Lee Keegan

Gaelic football analyst

'Over the last seven or eight years, there's been a real niggle and bite to the games against Roscommon'

Attacking mark be damned, the Rossies' 'healthy hate'

The former Mayo star is happy with the Jim Gavin-led Football Review Committee, and he will be even happier if it consigns the forward mark to the dustbin of history.

Football • 29 Feb 24

Armagh-Donegal feels like a Division 1 clash in all but name

Managers feeling heat as league reaches pinch point

We're midway through the league at this point and managers weren't shy of unloading in front of microphones last weekend.

Football • 22 Feb 24

'It's a daunting enough challenge for Mayo, although they have happy memories of away days in Kerry'

Kerry-Mayo league tussle evokes plenty of memories

Ahead of this weekend's league meeting between the sides, Lee Keegan recalls some good away days for Mayo against the Kingdom.

Football • 15 Feb 24

'Had Mayo put in a similar display, they would have been ridiculed within their own county'

Anaemic Galway need to bounce back from no-show

Week one of the league, you're always wary of making any dramatic pronouncements but the manner of Galway's performance in Salthill was very disquieting.

Football • 01 Feb 24

'Of all the divisions, Division 2 is especially hard to predict'

Kerry the frontrunners but Derry are primed

Every county will have differing aims and targets in the Allianz Football Leagues, but there's no question the springtime fare will deliver a healthy portion of competitive drama.

Football • 25 Jan 24

"After the finals we lost to Dublin, I never detected that level of emotion in them"

Don't expect Dubs to fold up the tent for 2024

Everyone was struck by the scenes at the final whistle last Sunday and the intensity of the celebrations from the Dublin players, writes Lee Keegan.

Football • 03 Aug 23

"There's so much at stake for the two teams. It's a proper battle for supremacy"

Dubs' greater range of weapons gives them a narrow edge

The 2023 championship has struggled to catch fire in many respects but the final has all the ingredients to provide a classic, writes Lee Keegan

Football • 27 Jul 23

'Even stuff like getting suits fitted was cool. We never wore suits'

Tickets, suits, hype - Dubs and Kerry have seen it all

The build-up to an All-Ireland decider has gotten more serious over the years but you still have to celebrate and enjoy the buzz, according to our columnist Lee Keegan.

Football • 20 Jul 23

The question is have Derry evolved enough in the past 12 months?

Old-timers flourishing as season nears end

The build-up to the weekend's semi-finals has been fairly muted and low key so far, writes Lee Keegan

Football • 13 Jul 23

"The Hill are jeering you, the Dublin players are in your face. It's just an uncomfortable situation"

Mayo into inquest mode after Dubs recover 2010s mojo

As we reach the business end of what's been touted as the most open championship in years, the traditional twosome are coming to the fore again, writes Lee Keegan

Football • 06 Jul 23