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Colm Cooper and Tomás Quinn on Dublin versus Kerry

Colm Cooper and Tomás Quinn join Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill on the RTÉ GAA Podcast to look ahead to the big one - Dublin versus Kerry in the All-Ireland football final.

Football • 27 Jul 23

Cooper: Functional Kerry now reaping the benefits

Colm Cooper believes Kerry now have the composure and confidence to realise they don't always have to be at their perfect best and that doing the right things at right times can be enough.

Football • 25 Jul 22

The brawl was sparked just after the full-time whistle as the teams returned to the tunnel before extra-time

Cooper urges 'harsher penalties' to stamp out brawls

Colm Cooper believes more stringent sanctions need to be introduced to stamp out the type of brawl that occurred during the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final between Galway and Armagh.

Football • 26 Jun 22

Roscommon's Enda Smith reacts to a missed chance against Galway

Cooper: Rossies can still have big say in championship

Colm Cooper believes that Roscommon can still make an impact on the 2022 All-Ireland Championship despite Sunday's disappointing provincial defeat to Galway.

Football • 30 May 22

Can Galway challenge for major honours in 2022?

Galway & Donegal can join the big four in 2022 - Gooch

Colm Cooper expects the big four of Dublin, Tyrone, Kerry and Mayo to remain the teams to beat as this year's Allianz Football League gets set to start, while the former Kingdom star expects Donegal and Galway to make a statement of intent for the year ahead.

GAA • 28 Jan 22

We Become Heroes - Colm Cooper on value of 'me time'

On the latest episode of We Become Heroes, former Kerry footballer Colm Cooper tells Marie Crowe about the pressure that comes with playing for Kerry, how his greatest success was fulfilling his potential and he answers the question does hard work trump talent?

GAA • 10 Aug 21

Kerry can't play in this year's Division 1 final, if they get there

Cooper worried 'integrity' of Allianz NFL under threat

Colm Cooper tells RTÉ's Allianz League Sunday that he's worried about the integrity of this year's Allianz Football League with the potential for no finals to take place in any divisions.

GAA • 31 May 21

Dublin have won the last six All-Irelands in a row

Cooper: Dublin made a 'poor decision' to train together

Former Kerry All-Ireland winner Colm Cooper has told RTÉ's Sunday Sport that Dublin made a "poor decision" to return to training collectively ahead of a planned return for all inter-county teams later this month.

GAA • 05 Apr 21

Cooper won the club All-Ireland with Crokes in 2017

Colm Cooper joins Dr Crokes management team

Former five-time All-Ireland-winning Kerry footballer Colm Cooper has joined the Dr Crokes management team for 2021.

GAA • 11 Mar 21

Dublin beat Cavan to reach their latest national final

Cooper: Dublin dominance concerns are at tipping point

Colm Cooper feels concerns over Dublin's dominance of the football landscape have reached a "critical point".

GAA • 07 Dec 20

Tipperary celebrate their Munster SFC final win against Cork

Should the football championship keep knockout format?

The Sunday Game panel discussed the lie of the land in this winter championship and asked if the knockout format should be kept beyond this Covid-19-impacted year.

GAA • 22 Nov 20

Cooper dusted off the boots just before the lockdown began

Cooper's class is permanent as Crokes' C team found out

Colm Cooper tells the RTÉ GAA Podcast about lining out for Dr Crokes' C team before the lockdown and what he views as his greatest strength from his playing days.

GAA • 15 May 20

RTÉ GAA Podcast: The Gooch and McStay on full-forwards

We have reached the final decision on our All-Star football team of The Sunday Game era, and who better to argue the toss on the full-forward line than Colm Cooper and Kevin McStay.

GAA • 14 May 20

RTÉ GAA Podcast: Cooper and McStay's half-back podium

This week's RTÉ GAA Podcast sees Colm Cooper and Kevin McStay pick the best half-backs of The Sunday Game era.

GAA • 23 Apr 20

A masked woman watches an Australian Open practice session in Melbourne

Recap: Your morning sports updates

Read back on all the breaking sports news from this January Thursday morning.

Other sport • 15 Jan 20

Corofin captain Michèal Lundy addresses team-mates prior to the All-Ireland semi-final

Cooper blown away by Corofin's 'staggering' hunger

Colm Cooper said Corofin's insatiable hunger for success makes them incredibly difficult to stop in their quest for a third All-Ireland crown on the bounce.

GAA • 15 Jan 20

Paudie Clifford in action with East Kerry

Cooper: Brosnan and Clifford deserve Kerry chance

Colm Cooper has identified two sparkling young talents he believes would boost the Kerry panel for 2020.

GAA • 06 Nov 19

Tommy Walsh of Kerry in action against Frank Burns of Tyrone

Will Tommy Walsh start and what damage can he do?

The big Tralee man hasn't played in an All-Ireland final since Kerry's 2009 Sam Maguire win over Cork - but he could have a major role to play against Dublin on Sunday.

Colm Cooper • 30 Aug 19

Colm Cooper scores a goal against the 2009 'startled earwigs'

Brennan: 'Startled Earwigs' defeat the making of Dublin

Ten years ago the Dubs slumped to a 17-point defeat to the Kingdom and two years later turned it around to win Sam Maguire.

GAA • 29 Aug 19

The Gooch scores a goal for Kerry against Dublin in the 2011 All-Ireland final

Cooper: Kerry taking a trimming would not be acceptable

The Boys in Blue are one step away from achieving something that has never been done before in football or hurling.

GAA • 29 Aug 19

"They've tried to be expansive and it hasn't worked"

Dolan - 'Predictable' Tyrone lack natural forwards

Dessie Dolan believes Tyrone have become too predictable and lack "natural" forwards compared to other All-Ireland contenders.

GAA • 10 Aug 19

Cooper: Connolly won't feature against Mayo

Connolly played his first championship match for the Dubs in almost two years in last Saturday's Super 8s win over Tyrone in Omagh.

GAA • 09 Aug 19

Conor Gormley gets to the ball ahead of Colm Cooper in the 2008 All-Ireland final

Cooper: Kerry-Tyrone rivalry of the 2000's was bitter

The Kingdom and the Red Hand played three times in the 2000s, an All-Ireland semi-final and two finals, and Mickey Harte's team came out on top in each occasion.

GAA • 08 Aug 19

This is the third championship meeting between Dublin and Tyrone in 12 months

Preparing for a game with all and nothing at stake

Dublin and Tyrone are already through to the All-Ireland semi-finals, but before that they face off on in a phoney war at Healy Park.

GAA • 02 Aug 19

GAA Podcast: Donal Óg on Cork job & Super 8s preview

Donal Óg Cusack reveals his interest in taking on the vacant Cork hurling job and discusses the fall-out of his comments on The Sunday Game, while Colm Cooper previews the final round of Super 8s action.

GAA • 07 Aug 19