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Colm O'Rourke has left his position as Meath boss

O'Rourke departs Meath hot seat after two seasons

Colm O'Rourke has stepped down as Meath senior football manager after two years in charge.

Seán Coffey of Meath battles for possession with Seán Bugler

Farrell not getting carried away after trouncing Meath

Dessie Farrell wasn't getting carried away after Dublin inflicted a ninth-straight championship defeat on Meath at Croke Park.

Football • 14 Apr 24

Meath were involved in a high-scoring encounter as they began their championship campaign

O'Rourke: Enough barking, more bite needed against Dubs

Meath manager Colm O'Rourke is hoping that his side will have the requisite bite when they take on Dublin next weekend in the Leinster SFC quarter-final.

Football • 08 Apr 24

Cork's Mark Cronin celebrates a point against Meath

O'Rourke: Royals overwhelmed by storming Cork finish

Meath manager Colm O'Rourke had no complaints as his side fell to a home defeat to Cork after the Rebels reeled off the final seven points of the game at Pairc Tailteann to secure their Division 2 status.

Football • 16 Mar 24

Kildare manager Glenn Ryan with his players at Páirc Tailteann

O'Rourke feels sorry for 'warrior' Ryan after Meath win

Meath manager Colm O'Rourke called on the Kildare GAA community to rally around their management team as the pressure builds for Glenn Ryan, Anthony Rainbow and Johnny Doyle.

Football • 25 Feb 24

Meath's Eoghan Frayne celebrates a point

O'Rourke calls for provincials to be played first

Meath manager Colm O'Rourke admitted his players had to look "deep within themselves" to produce a stirring late surge against Louth - and the wind - at Páirc Tailteann on Sunday, while he also called for a change in the structure of the inter-county football season.

Football • 19 Feb 24

Colm O'Rourke with the Tailteann Cup ahead of Saturday's decider

O'Rourke: Tailteann Cup good for the building of a team

It's a competition he did not want to be involved in at the outset of the championship, but Meath manager Colm O'Rourke feels the Tailteann Cup experience will benefit his team as they look to climb further up the footballing ladder.

Football • 12 Jul 23

Colm O'Rourke shakes hands with Andy McEntee after the full-time whistle

O'Rourke has belief Meath will keep getting better

Meath manager Colm O'Rourke says his team remain "a work in progress" with the scope to get better and better in the next few years.

Football • 25 Jun 23

"We're trying to build a team and it's going to be a rocky road"

O'Rourke hopeful Meath can recover from 'reality check'

Colm O'Rourke admitted his Meath side were handed a "reality check" in their 11-point loss to Derry in the pair's Division 2 encounter in Owenbeg.

Football • 18 Feb 23

'This is disgraceful, the abuse of players with this Sigerson Cup'

O'Rourke decries 'abuse of players' over scheduling

Colm O'Rourke tells RTÉ's Sunday Sport that something has to be done about what he deemed the "abuse of players" around the scheduling of the Sigerson Cup.

Football • 06 Feb 23

Colm O'Rourke was in charge of a first competitive game with Meath today

O'Rourke: Meath in a 'good place' after opening victory

Colm O'Rourke tells RTÉ's Sunday Sport that he's delighted to have started his time in charge of Meath with a victory after they saw off Cork at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Football • 30 Jan 23

Colm O'Rourke has decided to bring the curtain down on a 42-year teaching career in St Patrick's Classical School, Navan

Early retirement for O'Rourke to fully focus on Meath

Colm O'Rourke has said he will take early retirement from his role as school principal in order to concentrate fully on the Meath senior football management position.

Football • 07 Oct 22

Colm O'Rourke is set to take over in Meath

Colm O'Rourke to be appointed new Meath manager

Colm O'Rourke is set to become the new manager of the Meath footballers, pending ratification from the Royal county committee.

Football • 25 Jul 22

The Armagh and Galway players clashed at the end of normal time

O'Rourke on brawl: Armagh the common denominator

Colm O'Rourke described the All-Ireland quarter-final fracas involving Armagh and Galway as "pure thuggery" and took aim at the Armagh County Board.

Football • 27 Jun 22

Sligo celebrate after their penalty shootout win against Leitrim in the quarter-finals

Colm O'Rourke's Tailteann Cup predictions

Colm O'Rourke looks ahead to Sunday's Tailteann Cup semi-finals: Sligo v Cavan, and Offaly v Westmeath.

Football • 17 Jun 22

O'Rourke rules himself out of vacant Meath manager job

Meath legend Colm O'Rourke has categorically ruled himself out of the running for the vacant manager's job with the Royal County following Andy McEntee's departure.

Football • 12 Jun 22

The Oak Leafers led from the start to finish at a packed Athletic Grounds

O'Rourke: Derry will need to up scoring rate

Derry football is on a high after reaching a first Ulster SFC final since 2011, but Colm O'Rourke believes the side will need to kick a lot more points if they are to enjoy more success this summer.

GAA • 16 May 22

Wexford and Dublin collide on Saturday evening

Colm O'Rourke's football predictions

It's a hectic weekend in the provincial football championships as things begin to come to the boil in Leinster, Munster, Connacht and Ulster. RTÉ GAA analyst Colm O'Rourke looks ahead to the action.

GAA • 29 Apr 22

All-Ireland champions Tyrone start the defence of their title in Enniskillen

Colm O'Rourke's football predictions

Hurling may be taking centre stage this weekend with much-anticipated action in Munster and Leinster, but there are still three football games down for decision across three different countries.

GAA • 15 Apr 22

Tony Brosnan scored 1-02 when Kerry by Mayo by a point in Tralee earlier this month

Colm O'Rourke's Allianz Football League finals verdict

Colm O'Rourke previews this weekend's Allianz Football League finals as Kerry face Mayo and Connacht rivals Roscommon and Galway meet for the second time in eight days.

GAA • 01 Apr 22

Kildare's defeat to Tyrone on Sunday leaves them in Division 1 relegation bother

O'Rourke: Leinster football 'in crisis'

Colm O'Rourke has hit out at the standards being produced by Leinster sides in this year's Allianz Football League – deeming it a "crisis".

GAA • 21 Feb 22

RTÉ GAA Podcast: February madness & Dubs lose faith

As a trilogy of storms wreak havoc on the weekend's Allianz League action, Colm O'Rourke and Eamonn Fitzmaurice join Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill to ask if the GAA's new split season is damaging inter-county game already.

GAA • 21 Feb 22

Andy McEntee is embarking on his sixth season in charge of the Royals

Royal rumbling: Can Tribes loss lead to Meath bounce?

Perhaps Meath manager Andy McEntee would describe his half a dozen years in charge as something of a rollercoaster ride.

GAA • 06 Feb 22

Colm O'Rourke is frustrated at the silence from Croke Park

O'Rourke: GAA chiefs must lead on championship reform

A week out from the Special Congress that could result in a major overhaul of the football championship, Colm O'Rourke has voiced his disappointment that the GAA top brass have not yet aired their views on the various proposals.

GAA • 16 Oct 21

Kerry's wait for an All-Ireland is now eight years

Ó Sé: Kerry won't win Sam under current management

Tomás Ó Sé has doubts whether the current Kerry senior management team can deliver an All-Ireland title.

Football • 30 Aug 21

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O'Rourke departs Meath hot seat after two seasons

Farrell not getting carried away after trouncing Meath

O'Rourke: Enough barking, more bite needed against Dubs

O'Rourke: Royals overwhelmed by storming Cork finish

O'Rourke feels sorry for 'warrior' Ryan after Meath win

O'Rourke calls for provincials to be played first

O'Rourke: Tailteann Cup good for the building of a team

O'Rourke has belief Meath will keep getting better

O'Rourke hopeful Meath can recover from 'reality check'

O'Rourke decries 'abuse of players' over scheduling

O'Rourke: Meath in a 'good place' after opening victory

Early retirement for O'Rourke to fully focus on Meath

Colm O'Rourke to be appointed new Meath manager

O'Rourke on brawl: Armagh the common denominator

Colm O'Rourke's Tailteann Cup predictions

O'Rourke rules himself out of vacant Meath manager job

O'Rourke: Derry will need to up scoring rate

Colm O'Rourke's football predictions

Colm O'Rourke's football predictions

Colm O'Rourke's Allianz Football League finals verdict

O'Rourke: Leinster football 'in crisis'

RTÉ GAA Podcast: February madness & Dubs lose faith

Royal rumbling: Can Tribes loss lead to Meath bounce?

O'Rourke: GAA chiefs must lead on championship reform

Ó Sé: Kerry won't win Sam under current management