Britain needs the GAA THE standard of intelligence in our modern day idiot is decreasing. Last week some clowns put up a sign in north Belfast that stated that Anti British GAA was not welcome. I applauded the message initially. The plight of the British GAA is one that needs support. If GAA could grow […]
Gerard O’Kane: GAA provides a silver lining
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June 19, 2020
SO there we have it folks, just like that we have a return to play programme at club level after a spring and early summer of very little optimism. Over the last few weeks, county boards across the country have had their calendars out and have been working on multiple drafts of spreadsheets to circulate […]
Ask The Players: Are you happy with the fixture proposals?
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June 19, 2020
Four intercounty players, from Football and Hurling, explain how they feel about the proposed return to action.
Club Focus: Milford – two codes for the community
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June 18, 2020
Milford have shown incredible form in the past decade, but they feel that their priority is off the field.
Justin McMahon – right place, right time
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June 18, 2020
By Niall McCoy IT’S the days leading up to the 2008 All-Ireland final between Tyrone and Kerry and Justin McMahon is travelling home from training with his older brother Joe. They pull up to their house in Ashbourne out on the Dromore Road and take in their surroundings. There is red and white bunting everywhere […]
Kevin Cassidy: Farewell lockdown drinks and burgers
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June 18, 2020
AS we gear up for the resumption of group training at the end of the month, I’d like to look at the challenges facing every single player at this point in time. Rewind to when this pandemic gripped the world. From a sporting point of view we would have been well into our pre-season training. […]
Donegal club player was racially abused
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June 18, 2020
By Conor Breslin A BLACK 24-year-old player from Donegal has explained how he felt let down by the GAA after experiencing a number of racial incidents while representing his club Four Masters. Rahman Balogun was born in Italy to Nigerian parents. Due to the lack of citizenship, Rahman and his family were sent as asylum […]
Joe Brolly: The great British haircut and the great Irish pub crawl
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June 18, 2020
BORIS Johnson said this week that he wants to unleash “The Great British haircut.” Boris, who looks like what Owen Mulligan will in 10 years’ time, likes to put “Great British” or “Great Britain” before his public pronouncements. For example he is fond of saying that “The Great British spirit” will overcome coronavirus. It is […]
Patrick Morrison: Lockdown loaded
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June 14, 2020
With action due to return within the next few months, Patrick Morrison has a plan to help you reengage.
Stephen Poacher: The joy and enthusiasm of Turlough O’Brien
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June 14, 2020
THIS week we heard the news that my former coaching colleague and good friend Turlough O’Brien had stepped down as Carlow senior manager after six great years managing his beloved county. It was clear to see the high regard that the man was held in throughout his own county and beyond with the volume of […]