Diary of a Beard, by @pgal10 This is one week in the life of one man’s beard and it’s battle to survive in the world against all odds. Wednesday April 3. The bathroom. He’s acting really weird. Weirder than normal, that is. Normally he’s just walking around stroking me or sucking on me, thinking about […]
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John Mullane exclusive: Galway can win but Waterford may struggle
Waterford hurling legend John Mullane joins the Paddy Power blog team to give his expert opinion ahead of the weekend’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1A action. Galway v Kilkenny, Live TG4, Sunday, 2pm The word coming out of the Kilkenny camp is that they’re three or four weeeks behind schedule and I think Galway will […]
Senan Connell exclusive: Cork, Donegal and Dublin to win at 11/4
It’s week two of the Allianz League and Paddy Power’s Senan Connell previews the Division One games and fancies an 11/4 treble of Cork, Donegal and Dublin. [Tweet this tip]. Cork v Kildare, Saturday, 7pm You have to fancy Kildare, they’re great value going in to this game. They’re riding high and coming in to this […]
Betting news on Wayne Rooney, Phil Taylor and Brandt Snedeker
Football Premier League managers will be glad to get their players back in one piece after the midweek internationals where England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales all won to bring up the yankee. Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard were on the mark for the Three Lions in their 2-1 win over Brazil which should boost Chelsea […]
Senan Connell Exclusive: Cork and Donegal to get off to winning starts at Croke Park
It’s the opening weekend of the GAA National Football league. Former Dublin star @SenanConnell gives his expert betting tips to Paddy Power Donegal v Kildare, Saturday, 5pm, Live on RTE2 Kildare have had a really good run in the O’Byrne Cup and they’re a very young and exuberant side. The manager Kieran McGeeney has mixed […]
Senan Connell previews the O’Byrne Cup final
Dublin v Kildare The O’Byrne Cup Final – Parnell Park Saturday 7pm We’ve two teams coming in to this game with very different agendas. Kildare have erred on the side of caution in their team selection, going back to the trusted the tried and the proven whereas as Dublin have been very experimental with their […]
Padcast: Will Jimmy be winning matches at Celtic Park?
Listen here | Donegal GAA Senior football manager and 2012 All-Ireland winner Jim McGuinness but you might now him as the man the song ‘Jimmy’s winning matches’ is all about. The anthem has over 750,000 views on Youtube and was heard up and down the country for most of the summer. Now he has joined Celtic as a performance consultant in […]
Damien Fitzhenry: ‘Galway had their day three weeks ago, Kilkenny will come out on top’
All-Ireland winner Damien Fitzhenry gives the Paddy Power Blog his exclusive insight on the All-Ireland hurling final between Kilkenny and Galway. Kilkenny have played two games against Galway now, they’ve lost the Leinster Final and drawn the All-Ireland Final, so it’s a huge plus for Galway going into this game. But it could be the thing that […]
All-Ireland betting preview:Donegal to see it out
If you had told me at the start of the year that Donegal and Mayo would be in the All-Ireland final I wouldn’t have believed you. Donegal were semi-finalists last year but have improved again and the county is in a frenzy at the moment will talk of bringing Sam home. Mayo had a good […]
Analysis: Mayo aren’t Croker chokers
By Aidan Elder | Chief sports writer It’s one of the enduring myths of the GAA. Like it’s OK to borderline maim someone as long as it’s done with a shoulder. Or the belief that wearing shorts just long enough to cover the genitals is acceptable in decent society. For better or worse, it’s here […]
Analysis: Despite the blip, Kilkenny still not far from purr-fection
By Aidan Elder | Chief sports writer July 8 2012. It was meant to be a momentous day in the history of hurling. Kilkenny were down, out and destroyed. The dynasty was dying. The Mayans may not have mentioned the Cats’ downfall specifically as a sign the world was about to end, but it certainly […]
Damein Fitzhenry: I’m sticking with Galway to skin Cats
By Damien FitzHenry | All Ireland winner Will lightning strike twice for Galway after they hammered Kilkenny 2-21 to 2-11 in the Leinster Final? The odds are against it with Paddy Power where Kilkenny are 4/11 with Galway at 11/4 and the draw an early 12/1 in their online betting. It’s easy to see why the […]
Double the odds if your player scores twice in the All-Ireland hurling final!
It’s the highlight of the sporting calendar for hurling fans and this year’s All-Ireland final has the makings of a classic. Kilkenny go into Sunday’s game the reigning champions and are in their seventh consecutive All-Ireland final. The most successful team in hurling history face a Galway side who stunned the Cats by beating them […]
GAA betting preview: Dublin to see off Mayo
It’s the second semi-final at Croke Park on Sunday and reigning champions Dublin face Mayo. I think all the pressure is on Pat Gilroy’s Dublin side and Mayo manager James Horan will be happy with that. Of the four semi-finalists Mayo have slipped somewhat under the radar and the focus has been on the Dubs […]
Mayo on curse to end years of hurt
By Aidan Elder | Chief sports writer It’s all about the curse. That pesky curse. It’s 61 years since Sam Maguire was brought triumphantly across the borders of Mayo and it’s all down to a spell cast on the county’s footballers. Possibly. The story goes that a priest whose name no-one seems to remember or […]
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