Enda McGinley

RTÉ Gaelic Football Analyst

'Both teams' natural game appears to fit the task at hand'

Donegal's motivational edge could tip the scales

In the year where football has found itself again, we have ended up with the perfect final between the traditionalists and the disrupters, writes Enda McGinley

Football • 26 Jul

'Unequivocally, the final pits the two top teams in the country against each other'

All-Ireland final will be a blockbuster clash of styles

Kerry and Donegal have swaggered into the All-Ireland SFC decider with contrasting styles that will have us feverishly debating just how this game is going to play out.

Football • 17 Jul

'The closer the game gets, the more my belief grows. Still, I need to see it to really believe it! I'm with poor, misunderstood Thomas on that one!'

I'm a Doubting Thomas, but want to be a Tyrone believer

Enda McGinley's head and heart are battling for his allegiances as he attempts to analyse Saturday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final clash between Kerry and his native Tyrone.

Football • 12 Jul

'Could it be the best weekend's football we've ever seen?'

Get the popcorn out - it's showtime in the championship

There is a giddy anticipation of the weekend that lies ahead in the All-Ireland football championship. We could be about to witness something very special.

Football • 28 Jun

'Why my sudden interest in speed? It's the rules - again. Of course it is'

More than ever at the top of our game, speed is king

We can all want every player to have a chance, but, when it comes to the top, maybe more than it ever was, speed is king, writes Enda McGinley.

Football • 14 Jun

'My biggest dread over the next seven weeks is that a quirk in the rules becomes the decisive event'

FRC housekeeping can help preserve classic championship

Enda McGinley believes we are witnessing the best championship in 20 years, but he still fears the new rule enhancements having too big of a say in the season finale.

Football • 07 Jun

Enda McGinley: 'I can just hear David Attenborough's hushed tones as they ready themselves to pounce. The game has rarely felt more alive'

Beasts circling as Big Four ready for final hunt

Enda McGinley analyses the Big Four as he sees it in this year's All-Ireland SFC hunt - Kerry, Galway, Donegal and Armagh

Football • 17 May

'The memories of long walks along the car-lined rural roads around Clones as throngs of people make their way to Ulster's mecca are as vivid a part of my early years as the memories of Christmas or summer holidays'

Clones - Ulster's capital for one day of the year

Clones. Full house. Sun shining. Ulster Championship. This is literally what my childhood memories are made of.

Football • 10 May

Enda McGinley: 'Good weather and good football – enjoy it while we can, surely it can't last!'

Good weather and football - Can both last?

Maybe it's just the sun getting to us, but is it possible that heading into the finals of the maligned provincial championships, we have at least three unmissable games to look forward to, wonders Enda McGinley.

Football • 03 May

'Twenty years on from that 2005 peak, the ingredients for today's game bear an uncanny resemblance'

Armagh-Tyrone sparks memories of great battles past

The Tyrone psyche often needs a spark to light it. While I expect today's game to be a cagey affair there is just the possibility that, as they did a few decades ago, Armagh act as the lighter fluid Tyrone require.

Football • 26 Apr