind the shed.
Saturday's All-Ireland SFC updates

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Niall McCoy

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On the beach or ready to grind

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Niall McCoy

For a player who has had to carry the tag of bottler on his shoulders for over a decade, someone whose picture was superimposed onto a Mayo jersey and swung around social media after every major disappointment, it sometimes gets overlooked that for the last number of years Rory McIlroy has been producing celestial golf.
Dublin and Armagh - an infrequent rivalry

3 weeks ago | rte.ie | Niall McCoy

Over playing and management careers with their native counties that, when combined, comes up just short of half a century, Armagh's Kieran McGeeney and Dublin’s Dessie Farrell have come into championship opposition for a scant 140 minutes plus change. The two bosses, who formed a faithful bond as former Na Fianna team-mates and early GPA representatives, will do battle in the All-Ireland round-robin in Sunday at Croke Park in what will be just the sixth championship meeting between the counties.
All you need to know

4 weeks ago | rte.ie | Niall McCoy

SATURDAY 31 MAY Christy Ring Cup final Derry v London, Croke Park, 5pmNickey Rackard Cup final Mayo v Roscommon, Croke Park, 1pmLory Meagher Cup final Cavan v New York, Croke Park, 3pmONLINE Live scores and reports from all three games on rte.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app. TV All three finals will be broadcast on the Spórt TG4 Youtube channel. Highlights on The Saturday Game from 10.50pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.
Saturday's All-Ireland SFC results and reports

1 month ago | rte.ie | Niall McCoy

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Saturday's All-Ireland SFC updates

1 month ago | rte.ie | Niall McCoy

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