Aidan O'Rourke

Former Armagh footballer, All Star and 2002 All-Ireland winner and current GAA Performance Manager with Queen's University

"Tyrone were a team who were going to find a way to get this job done."

Mayo walked themselves into a battle they couldn't win

Tyrone's qualities of improvisation and versatility married with a claustrophobic pressure on every Mayo possession ultimately set them apart in the game. They were a team who were going to find a way to get this job done no matter what.

All-Ireland Football Final • 13 Sep 21

'More than ever, this will be a game dictated by possession: How it can be engineered and how well it is used'

Adversity overcome - Finalists primed for one last push

In looking head to the All-Ireland final, Aidan O'Rourke hails both Mayo and Tyrone in overcoming obstacles that has left the duo well primed to take the most important step of all.

All-Ireland Football Final • 11 Sep 21

"Kerry may have committed footballing hara kiri in Croke Park but Tyrone produced every ounce of what they were capable of."

Kerry had no answer to Tyrone's controlled aggression

Kerry's hesitancy and aimlessness in the forward line would ultimately be the foundation off which Tyrone built their brilliant victory in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Football • 30 Aug 21

'Kerry are ultimately in control of their own destiny. Their gameplan is more polished'

Kerry's new dynasty on course to take next step

Aidan O'Rourke on why Kerry have enough answers to negate Tyrone's threat as potential destroyers in the second of the All-Ireland SFC semi-finals

GAA • 28 Aug 21

'The gas to withstand Mayo's onslaught was not in the tank'

Composure deserts Dubs as Mayo finally beat them

Aidan O'Rourke takes a tactical look at Mayo's All-Ireland semi-final victory over Dublin on Saturday.

GAA • 16 Aug 21

'Rumours of decline will always emerge from under the cloak of wishful thinking'

Mayo are dangerous but declining Dublin still too good

Former Armagh footballer, All Star and 2002 All-Ireland winner Aidan O'Rourke tells us where today's All-Ireland semi-final between Dublin and Mayo will be won and lost.

GAA • 14 Aug 21

'The Leinster final may have gone some way to convincing Dublin that they can produce those defensive standards again when the need is greatest'

Skilled goalkeepers set to evolve more in changing game

The roving role of the goalkeeper, and the new skills being used, are proving more and more prevalent as Monaghan and Tyrone demonstrated on Saturday, writes RTÉ GAA analyst Aidan O'Rourke.

GAA • 02 Aug 21

"Despite losing O'Connor to injury in the first half, Kerry scored 1-08 directly from their own kick outs and 2-04 from Cork's"

Gung-ho Kingdom running out of questions to answer

Both provincial winners this weekend stand out as teams who believe absolutely in their ability to outplay any opponent and impose their identity on any game, writes Aidan O'Rourke

GAA • 27 Jul 21

90s football appears to be making a welcome comeback

Aidan O'Rourke: The 90s are back and football is flying

With a Dublin team that may be losing their aura of invincibility and an Ulster Championship providing plenty of thrills and tight battles, 90s football appears to be making a welcome comeback.

GAA • 19 Jul 21

"Both players are emblematic of the modern game."

Brilliant Murphy & O'Shea affect everyone around them

As with all great players, Michael Murphy and Sean O'Shea proved once again that their impact is not confined to what they can do themselves - more notably, everyone around them become better for their presence.

GAA • 12 Jul 21