Kevin McStay: Mayo may be washed away by blue waveFully firing Dublin at Croke Park looks too tough an assignment for Horan’s sideTue Aug 06 2019 - 06:00
Kevin McStay: Murphy and O’Shea the key men in defining Castlebar showdownDonegal and Mayo will look to their respective talismanic figures to lead them to the last fourTue Jul 30 2019 - 06:00
Kevin McStay: No solution in sight to countering Dublin's dominanceThey are not just hammering other teams, they are beating the bookiesTue Jul 23 2019 - 06:00
Kevin McStay: Mayo can only be judged when it’s do-or-dieDonegal and Kerry poised to answer a lot of questions about their credentialsTue Jul 16 2019 - 07:00
Kevin McStay: Dublin in Croke Park – is it about fairness or finance?As I expected, there were no shocks in Round Four of the qualifiers, just the odd surpriseTue Jul 09 2019 - 06:40
Kevin McStay: Defeat for Galway or Mayo will signal the endMayo’s unfathomable record of resilience to be tested once more in defining Galway tieTue Jul 02 2019 - 06:10
Kevin McStay: Donegal shaping up as the biggest danger to DublinUlster champions are the only team that look like a serious threat so farTue Jun 25 2019 - 06:00
Kevin McStay: sliding doors moment has worked out very well for RoscommonScenes from Salthill on Sunday showed the best side of the provincial championshipsTue Jun 18 2019 - 06:30
Kevin McStay: Qualifiers may be imperfect, but light years ahead of the alternativeWe discovered an old truth with the qualifiers – the best teams still get to the last eightTue Jun 11 2019 - 07:00
Kevin McStay: Mayo’s progress to Super 8s far from guaranteedThe likes of Monaghan and Tyrone or Donegal make qualifiers a treacherous routeTue Jun 04 2019 - 06:00
Kevin McStay: Time for GAA to be bold and opt for a new championship formatProvincial championships are outdated and the qualifiers too have run their courseTue May 28 2019 - 07:00
Kevin McStay: Cavan's win shows the value of focused planningGraham's side now in a beautiful place - a bubble of contentment and momentumTue May 21 2019 - 14:21
Kevin McStay: Provincial championships losing their lustreMany formerly intense rivalries fading away as results closely follow the formbookTue May 14 2019 - 09:57
Kevin McStay: New York trip is now just a box ticker for players and managersWe need to ask is the current provincial system really fit for purpose any moreTue May 07 2019 - 07:00
Kevin McStay: Dublin never in danger once early storm relentedAfter taking the lead, Gavin’s side were in control and always looked like retaining the titleMon Sept 03 2018 - 07:00
Kevin McStay: Dublin to win but it will be closer than you thinkChampions’ ability to keep their composure in a tight finish likely to prove crucial againSat Sept 01 2018 - 06:45
Kevin McStay’s guide to Tyrone’s named starting 15A look at the players expected to line out for Tyrone ahead of Sunday’s finalFri Aug 31 2018 - 16:00
Kevin McStay: Standard of officiating has not kept pace with the modern gameLack of application of the rules results in players taking the law into their own handsMon Aug 27 2018 - 07:00
Kevin McStay: Mickey Harte will know what Tyrone need to doTyrone manager has never lost an All-Ireland final, but he’s up against 70% conversion rateMon Aug 13 2018 - 07:00
Kevin McStay: Galway will push Dublin but not quite far enoughAll-Ireland champions to subdue western challenge while Tyrone can edge northern derbySat Aug 11 2018 - 06:00
Kevin McStay: Dublin keep heads to survive Mayo onslaughtAll-Ireland champions show composure that deserted the underdogs in key momentsMon Sept 18 2017 - 06:12
Kevin McStay: Dublin’s ability to maintain tempo for 70 minutes will be decisiveFinal will be closer than many expect but Mayo have to get substitution strategy rightSun Sept 17 2017 - 09:00
All-Ireland SFC final: Kevin McStay’s player-by-player guide to MayoKevin McStay runs the rule over the Mayo team looking to end the long wait for an All-Ireland titleFri Sept 15 2017 - 21:39
Kevin McStay: Defensive systems only get you so far in Croke ParkWeekend proved Dublin and Mayo are the two best teams in the championshipMon Aug 28 2017 - 06:45
Kevin McStay: Mayo likely to regret not putting Kerry away the first dayDublin’s greater depth and firepower in the front eight can see them edge a tight contestSat Aug 26 2017 - 07:30
