{"id":342300,"date":"2026-03-12T11:43:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/342300\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:43:07","slug":"kobe-versus-clifford-dolan-on-gap-between-divisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/342300\/","title":{"rendered":"Kobe versus Clifford | Dolan on gap between divisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cathal Mullaney is joined by fellow Sligoman James McMahon and former Westmeath manager Dessie Dolan to preview the weekend&#8217;s Allianz Football League action.<\/p>\n<p>There is much excitement around Mayo&#8217;s visit to Tralee to take on Kerry (2:50) and not just because it&#8217;s Kobe versus Clifford. Can Mayo keep the &#8216;Moranball&#8217; bounce going or will Jack O&#8217;Connor look to continue his impressive league record?<\/p>\n<p>Also on Saturday, Armagh travel to Croke Park to take on Dublin (9:00). Neither side has enjoyed the spring they would have hoped for&#8230; can Armagh find the net and can Ger Brennan find a few more wins while minding Con O&#8217;Callaghan?<\/p>\n<p>High-flying Donegal travel to Roscommon on Sunday (15:45) with the hosts looking to bounce back from a poor showing against Dublin. Dessie believes the Connacht men need to show more aggression in the tackle.<\/p>\n<p>With Monaghan hosting Galway (18:40) and the drop looking inevitable, Dessie explains how the drop to Division 2 is not the end of the world&#8230; provide you bounce back up.<\/p>\n<p>Things in Division 2 (21:20) continue to intrigue, as Tyrone look devoid of confidence and Dessie asks, &#8216;Who would manage the Cork footballers?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, with Offaly struggling in the second tier and a gaggle of Division 3 sides looking to join Down in promotion, Dessie spells out on gulf between the second and third tiers.<\/p>\n<p alt=\"RT\u00c9 GAA Podcast\" class=\"tpe\" data-description=\"A look at all the biggest issues in football and hurling from the RT\u00c9 Sport team.\" data-embed=\"rte-player\" data-id=\"11784720\" data-ot-category=\"C0004\" data-title=\"A look at all the biggest issues in football and hurling from the RT\u00c9 Sport team.\">We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. 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