By Niall McCoy IT’S September 20, 2009 and RTÉ’s live feed on All-Ireland final day returns to The Sunday Game studio after the Armagh minors have won the Tom Markham Cup with a 0-10 to 0-7 win over Mayo at Croke Park. There is one name on the pundits’ lips – Andrew Murnin. Colm O’Rourke: […]
‘Team Ulster set to be discussed
By Niall McCoy THE chairperson of Ulster GAA’s Hurling Committee has said that they will be more than open to discussing the idea of the ‘Team Ulster’ project at their next meeting. Strabane man Ciaran McLaughlin chairs the committee with representatives from all nine counties, and given that the topic is back in the public […]
Kevin Cassidy: It’s one or the other
WITH the way things are progressing, it seems that we may have some football activity before the year is out. We will have to wait and hope that we don’t see any increase in cases, but you would have to admit that things are looking positive at this point in time. Bearing in mind that […]
Joe Brolly: Comrades against the crisis
WITH each relaxation of the lockdown, the question gets louder: When can we go back to the games? All the time, psychological milestones are being passed. The cover of the latest edition of the Racing Post has a full page photo of Frankie Dettori in a sinister looking black face mask, with a quote from […]
Steven Poacher: Follow the three Ps – Plan, Prepare, Perform
LAST week I was involved in the delivery of a couple of very enjoyable and informative webinars, the first from Fermanagh GAA on ‘Planning A Better Session’ and the second being endorsed by our very own Gaelic Life on ‘Getting The Most Out Of Half-time.’ Such was the interest it will be shown again next […]
Patrick Morrison: 1-1 coaching is essential
Patrick Morrison explains why one on one coaching sessions for goalkeepers are so important.
PGthePT: Advice that fits the time of the year
THERE is shimmer of a light at the end of the tunnel of this whole lockdown period with the ease up on restrictions enabling some outdoor small group training – as long as it’s not for a team (but if you all played for different teams, batter away…) As we head towards some form of […]
Five Minutes with… Fermanagh’s Aoife Flanagan
Aoife Flanagan reveals who the characters are in the Fermanagh and Aghadrumsee changing rooms.
Shane Elliott: Players deserve clarity
WE are all starting to adapt to what is becoming the so-called ‘new normal.’ We are, of course, a very adaptable species and as Darwin’s theory suggests, it is those who are able to adapt who ultimately survive. Human beings are adept at adapting and finding new ways to do things, that is why we […]
Ann Marie Mullholland: Addressing the confusion about sports supplements
Anne Marie Mulholland clears up some confusion about supplements.









