The GAA Social

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The GAA Social brings to life stories from Gaelic Games. It features pundit discussions and wide-ranging interviews with the sport’s players, managers and officials.

9 HRS AGO

26 teams left in the mix. Huge weekend in the league

All the games and leagues reviewed and we begin our look ahead to the final weekend. There's quite a bit of Louth chat. What's the glass ceiling?

36 min
5D AGO

Liam Sheedy. Tipperary, winning All-Irelands and what is the meaning of life?

Liam Sheedy managed Tipperary to two All-Ireland titles. He famously stopped Kilkenny winning five-in-a-row. Driven, passionate but in touch with his place. A stunning bond with his mother who raised four boys alone. She sung at the Tipperary homecoming in 2010, a very special moment. Concerns for today's young people, getting the best out of people and the possibility of managing again. We discuss full-time managers, his belief that Antrim should have their own Director of Hurling and how hurling can develop. We also chat through his attempt to become Director General of the GAA. This is a beautiful conversation, centered on family, faith, the GAA and Portroe. The brilliant Liam Sheedy

1h 1m
MAR 8

Is it simply Cork & Limerick for the prize? Friday games? Football preview

Hurling games reviewed and a look ahead to the penultimate weekend in league football. Will Armagh stay up? Also, should we have Friday night games?

29 min
MAR 1

Mayo flying, Derry too, Dublin are back. Donegal & Galway grit. Congress protest

All the games analysed on a brilliant weekend of Gaelic football. Oh, and happy birthday Martin O'Neill. 74 years young

33 min
FEB 24

Dr Eugene Young. A lifetime in coaching & how it's changed. What is a coach?

Ahead of Railway Cup final, Down great Sean O'Neill was lining up the coke bottles at dinner "I want you there, him there and you back there." Tactics in the 70's. It Blew the mind of Eugene Young. Different phrases, keeping wide, shape. From then, the former Ireland basketball player tuned into coaching. At 66, he retired last month from his role within the GAA as Director of coaching and Games development. 25 years at the coalface. It's changed, massively. This podcast concentrates on coaching. What makes a good coach? How do you improve? Is it too much? Eugene represents a lifetime involved in the sport- learning from outside the tent. From Mickey Linden to John Morrison and the great Páidí Ó Sé. He would like to see the Railway Cup reintroduced and believes the Sigerson Cup should be played before Christmas. It's the best place for it, where teams can access their players. How did a man destined to become a car mechanic, become one of the great thinkers in Gaelic Games. Dr Eugene Young on the GAA Social

1 hr
FEB 22

Relegation woes for Armagh? Tyrone too? "Roscommon could win Connacht" Kobe debut

All the games reviewed on a significant weekend of Gaelic Games

41 min
FEB 17

John McAreavey. Moving forward after Michaela. Living life as best you can.

We don't say this lightly, but this podcast sits with the very best on the GAA Social. "Moving forward" that's what John McAreavey calls it, not "moving on." There's a difference. In his mid-twenties the world of John McAreavey collapsed after his wife Michaela, daughter of All-Ireland winning manager Mickey Harte, was murdered on honeymoon. The search for justice continues. Hope flickers dimly at times, but it remains alive. This podcast is about moving forward with life after something unspeakable. How do you do that? Can you meet someone? Will people judge if you do? How do I tell my friend Mickey Harte that i've met someone else? John McAreavey is married to Tara now. They have two beautiful children. Happiness has smiled at them both. Their journey started at a point, most of us just couldn't possibly contemplate. “I’m lucky.” This is John's story. Life 15 years after the death of Michaela, struggling with guilt but knowing the importance of making the most of time. It’s an extraordinary story of resilience, faith, struggles and love.

1h 5m
FEB 15

Donegal Top, Armagh struggling & Darragh Canavan off to Australia? Galway fight & a big Derry win

All the games reviewed, plenty happening in the company of Thomas & Oisin. Can you win the All-Ireland from division two?

39 min

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The GAA Social brings to life stories from Gaelic Games. It features pundit discussions and wide-ranging interviews with the sport’s players, managers and officials.