Dean Rock

Whoever falls in Salthill, I think you can write off their All-Ireland chances

Our analyst answers readers’ questions about the 2019 All-Ireland final, a potential rule change, how to balance children’s sporting workload, what to do about the scheduling of the All-Ireland final and the future of the provincial championships

The system rewards mediocre performances, and allows the likes of Kerry and Dublin to manage their workload until the big days

Kildare’s frustrating inconsistency suggests a lack of identity and leadership, which could be exposed at Croke Park on Sunday

Mayo’s inability to have several top forwards playing together has been their Achilles heel for years, and Kevin McStay needs to solve that

I was on the bench when Meath last beat Dublin. It was impossible to foresee the different trajectories both counties would take