Here are the 12 GAA legends that will feature in the new Laochra Gael series
A DOZEN GAA legends will all feature on the new series of TG4′s GAA documentary ‘Laochra Gael’ in the early months of 2021. The line-up for the 19th series has been announced with six hour-long episodes starting in January and then another six to be broadcast in March after it has taken a break. The…
‘It’s just a mistake by Kerry’ – Marc disappointed to see Donaghy snapped up by Armagh
MARC Ó SÉ has expressed his disappointment that a role was not found to keep his former team-mate Kieran Donaghy involved in Kerry football. It was confirmed last week that Donaghy is joining Armagh’s coaching team for the 2021 season. Ó Sé spoke on The42′s GAA Weekly podcast about how he is happy to see…
County before club ‘a no-brainer’ for 2021 season as GAA unveil fixture plans
Click:home decoration design platform STARTING WITH COUNTY matches in the 2021 season before club fixtures was ‘a no-brainer’ according to GAA chiefs. The GAA today officially unveiled their programme for next year after the plan was officially endorsed by Central Council on Friday. The football and hurling leagues are pencilled in for a start date…
‘It is the one festering sore’ – GAA still uncertain on playing remaining 2020 county finals
THE NUMBER OF 2020 county finals around the country that have yet to be played, has been described as ‘the one festering sore’ from this year by the GAA. The inter-county senior championships were wrapped up at the weekend but several counties are still waiting to complete their flagship senior competitions since the club action…
Professional and elite sport to continue under new Covid-19 restrictions
THE GOVERNMENT HAS today announced new restrictions aimed at tackling the spread of Covid-19. The restrictions – which come into effect on Christmas Eve and will be reviewed on 12 January – may not have a considerable impact on the sporting calendar that was already in place. Non-contact training in pods of up to 15…
‘I had an absolute ball and loved being involved’ – retiring from Wexford after 14 senior seasons
THE END OF the line was reached in anti-climactic fashion. 14 seasons as a Wexford senior hurler and the last day out for Éanna Martin was spent watching the TV footage on a mid-November Saturday afternoon as Tony Kelly unleashed his magic for Clare. It had been a strange stop-start season. Injury struck last winter,…
‘You either get sober, end up in jail or in a brown box. I wasn’t far away from any of them’
A MAN IS standing on a bridge in Limerick, peering over the edge. Goalkeeping coach Noel Considine. Source: Noel Considine He’s jobless, homeless and down to his last €3. It’s Christmas Eve, 2013, a day he usually spends out shopping with his partner and his son. It’s their little annual custom. But today, he’s alone and…
What would your Camogie All-Star team of 2020 be?
Denise Gaule, Sarah Dervan and Grace Walsh have been included in our team of the year. Source: Photojoiner/Inpho THERE WERE SOME head-scratching moments to suffer through here. The camogie championship came to a dramatic conclusion last Saturday night, as Kilkenny banished the hurt of three consecutive All-Ireland final defeats to reign supreme again. It took…
Leinster minor hurling and football finals postponed due to Level 5 restrictions
THE LEINSTER MFC and MHC finals have been postponed until further notice due to the new Level 5 restrictions. Leinster GAA have confirmed that inter-county minor and U20 games are unable to take place after 27 December. Click Here: laois gaa jerseys Offaly are set to contest both minor deciders, with the hurling clash against…
‘It was nearly a full-time job trying to mask what was going on behind the scenes’
Updated Dec 26th 2020, 9:44 PM IT’S SO IMPORTANT to normalise talking about mental health. I think we have this culture, especially in Cavan, where people just say, ‘Ah, I’m grand,’ or, ‘I’m okay…’ ‘How are ya keeping?’ ‘I’m grand.’ We need to spend that extra couple of minutes talking to someone, especially now with…