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A dejected James Loughrey following the defeat to Tyrone

Cooper: An opportunity lost for Cork

Colm Cooper believes Cork let a golden opportunity slip through their hands against Tyrone

Declan Hannon lifted the Liam MacCarthy for Limerick last August

Cooper and Cusack want September All-Ireland dates

In the GAA's tighter inter-county fixture schedule the hurling and football showpieces are being played earlier than is traditional.

GAA • 19 Jul 19

RTÉ GAA Podcast: Cork calamity & the Connolly conundrum

Up for discussion are the future of Cork hurling, the role Diarmuid Connolly will play for Dublin this year, returning the All-Ireland finals to September and what makes a modern great.

GAA • 18 Jul 19

Cooper: Connolly may not play for Dublin this year

The St Vincent's man hasn't kicked a ball for the Dubs in more than a year and his last championship action was as a substitute in the 2017 All-Ireland final win over Mayo.

GAA • 18 Jul 19

Cooper: The best teams use cynical fouling

Many inter-county games at this time of the year when the stakes are highest are littered with incidents of pulling and dragging.

GAA • 12 Jul 19

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RTÉ GAA Podcast: Smart fouling and smart sliotars

On this week's podcast Des Cahill and Peter Sweeney are joined by Kerry football legend Colm Cooper, former Cork goalkeeper Donal Óg Cusack and Colm Keys of the Irish Independent.

GAA • 11 Jul 19

O'Connor gives Dublin's Paul Mannion the slip

Cooper worried record-breaking O'Connor will hurt Kerry

O'Connor needs five points to become the leading scorer in championship history - and he's likely to do it in Gooch's hometown.

GAA • 11 Jul 19

O'Connor set to overhaul Cooper at top of the charts

The Mayo marksman is just four points behind Kerry great Colm Cooper at the top of the all-time scorers charts.

GAA • 09 Jul 19

Laois hurlers won the tier two Joe McDonagh Cup this year

Cusack: Players' mood is changing on football tiers

There is a debate currently taking place in Gaelic football about the introduction of a new tier two championship.

GAA • 05 Jul 19

Are we set to see an end of back-passes to goalkeepers?

'Corner-backs not required to have any sort of skills'

Speaking on the latest edition of the RTÉ GAA Podcast Colm Cooper said he would be interested in seeing how a trial on a back-pass ban would work.

GAA • 04 Jul 19

Donegal and Kerry meet at Croke Park in July

Cooper: Kerry haven't given me any confidence this year

The Ulster champions look like Dublin's main challengers this year, while the Kingdom failed to impress in Munster.

GAA • 28 Jun 19

Referee David Gough shows the Gooch a yellow card in 2016

Cooper: Sometimes players have to foul and take a card

The black card was brought in to Gaelic football in order to cut down on the amount of cynicism and to protect its most skilful players, footballers like the Gooch.

GAA • 14 Jun 19

Cooper (right) during the 2013 All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Dublin

Cooper: I was concussed after being targeted by Aussies

The Kerry legend only featured in that one International Rules tour because he was put off the game due to what he felt were over-physical exchanges.

GAA • 13 Jun 19

RTÉ GAA Podcast: Cynical hurling and Ulster rising

Topics discussed include cynicism in hurling, the need for provincial reform, the brilliant summer of football in Ulster so far and the pressing issue of concussion in Gaelic Games.

GAA • 13 Jun 19

'God only knows who set it off but there were fellas out in the corridor looking and wondering what was going on'

'The fire alarm was set off': Cooper's All-Ireland days

Kerry legend Colm Cooper recalls his memories of travelling up to Dublin for All-Ireland finals with Kerry on the RTÉ GAA podcast.

Football • 07 Jun 19

Dublin are closing in on the five-in-a-row

Drive for five very much on for Dublin - Gooch

Kerry great Colm Cooper believes that Dublin are still the team to beat in this season's All-Ireland Football Championship as they chase an unprecedented five-in-a-row.

Football • 24 May 19

Expert poll: All-Ireland football predictions

RTÉ Sport has asked the people who know about what they think will happen on and off the football fields this summer.

GAA • 07 May 19

Corofin's Ciaran McGrath and Michael Lundy lift The Andy Merrigan Cup

Classy Corofin retain All-Ireland crown in style

Corofin overwhelmed Dr Crokes to retain the All-Ireland club football crown in style at Croke Park.

GAA • 17 Mar 19

Donaghy and Cooper together in Kerry colours

'Jack told me to make sure he wasn't on that plane!'

The pair first played together as Kerry minors in 2002, they roomed together and now they're golfing buddies.

GAA • 11 Sep 18

Cooper slams 'scurrilous' criticism of Fitzmaurice

Colm Cooper said the "scurrilous remarks" made about Eamonn Fitzmaurice in some quarters have no part in Gaelic games.

GAA • 05 Aug 18

Ecstatic Carlow players celebrate at the final whistle

'Carlow are the story of the championship'

"Carlow rising" declared Turlough O'Brien after his side scalped Kildare in the Leinster SFC quarter-final, and Sean Cavanagh does not disagree.

GAA • 28 May 18

Colm Cooper: 'We would all love to go to matches and see 15 on 15, man on man, but that day is gone.'

15-v-15 football lost forever - Cooper

Colm Cooper believes anyone pining for a return to kicking football where teams square up to each other man on man are wasting their time as the game's evolution takes it elsewhere.

GAA • 05 Feb 18