Stephen Alkin

Sports Commentator, Reporter, TV Producer/Director for 40 years

[Stephen Alkin @alkin_stephen]

@gregallenRTE I wouldn’t say at it’s best,maybe at its rawest, like good rare beef

[Stephen Alkin @alkin_stephen]

@McDonnellDan Presumably @shelsfc have a different ambition goal to Ian, otherwise why would he leave

[Stephen Alkin @alkin_stephen]

#faicup #bohs #Waterford exciting semi final but it has to be said that the only ‘winner’ is the pitch - dreadful surface for such a big game. Players and fans deserve better

[Stephen Alkin @alkin_stephen]

#gaa #championshipchanges 4 groups of 8; 7 rounds of matches to determine league position; Top 4 in each group to qualify for knock out 16, can’t play anyone from your own league; Quarter finals open draw; Semis neutral venues, Dub can’t play in Croke Pk; total games 127 - voila

[Stephen Alkin @alkin_stephen]

#gaa #championshipchanges could GAA try a regionalised league of 4 x 8 teams: Ulster - Don Der Ant Dow Arm Tyr Fer Mon. Leinster - Lou Mea Dub Wic Car Kld Lao Off . Munster - Wex Klk Wat Cor Ker Lim Tip Cla. Connacht - Cav Lei Ros Sli May Gal Lng Wes 1/2

[Stephen Alkin @alkin_stephen]

Watching Elliott incident on Sky and the editorial choice not to show a replay of a bad tackle and red card is baffling to me.
The sanitisation of coverage is a step too far. Clearly Elliott was injured but it wasn’t life threatening- contrast with Eriksen at Euros.
Weird

[Stephen Alkin @alkin_stephen]

@SkySportsGolf coverage today has been trash, I can only assume that we are watching a very depressed USA production here. However, Dotty Pepper is THE BEST commentator in all of golf GO EUROPE

[Stephen Alkin @alkin_stephen]

@leona_maguire you made me cry watching the foursomes this morning, what a massive boost for women’s golf in Ireland 🇮🇪 keep it going Leona

[Greg Allen @gregallenRTE]

I’ve given Tour C’Ship a day and a half. It’s lost me ‘cos it doesn’t seem real. Staggered scoring sucks the life out of it IMO. Seems too much of a burden for most of the field. Maybe it’ll get exciting Sunday. But at the moment this it’s a turgid yawnfest. Roll on the Solheim..

[Stephen Alkin @alkin_stephen]

@SkyCricket where’s bumble? I’m missing his humour and insight.
Plus 2 more Qs: first why no mention yesterday about how hard to bat with shadow on pitch late in day and 2nd, burns in slips with sun in his eyes yet no shades, why?

[Didi Hamann @DietmarHamann]

In 35 years playing or watching football I never had the feeling that something wasn’t right. Yesterday I did for the 1st time. Played 1 minute over added time in 1st half and for no reason well past in the 2nd which cost Ireland a point, on top of a dozen dubious calls

[Stephen Alkin @alkin_stephen]

@DanielLDavis1 just read article in the Guardian about Afghanistan. It’s simple, counties with 100s of years of “civilisation”- so called (sic) can’t expect a tribal, warrior society adopt “western” ways. Imagine if $800b was spent on greening the desert - better use of investmnt

[Stephen Alkin @alkin_stephen]

Dundalk beating Vitesse Arnhem 2-1 with a few minutes to go AWAY!
They were 4th in Dutch league last season - on the cusp of the greatest ever win by an Irish team.
No exposure on Irish TV, shame on everyone associated with that

[Stephen Alkin @alkin_stephen]

@gregallenRTE @Hermitagegolfc Totally agree, was with our Senior cup team practicing last Monday, new bunkers are superb; every tee box is marked in all 4 colours: blue, white, yellow and red; greens rolling good - well done to all @HermitageGC

[©am ﾒ𝟶 @CTx03_]

Signed. Sealed. Delivered✍🏼.

We have agreed a deal in principle for the transfer of Erling Haaland to Chelsea! 🔵

[Stephen Alkin @alkin_stephen]

#ENGDEN two balls on the pitch in lead up to England penalty. Will this be the match that will be remembered for a England missing a penalty but still going through

[Stephen Alkin @alkin_stephen]

#UKRvENG 🇺🇦 are sponsored by Dracula 🧛‍♂️ they just hate crosses

[Stephen Alkin @alkin_stephen]

@BBCSport @BBCFootball_ there is no such country called ‘The’ Ukraine 🇺🇦. It’s just Ukraine!!!
From Stephen in ‘The Ireland’

[Stephen Alkin @alkin_stephen]

#BELPOR Felix Bryce Ida terrible ref, can’t understand his inflated position at these big tournaments, gives yellows for nothing and doesn’t for dirty play

[Stephen Alkin @alkin_stephen]

#NEDCZE terrible call, De Ligt stumbling and off balance, yellow sufficient punishment; first BAD call by VAR and officials. You have to look at that incident in real time, slomos are misleading