Owen Mulligan Tyrone’s future is in doubt after admitting that he unlikely to be selected for the county panel. The three-time All-Ireland medallist sat out Tyrone’s league campaign citing club commitments and said recently that he did not expect to be called on by Tyrone manager Mickey Harte. “I attended two in-house matches some time ago but heard nothing back, so I take it I&#... »
Enda Kenny visited Croke Park on Friday for the launch of the GAA Museum. Liam O’Neill didn’t look impressed and Enda produced a creepy looking smile. »
Galway and Mayo get the Connacht Championship underway in earnest this weekend when they meet at Pearse Stadium. The teams first met in Claremorris in 1902 and Sunday’s game will be the 77th Championship meeting between the two, with the score delicately poised at 38-38 in terms of victories. So you’d think the Mayo News would be spoiled for choice when it came to writing their ‘... »
We’re not quite sure what this ensemble of Brazilian football stars were doing at Knock Airport, but they were definitely there. This isn’t just some video that we’ve concocted for your amusement. Michael Meehan and Roberto Carlos, Dessie Dolan and Ronaldinho, together at last. »
Yes, we know the championship technically started in New York but the action that people actually care about starts this weekend. RTE have put together a good promo to set the mood. Great song choice by the video editor in fairness. What says championship Sunday like slow motion shots and banging tunes? Well, lots of things actually but this is still pretty good. h/t rte »
The GAA’s new Hawk-Eye point detection technology for both hurling and football was unveiled today at a media briefing in Croke Park. The technology will be trialed over a two year period and will only be used in Croke Park. Hawk-Eye uses four high speed cameras at each end to locate the position of the ball up to 26 metres above the posts and 4 metres outside each post. Decisions should tak... »
In an open letter posted on the Kerry GAA website yesterday, Kerry football manager, Éamonn Fitzmaurice, announced that his team would be holding some of their training sessions behind closed doors from now on. The reason stated for this year’s break from the norm was due to perceived “monitoring” of training sessions and the advantages that could be gained from such peeks inside... »
Sligo’s long serving midfielder Eamonn O’Hara announced his retirement today via a statement released by the GPA. It is with both sadness and a sense of great personal achievement that I announce my retirement from inter-county football today. While Gaelic football has been and continues to be a massive part of my life, I believe after nearly two decades wearing the Sligo jersey, the t... »
Last night, Armagh went where no county has gone before by streaming the announcement of their team to play Cavan on Sunday on their own Armmagh TV website. If you missed it, you can watch the announcement back on youtube below. The move marks a new dawn for GAA teams, even if Armagh assistant coach Declan Hughes doesn’t seem to be enjoying himself too much. Now if they stream the announceme... »
When John commits to something, he gives nothing less than 100%, even if Marty Morrissey is making a galoot of himself. Picture credit: Paul Mohan / SPORTSFILE »
We are indebted to Conor Ryan who sent us this clipping from a recent court report from the Tipp Star which documents the travails of a certain Thurles resident named Thomas Colville who on September 9th last year, after ten pints and a number of shots, found himself involved in a clash with a number of the town’s parked cars. Mr Colville somehow located himself atop a row of the town’... »
Liam Mac An Bháird is an “artist/activist” and according to himself in this video enjoys the “touch and feel of the native ash plant on the skin, a bit of spit in the hand and a bit of hurlin’”. He was also part of a group which occupied a large number of buildings owned by NAMA last year. Using hurling as a slightly awkward metaphor he rallies against the “free... »
From yesterday’s Mayo Football Press Conference, it’s clear someone has been watching Zoolander. Picture credit: Barry Cregg / SPORTSFILE »
Joe Brolly took to Twitter yesterday to express his ire at those he believed were being overly emotional at the announcement of Alex Ferguson’s retirement. The melodramatic reaction to Alex Ferguson’s retirement is reminiscent of the public response to Lady Di’s death. — Joe Brolly (@JoeBrolly1993) May 8, 2013 A man just said on Radio 5 ” Sir Alex even showed respect ... »
