Michael Bolton

Digital journalist with @breakingnewsie. Got a story? Email me at [email protected]. DM’s open. Views my own.

[Conán Doherty @ConanDoherty]

Said this on @SmallerFishGAA during the week but it feels like every other goal this season is a kickout gone wrong to the edge of the arc

[Armagh Fans 🟠⚪️ @ArmaghFans1889]

Ticead/s

Kerry V Armagh, Killarney, Sat 4PM

1 x adult

2 x Juv.

Free to a good Armagh supporting home.

🟠⚪️🟠⚪️

[Cathal Dennehy @Cathal_Dennehy]

“I'm not scared to die. I just don't want it to happen anytime soon.”

As for the unfairness of life?

Eight times during our chat, Ciara Mageean uses the word lucky. Not once does she use the word unlucky.
https://t.co/AHdpyPR5Rj

[Colin Millar @Millar_Colin]

Cape Verde centre back Roberto 'Pico' Lopes has spent his entire career in Ireland, ignored a LinkedIn message from Cape Verde FA asking him to play for them because it was in Portuguese. A year later, they sent it in English. He accepted. An all-time great World Cup story.

[Daniel Hussey @DanielHussey2]

Donegal vs Cork highlights now uploaded on RTÉ’s YouTube Channel 🎥

https://t.co/ygv0yTWcMz

[Conán Doherty @ConanDoherty]

God, that Dublin Donegal game, Brennan v McGuinness, is going to be class

[Malachy Clerkin @MalachyClerkin]

Ciara Mageean was diagnosed with cancer just over a year ago. Spoke to her about life, loss and the road ahead.

https://t.co/Gw57ZyKlEJ

[Kieran Cunningham @KCsixtyseven]

So much ugliness and hatred and bile around, and then there's Ciara Mageean. The best of us.

[Neil O'Riordan @noriordan]

Patrick O'Donovan today in relation to FAI decision: "We [the government] don't get involved in telling the FAI, IRFU or GAA who to play."

Also, the government:

[Malachy Clerkin @MalachyClerkin]

Few worse feelings than cueing up the highlights of an overnights sporting event to which you don't know the result, going to make yourself a coffee and accidentally discovering the result. Dope.

[Will O'Callaghan @willocallaghan]

Update on this - Saturday Game will be on RTÉ Player for the next 3 weekends.

[Michael Bolton @mbolton98]

This would be the most important day to have a highlights show given there is no game live on free-to-air television.

[Will O'Callaghan @willocallaghan]

There’s no Saturday Game highlights show this week.

The All-Ireland champions could be knocked out and the country wouldn’t get to see it until 9.30 on Sunday night.

[Owen Cowzer @OCowzer]

Politicians really shouldn't talk about potential damage to Irish football as a negative when Ministers have used their power to freeze, or threaten to freeze, funding. So more than happy to potentially damage football when it suits

[Dermot Keyes @DermotKeyes]

If you're at a presser following a #GAA match, surrounded by other journalists, all there, doing their jobs, seeking quotes for copy, the notion that you feel there should be some exclusivity applied to the questions that you field - in a group setting - is just ridiculous...

[Enda Coll @enda_coll]

Ireland effectively being forced into surrendering home advantage in a competitive game because UEFA have decided fairness doesn’t matter when it comes to Israel.

[Michael Bolton @mbolton98]

Following the announcement from her Croke Park fight, I spoke to Katie Taylor about the event and retiring from boxing.

[breakingnews.ie @breakingnewsie]

Katie Taylor: 'To end my career in such an iconic venue, it is like a movie' https://t.co/bIZIG7wZrE

[Michael Bolton @mbolton98]

Enjoyed speaking to Patrick Horgan in life after hurling, punditry and tomorrow’s Munster final.

[breakingnews.ie @breakingnewsie]

Patrick Horgan enjoying watching Cork through a different lens https://t.co/o3WXEiOLUk

[Ken Foxe @kenfoxe]

The all-to-regular reality of Freedom of Information requests in Ireland.

The names of the most senior civil servants in the State redacted from records released by the Department of the Taoiseach.

Find out how to fight back in my book Shining a Light: https://t.co/Y1x11uWzjB

[Kathleen McNamee @kathleen_mcn]

Katie Taylor finally getting to Croke Park and a statement win in Cork to keep Brazil 2027 alive - what a day 🙌🏻

[Michael Bolton @mbolton98]

Tickets will be from €38.70, going in general sale next Friday.

[breakingnews.ie @breakingnewsie]

Katie Taylor to face Flora Pili in Croke Park on September 5th https://t.co/p0Z115zNzb