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2 years

So much to like about this.

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2 years

This is gold from @frankdickcoach for anybody involved in coaching on the value of keeping winning in perspective for kids.

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2 years

The beauty of letting kids play multiple sports growing up.

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5 years

Ingenuity at its best. 🤣

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Mike Quirke

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5 years

Love this from Jim Gavin last night. Complete disinterest in the row after the game. Like steering around a pothole in the road.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

2 years

If you coach kids or are a parent / supporter of kids who play sport… this video is a must watch. It should be pumped into the WhatsApp groups of every sport club in the country. Video credit; @thestate

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Mike Quirke

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5 years

I don’t get some people taking satisfaction from Jim McGuinness getting sacked from his soccer gig. It’s easy to be a begrudger, much more difficult to actually try to achieve something for yourself.

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Mike Quirke

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2 years

Tell us how you really feel umpire!

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

2 years

If you’re ever coaching kids; very few if any are good at everything, but everybody is good at something. Great clip. 👌👊

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

3 years

5 points down, 8 mins to go… Diarmuid O’Connor could easily have left that ball sail wide & nobody would have batted an eyelid. You just can’t quantify the infusion of positive energy & enthusiasm a team gets from this kind of selfless individual effort. 👊 #mayovdub

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

5 years

Inexcusable.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

3 years

It’s hard to fathom how we continue indefinitely to lock up the entire country to within 5km of our homes but yet we still allow people to enter the country without enforcing a mandatory hotel quarantine. Makes no sense.

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Mike Quirke

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2 years

Get back up…👌

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

4 years

I’ve no political allegiance to any party, but it seems like if Varadkar could balance on his head & cure this virus while singing a song, people would still find something to give out about.

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@oconnellhugh

4 years

The Taoiseach pulling out a massive sheet of paper as he tries to explain lifting the lockdown doesn't inspire confidence... #LateLateShow

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Mike Quirke

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5 years

I know it’s parochial, but it’s hard not to be pleased for big Tommy Walsh today. It was a winding road to get back to being a meaningful player in championship football, and there were plenty who thought it wouldn’t work out for him. Nice to see that effort & belief get rewarded

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Mike Quirke

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3 years

At the peak of his powers, Tommy Walsh was one of the most dynamic footballers in the game. Perhaps more impressive was his comeback from what should have been a career-ending injury in Australia to get every last drop out of himself for Kerry in the end.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

2 years

Great times! #38

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

2 years

“Hush your mouths, enjoy the game…” 🤫🤐🤣 #silentsidelines #youthsport #kids #letthekidsplay #sportkids #sport #refereelife

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

4 years

There were many with genuine concerns who opposed the running of the GAA championships this year, but the association & county squads deserve huge credit for making it happen so safely. Covid would be a lot darker for many without days like today.

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Mike Quirke

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3 years

Classy stuff.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

6 years

You’d imagine tickets for the hurling final will be much easier to get now that the main attraction won’t be performing on the big day. Pitiful stuff. 🤦🏻‍♂️

RTÉ GAA

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6 years

James McGrath speaks to RTE Sport about his decision to retire from the inter-county referee panel in the light of the appointments committee not appointing him as one the match officials for the 2018 final

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Mike Quirke

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5 years

No idea who did the research for this or where it came from, but well done. An incredible piece of All Ireland final trivia... of the 4 replays this decade (3 hurling, 1 football) the man of the match in the replay was a player who hadn’t started the drawn game. Mad stuff.

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Mike Quirke

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5 months

‘There is no such thing as an elite 8 year old, or high performance 10 year old…’ 🎥 Wayne Goldsmith on ‘not worshipping physical talent’. Since the 1990’s, Wayne has worked directly with Olympic champions, pro athletes, pro teams & top coaches from around the world.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

8 years

Marc O'Sé was Picasso trapped as a house painter. Corner backs were never supposed to be so talented. What a career.

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Mike Quirke

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2 years

The power of perseverance. 12 years in the making 💪

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Mike Quirke

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2 years

The team behind the team. Great to be involved with this group. @Kerry_Official #38

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Mike Quirke

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3 years

The will to overcome adversity is incredible…😯🤯

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Mike Quirke

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5 years

It’s difficult to comprehend how anybody could lack the self-awareness to think this is appropriate behaviour. Embarrassing stuff.

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Mike Quirke

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9 months

The reaction of the linesman! 🤣🤣🤣 #soccer #referee #offside #linesman #coaching

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Mike Quirke

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2 years

What if kids pressured us the way we pressure them when they’re out trying to enjoy playing sport with their friends. Clever old campaign from @HockeyCanada . 👌

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

5 years

Meath putting on an absolute exhibition of kicking in the first 15 minutes here. #AllianzLeagues

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

5 years

Whoever thought it was ok to coach an under 15 team to defend and play like this for an entire game should pack it in. Changing the rules would be a big help, getting these coaches out of the game would be even bigger. This ain’t football.

Cahair O'Kane

@CahairOKane1

5 years

This was from an U15.5 schools game today. It finished 0-2 to 0-1. Abbey CBS are the team defending, Maghera (scored 6-32 in their two games before today) on the ball. This happened in Tyrone-Monaghan recently too, becoming more regular. The rules simply have to change #GAA

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

6 years

Where would we be without TG4 & @GAA_BEO . They continue to give the club championships brilliant exposure. Great to be able to watch that game today.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

6 years

Donnacha Walsh would rarely have featured in the highlights package on Sunday nights, but he did some incredible work in the shadows. He was always more appreciated within the walls of the Kerry dressing room than outside them. A class act.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

3 years

I’ve decided to record & put out a series of podcasts specifically around the whole area of coaching. I’ve linked up with @Temple_Street so that if people enjoy the episodes you can donate a couple of euro directly to a very worthy cause. Here’s my first effort below. 👇🏻

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Mike Quirke

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4 years

Assuming the games go ahead as planned, which is something we’ve been looking forward to for months... it would be a sensible move for the GAA to reduce the burden on teams travelling long distances, and avoid all hot spot counties by playing games in suitable neutral venues.

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Mike Quirke

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5 years

Brilliant performance from Kerry all over the field. David Moran & David Clifford were ridiculously good. Gaelic football is a gorgeous game when you can kick the ball like Kerry did today.

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Mike Quirke

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2 years

The drive home after training or a game - a must watch for parents with young kids involved in sport. Shared by @DeasunO 👌 #coachingkids #coaching #sportsmom #sportsdad #youthsport

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Mike Quirke

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5 years

A nice welcome back for Diarmuid Connolly, with just a touch of whiplash.

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Mike Quirke

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5 months

What is winning? Love this classic from @frankdickcoach - if you’re involved in coaching, this is well worth 2 mins of your time.

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Mike Quirke

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6 years

Whoever would have thought that a basketballer masquerading as a footballer would turn out to be Kerry’s most important player for more than a decade. Kieran Donaghy was completely egoless on the field & was the epitome of everything you’d want in a teammate. Kerry royalty.

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Mike Quirke

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9 months

Great idea from @Ballymac_gaa If you’re going to be at training, you might as well be there! 📵

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Mike Quirke

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6 years

Jack O’Connor, Peter Keane & their respective management teams deserve huge credit for achieving 5 all Ireland minor titles in a row with @Kerry_Official . But it would be remiss not to highlight Donal Daly as the guy responsible for building the house from the ground up.

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Mike Quirke

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3 years

Looking forward to the Rassie Erasmus video review of the refereeing decisions from this Mayo Dublin game. He might need 2 hours for this one. 😁

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Mike Quirke

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4 years

I know there are no easy solutions to this thing, but stopping spectators going to all GAA games out in the fresh air is a bonkers call to me. I’m at a complete loss to understand the logic. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Mike Quirke

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3 years

Try stopping that inside line… 😯 Pick your poison. Class jersey 👌

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Mike Quirke

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2 years

In practice, if it hits the rim, he counts it as a miss.

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Mike Quirke

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7 years

In 2011, Cork hammered Kerry by 22 points in the Munster under 21 final. 8 of that Kerry squad played today. Cork had only 3.

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Mike Quirke

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6 years

The GAA just seem to be rolling head first from one PR disaster into the next one this summer. Forsaking the rules and allowing the use of PUC would have looked great for the association, but it would also have been the right thing to do.

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Mike Quirke

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6 years

What a different perspective we got on the game from Tom Parsons. No needless negativity. No zingy one-liners. Kick-outs won the day for Galway in the second half and he shone a light on it. Easy. #SundayGame

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Mike Quirke

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2 years

Easy to judge the character of a person by how they treat people who can’t do anything for them in return. @usainbolt - class 👊

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

6 years

Kerry have won minor, under 20 & senior championship games this weekend by an average of 22 points. Munster football seems broken.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

1 year

A must-listen for PARENTS of any children involved in sports from Paddy Tally. #ilovewatchingyouplay 🎧Full podcast: 💰Fundraiser for @recoveryhaven : #coaching #parenting #sportsdad #sportsmom #sports

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Mike Quirke

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3 years

Fitting that it was Mayo who finally did it. It had to be them. Immense.

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Mike Quirke

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2 years

The Steph Curry effect 😯🏀

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Mike Quirke

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6 years

This is pretty cool.

Martin Kiely

@MartinKiely1

6 years

Standing ovation for Tom Parson @MayoGAA arriving at Gaelic Grounds today @SatSportRTE @RTEgaa

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Mike Quirke

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3 years

Change the environment... change the response. This is brilliant from #thefuntheory

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

5 years

You can say what you want about Dublin’s advantages, but Stephen Cluxton was there long before any of that mattered. 100 championship appearances & completely changed the role of the modern goalkeeper.

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Mike Quirke

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6 years

GAA dressing rooms at club level aren’t what they used to be. Players bring their phones instead of their towels & are gone after training as quickly as they pick up their car keys. From today’s @ExaminerSport

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Mike Quirke

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2 months

Unselfish rugby kid gives up a certain try for his teammate to score. 🏉👏👏 #coaching #coach #parent #parentingtips #parent #rugby #youthsport

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Mike Quirke

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5 years

Corofin beat one of the best club sides to ever come out of Kerry, and they did it playing a brand of football that should inspire every coach & manager in the country. From today’s @ExaminerSport

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Mike Quirke

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4 years

Nobody knows if the GAA & Covid-19 will be able to co-exist without a vaccine in 4-5 months time. Either way, I don’t see the problem with being guided by the experts & waiting it out until we can make the best informed decision. In today’s @ExaminerSport

Mike Quirke: The GAA will have lost nothing in waiting

"I find the constant need to ask GAA players and managers what they feel ‘should’ happen into the future in terms of returning to competition about as helpful as getting financial advice from your...

www.irishexaminer.com

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

5 years

That Brexit mindset. Never gets old.

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Mike Quirke

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5 years

Good to see Stephen O’Brien cleared to play in the final. Right decision. That card against Meath was never a black.

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Mike Quirke

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7 years

So the lads established that Diarmuid Connolly was only suspended because of Pat Spillane's comments... Ye're havin a laugh. #thesundaygame

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

7 years

Repeating myself I know, but for a final round of league football that produced 42 goals & 419 points, the tv coverage is unbelievably poor.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

5 years

Kerry & Donegal just produced the game of the season. Absolutely brilliant effort and performance by both teams.

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Mike Quirke

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6 years

We really need to stop comparing Gaelic football & hurling & just appreciate them for what they are. Completely different games who just happen to share the same field. From today’s @ExaminerSport

Hurling can’t be Gaelic football's barometer

Watching the All-Ireland hurling final has only solidified a strange season for followers of Gaelic football.

www.irishexaminer.com

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Mike Quirke

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5 years

It’s impossible for one referee to officiate inter-county football. Umpires & linesmen aren’t helping the way they could. The game at the top level needs a second ref to clean things up.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

5 years

Brilliant game of football in Tralee. Kerry young guys giving a huge account of themselves. Great entertainment.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

5 years

This was only a hop ball in ‘94. “He caught that left boot...” 🤔🙈😮 #oldschool #newribcageplease

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

6 years

Cluxton & Dublin went 29 for 31 on their own kick-outs today. 94%. That’s crazy.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

6 years

Gaelic football is in desperate need of a PR makeover. The heavy hitters are brain washing us into believing the game has turned completely rotten, but there are plenty positives to be found. From today’s @ExaminerSport

Don’t let the ‘influencers’ suck the joy out of football

Once upon a time, former senior manager Jack O’Connor thought it would be a good idea to bring in a sport psychologist to do a group session with the Kerry players of the last decade.

www.irishexaminer.com

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

2 years

I’ve just started putting together a 2nd podcast series looking at the whole area of coaching & keeping kids playing. I’ll be linking up with @recoveryhaven who provide free cancer support services in Kerry & asking ppl to donate. Keep an eye out in the next couple of weeks 👊

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

5 years

Massive second half performance by Kerry. Jack Sherwood & Tommy Walsh changed the course of the game off the bench.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

7 years

This nonsense about a witch-hunt persecuting Diarmuid Connolly is priceless... 12 weeks may be stiff, but he 100% brought it all on himself.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

7 years

Put Gooch in a phone box with a pack of wolves & he'd still hav the poise to hit 'em with a dummy solo & stroll out unscathed. The greatest.

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Mike Quirke

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7 years

Donaghy was excellent today... his first half was like it was 2007 all over again. A winter of basketball hasn't done his paws any harm. 🏐🏀

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Mike Quirke

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7 years

The High Sparrow.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

7 years

That was really poor form by Tony O’Donoghue in that interview. Very antagonistic questioning at a time when O’Neill is obviously hurting.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

2 years

‘Winning is being better today that you were yesterday… every day’. The brilliantly told coaching story about redefining what success looks like from @frankdickcoach

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

6 years

The Super 8’s have thrown up some beauts. Kerry going to Clones to take on Monaghan in championship in 2 weeks time. Dublin travel to Tyrone. Massive games next weekend too. A serious festival of football for the next few weeks.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

6 years

It is genuinely incomprehensible that we don’t already have a tiered championship competition by now. For a lot of counties, today was the last meaningful football they will play for the rest of this year - March 25.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

5 years

Nobody wants to leave their own, but if Conor Cox didn’t go to Roscommon he was never going to play senior championship football. There must be a few more like him knocking around Dublin and places waiting to be wanted. @ExaminerSport

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Mike Quirke

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2 years

You love to see it - the beauty of sportsmanship.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

6 years

Surely for the players giving out about the uncertainty of rescheduling of games for tomorrow, you should be calling on the GPA and saying ‘sort this shit out lads’. They’re your representatives inside the big tent. That’s their job!

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

6 months

Surely this is a wind-up? 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

7 years

If anybody ever doubted Donnacha Walsh's importance to Kerry, watch that game back. The lack of a half forward outlet slowed Kerry all day.

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

10 years

I'd like to officially launch the Kieran Donaghy "please open your top button" campaign tonight. #secondcaptains http://t.co/thf7rdQmqn

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

6 years

This Stephen Wallace & Offaly drama has descended into a complete farce. Embarrassing stuff. But Brian Gavin seems to be getting away very lightly for starting the blaze with what now seems like pub talk and half truths.

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Mike Quirke

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6 years

It’s no coincidence that this round of games were far more entertaining when played in packed county venues and away from a half empty Croke Park. Should be the same with the neutral games next season.

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Mike Quirke

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6 years

Jim Gavin does’t get near enough credit for the job he’s done with Dublin. Its like people take marks off because he’s not much of a character in front of the camera. The guy has huge resources, but continues to get the most out of them.

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Mike Quirke

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5 years

Brilliant game of football in Castlebar. Roscommon fully deserving of their win - getting Conor Cox up there was some piece of business.

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Mike Quirke

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5 years

Tralee is basketball country 🏀🏀🏀

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Mike Quirke

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1 year

I was lucky enough to play alongside, coach & manage him with @korgaa & Kerry. As good as he was, it’s easy to forget the huge adversity David Moran went through to become the player he did for @Kerry_Official for so long. A class act.

Moran finds something of real value in the darkness

My former midfield partner is at last getting the plaudits his talents and effort deserves

www.irishexaminer.com

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

3 years

At this stage, with 66% of the adult population fully vaccinated, we really should be able to figure out how to get more than 2500 supporters into a huge open air stadium with a capacity of nearly 40k with multiple entrances & exits.

RTÉ GAA

@RTEgaa

3 years

Munster GAA officials have tonight been informed that the attendance limit for Sunday's Munster SFC final between Cork and Kerry at Fitzgerald Stadium will remain at 2,500, reports @LawlorDamian #RTEgaa

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Mike Quirke

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9 months

Interesting stuff from Evan Ferguson for all parents & coaches out there. 👌 🎥 Sky Sports

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

5 years

David Moran & Tommy Walsh were a tandem from their earliest days in football. Their talent was never in question but it’s how they’ve responded to adversity that is so heartening to see and an example to us all. From today’s @ExaminerSport

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Mike Quirke

@Mike_Quirke

6 months

Dr. Mark O’Sullivan is the fascinating Cork man who is an associate professor of football at the Norwegian school of sports science & former head of youth development at AIK Stockholm. His views are thoroughly thought provoking & challenge the established norms of how best to

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Mike Quirke

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7 years

Gaelic football ain't in as terrible a state as some would have us believe. Some really enjoyable & competitive games this weekend.

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