Wexford’s Derek Kent will become the 42nd president of the GAA. The Taghmon-Camross clubman was elected on the first count at GAA Congress at Croke Park on Friday night, receiving 169 votes to surpass the 139 quota. Kent beat Tipperary’s Ger Ryan (76 votes) and Sligo’s John Murphy (32 votes) to be elected as Jarlath … Read more
RTÉ has sold its 50% stake in GAAGO to the GAA for €3 million The Journal RTÉ receives €3m from sale of 50% stake in GAAGO RTE.ie RTÉ net €3m for selling its stake in GAAGo The Irish Independent RTÉ receives €3m for 50% share of GAAGO The Irish Times RTÉ confirms sale of its stake in GAAGO for … Read more
I had the privilege recently of hosting an event celebrating the three adult county titles my club, Milltown in Co Galway, have won in our history – the county junior title in 1961 which won us promotion to the senior ranks, and our two senior titles in 1971 and 1981. The county junior final was … Read more
Players know they can gain commercially by ditching ‘silence is golden’ policy Seán McCague during his time as manager of the Monaghan footballers. Photo: Sportsfile A few months after I got a job with the Irish Press Group in 1979, Monaghan won the Ulster title for the first time since 1938. Prior to the All-Ireland … Read more
A coach has said his GAA club became a place of “dread and stress” after it failed to support him but instead backed the club treasurer who was convicted of assaulting him at a men’s senior football match. Brian Collins (73), who was the treasurer of Tullamore GAA until recent months, was on Tuesday given … Read more
Dublin GAA gets green light for state-of-the-art training facility and 500-seat arena at Spawell The Journal Source link
Growing number of counties believe change will create more problems than it solves The Kerry and Donegal teams march in the pre-match parade behind the Artane Band before last year’s All-Ireland SFC final which took place on July 27 Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile It probably hasn’t helped the cause to switch the All-Ireland SFC final back … Read more
There is no keeping a lid on it now, no putting the genie back in the bottle. The finger in the air, the outstretched tongue, the smile, the exuberance of it all. The brilliance of it all. It is unfair to heap expectation on the shoulders of an 18-year-old Leaving Cert student, but there was … Read more
On the day last week when former Stoke and Reading striker Dave Kitson revealed himself as The Secret Footballer, the Gaelic Players’ Association (GPA) launched a document that, in part, dealt with how GAA players interact with the media and its splintered audience. How can they reveal more of themselves without feeling exposed? How can … Read more
The Farney have lost three games in Division One while Mayo suffered their first defeat against Donegal last weekend Mayo manager Andy Moran (Image: ©INPHO/James Crombie) Monaghan face Mayo in round four of the National Football League and are facing a battle to stay in the top flight. The Farney are rooted to the bottom … Read more