‘I will never forget the first day my session got torn to shreds. That was the start of that learning process’
By RENOWNED COACHING SPECIALIST Dr Ed Coughlan is the latest expert of the field to sit in the hotseat alongside host Shane Keegan on How To Win At Dominoes. Coughlan, who has previously worked with teams including the Mayo footballers and Dublin hurlers, is a Skills Acquisition Specialist and lectures in the Munster Technological University. He recalls how receiving […]
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GAA still hoping to run off inter-county league and championship after removal of Level 5 exemption
IN THE WAKE of the news that there will be no GAA activity until Easter at the earliest, the Association have said it remains their intention to complete the inter-county league and championship in 2021. It was confirmed last night that inter-county competitions are no longer covered under the Level 5 exemptions for elite sport. […]
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Teams of the 2020 Championships to be revealed and top ladies football stars honoured this month
THE TOP LADIES football stars from the 2020 TG4 All-Ireland championships will be honoured on a special TV programme on Saturday, 27 February. Sinead Goldrick, Aimee Mackin and Carla Rowe are in the running for the senior Player of the Year award. Source: Inpho. The 2020 junior, intermediate and senior Teams of the Championship will […]
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Three-time All-Star and Thomastown ace to captain champions Kilkenny in 2021
REIGNING ALL-IRELAND SENIOR camogie champions Kilkenny have announced that three-time All-Star Meighan Farrell will be their captain for 2021. Click Here: Spain National Team soccer tracksuit The Thomastown star was central to the Cats’ O’Duffy Cup triumph before Christmas, as Brian Dowling’s side banished the hurt of three consecutive All-Ireland final defeats to reign supreme […]
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‘It wasn’t a case of removing, it was a case of giving clarity’ – Minister on GAA’s playing exemption
Updated Feb 11th 2021, 4:30 PM MINISTER FOR STATE of Sport Jack Chambers has explained how inter-county GAA came to lose its exemption status as an elite sport during Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions, with GAA president John Horan later clarifying that the lack of ‘bubbles’ was the predominant reason behind the Association parking its inter-county […]
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A central pillar of Dublin hurling calls time on inter-county career after 11 years
DUBLIN HURLER PAUL Ryan has called time on his inter-county career. Ryan, 32, announced the news in a heartfelt statement on his Instagram account, thanking those nearest and dearest to him on his 11-year journey at senior level. The Ballyboden St Enda’s forward bows out with one Leinster senior title from 2013, a National Hurling […]
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5 questions now facing the GAA in 2021
Updated Feb 13th 2021, 12:00 PM SHOCK AND CONFUSION reigned in GAA circles following Wednesday night’s announcement that inter-county was no longer covered under the government’s elite status. Paul Flynn, John Horan, Feargal McGill and Micheál Martin. The majority of squads had been operating under the belief that collective training would return in early March, […]
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Cavan’s Sheridan bags brace of goals as Collingwood continue perfect start
CAVAN’S AISLING SHERIDAN enjoyed another impressive display for Collingwood this weekend as the Magpies continued their perfect start to the 2021 AFLW season. Sheridan picked up a brace of goals in the first and third quarters to help her side to a 7.6 (48) to 4.7 (31) win over Richmond. Collingwood now have three wins from […]
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Kilkenny duo and Galway star make Player of the Year shortlist
Updated Feb 15th 2021, 12:06 PM THE SHORTLISTS FOR the Camogie Association/WGPA Players’ Player of the Year Awards have been announced today. Denise Gaule, who scored 1-6 in December’s All-Ireland final, and her Kilkenny team-mate Grace Walsh have been nominated for Senior Player of the Year alongside Galway’s Shauna Healy, who was on the losing […]
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Joe McDonagh and Champions 15 award winners announced
THE GAA HAVE named the Joe McDonagh Team of the Year and the Champion 15 selection after the 2020 season. The GAA/GPA McDonagh Cup team includes seven players from champions Antrim, who are represented in every outfield line of the field. Beaten finalists Kerry have five representatives, while Carlow have two and Westmeath have one. […]
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