Geraldines Patrick Moran Club is a large South Dublin GAA Clubs. It has co-existed beside children's rugby club St Brigid’s RFC for decades. But as a new ownership deal is done, concerns have arisen.
Gaelic football existed for over a hundred years with few tactical developments until Jim McGuinness came along. In his second stint as Donegal manager, his innovating ways have hit new heights.
Two months ago, after that National League victory, I was enthralled with Mickey Harte’s work at Derry. Since then, the Derry project has imploded, an unravelling of monumental proportions. Just what happened?
The interventions of Simon Harris and Micheal Martin on GAAGO are a play for soft power. They know this, of course. But it suits them to talk about this instead of the more pressing issues facing our country.
In Dublin, we saw the provincials as a way of charting our journey. One more step towards the All-Ireland but they were steps for ourselves in preparing for the epic games to come. By the end, the provincial final in Leinster had no other meaning.
Since becoming Derry manager, Micky Harte has roused the team to new heights and All-Ireland aspirations. The team’s success and style of play should energise other counties to dream big too.
Thomas Byrne, the Minister of State for Sport, and Elena Pecos, the head of Decathlon Ireland, recently swapped notes on the business of sport – from the French retailer's move into Clery's to funding for national facilities.
The latest president of the GAA comes to the role with a reforming agenda. His plans are progressive and transformative and include change at all levels. Whether he succeeds or not, it will be noteworthy.
Selling the naming rights to Páirc Uí Chaoimh makes functional sense but doesn’t compute emotionally. It also begs the question: Why do we keep building stadiums when we’re not sure how to fill them?
This week, GAA people have been talking about the club that issued a players’ charter with a string of demands. It is a nonsense. There are ways to test and build character amongst groups without creating an environment built on fear.
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