The 19-year-old midfielder, who is SSE Airtricity/Soccer Writers Ireland Player of the Month for July, has impressed both domestically and in Europe this season.
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Paul O Donovan: Really, there s a ceiling on how happy you can be, winning medals
‘There was a pre-Socratic philosopher, Heraclitus, who said, ‘A man can never fall in the same river twice.” By Gavan Casey Wednesday 7 Jul 2021, 8:30 AM 17 hours ago 21,816 Views 1 Comment
The greatest men s lightweight rower in the world, Paul O Donovan.
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ALL THAT GLITTERS is not gold.
Paul O’Donovan has had the luxury of learning as much only by draping plenty of it around his neck since he and his older brother Gary exploded into the public consciousness, both in Ireland and further afield, five years ago.
); There were a couple of games I turned off and I ve never turned a hurling game off in my life
Waterford great Ken McGrath on the current state of hurling, Austin Gleeson, and how Christian Eriksen’s on-field collapse showed ‘how fragile life is’. By Emma Duffy Friday 2 Jul 2021, 6:45 AM 18 hours ago 25,644 Views 5 Comments Ken McGrath pictured at home with some stand out medals and awards from his career. Ken was helping to launch the Bord Gáis Energy GAA Legends Tour Series for 2021. Source: Seb Daly/SPORTSFILE
HURLING HAS BEEN under the spotlight over the past few weeks.
); He has been a breath of fresh air, with little pearls of wisdom - Tipperary legend turns coach
Declan Browne is now involved coaching Michael Quinlivan and his Tipperary football team-mates. By Emma Duffy Wednesday 12 May 2021, 6:30 AM 6 hours ago 4,285 Views 1 Comment
TIPPERARY STAR FORWARD Michael Quinlivan has hailed the addition of legendary figure Declan Browne to the coaching set-up. Tipperary s Michael Quinlivan was in attendance at the Allianz Football League 2021 launch. Source: Seb Daly/SPORTSFILE
Premier boss David Power brought two-time All-Star Browne in as forwards coach earlier this year. An electric corner-forward in his day, Browne was one of the great attackers of his era and has a list of honours to boot.
); We re in a different world to when I was playing, there is way more pressure
Davy Fitzgerald says he understands why some players feel the need to take a break from hurling. By Ciarán Kennedy Wednesday 12 May 2021, 5:18 PM May 12th 2021, 5:18 PM 17,270 Views 6 Comments
Wexford manager Davy Fitzgerald.
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DAVY FITZGERALD FOUND himself fighting his instinct. Paudie Foley, an All Star nominee in 2019, wanted out. Fitzgerald, naturally, would rather keep one of his most talented players on board.
The half-back essentially told Fitzgerald he just wasn’t feeling it. Training was a slog, the prospect of sunny championship days not enough to ignite the competitive fire inside him.