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In the GAA | June 01, 2017Dublin GAA take on Carlow on Saturday on what is billed as David against Goliath. Few pundits give Carlow GAA a chance, but every Carlow player will relish the task ahead and will be dreaming of Championship glory. In truth, it’s hard for a so called ‘weaker’ county to hang on against one of the superpowers, even they get ahead on the scoreboard there is usually an air of inevitability before they are reeled in. Favourites usually have more steel, skill and a stronger bench. Still, this week the Carlow men will be preparing themselves for their clash with All Ireland champions, testing themselves against the best. Isn’t that what the championship is about?
Down the years there have been a few big shocks that have had the bookies reaching for their satchels.
Clare v Kerry 1992
Jack O'Shea's last ever inter-county game for Kerry GAA and Seamus Moynihan's first, two weeks after finishing his leaving cert… Clare’s only provincial football title. The Munster Final in 1992 was surely just a
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In the GAA | February 17, 2017It is not just in the Model County that the famous Yellow Belly Wexford jersey is spoken of with reverence and respect. It is surprising how a few short words or a generous action from a famous hurler can fire the spirit of a young player.
The year was 1985 and it was a group of intrepid hurlers from the North headed almost as far south as they could go to compete in the Féile na nGael in Wexford.
The manager, a scholar of the game, who would refer to players and feats in training sessions that had his young players looking at him mystified and confused, decided if they were going to Wexford they had to learn about Wexford. And so each player was given obair bhaile – homework on top of their weekly skills to do on a spare gable wall. They approached it with relish.
The mere mention of the county's name had the lads talking in hushed tones of the famous Wexford jersey, worn by Tony Doran in the seventies. One lad asked his grandad what he knew of the Yellow Belllies and his reply was two
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In the GAA | February 03, 2017Back in Black
Yes Sligo Black is back. We are proud to renew our association with Sligo GAA from the start of the 2017 season. The new Sligo GAA jersey features a red detail on the sleeves, dark grey shadow hoops and a Sligo crest on the lower back alongside the familiar title of the county motto drawn from WB Yeats play, The Land of Heart’s Desire. The Joe.ie sports department have already tipped it for jersey of the year!
A Warm Welcome
Welcoming the new partnership with O’Neills and thanking sponsors AbbVie and IT Sligo, Sligo GAA County Board Chairman Joe Taaffe said: “The Sligo County Board is deeply grateful to AbbVie for their continued financial support which in conjunction with our associate sponsor IT Sligo and our new kit provider O'Neill's is a fantastic combination for the coming year.
“I’d also like to compliment the company on their contribution to both the GAA community and the local economy. Their efforts ensure our children have an opportunity to acquire local jobs
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In the GAA | February 03, 2017The deep red jersey with the distinctive St Brigid’s cross, one of the most elegant jerseys in the GAA. Proud but understated. It sums up the Wee County, proud of their past, understated and determined about their future.
Louth throw in their Allianz NFL 2017 campaign in Division 3 having won impressively last season in the final, overcoming a fancied Antrim team. The Wee County are no slouches and feature a young and gifted panel of players.
O’Byrne Cup Campaign
Louth qualified for the O’Byrne Cup Final overcoming old rivals Meath 1-14 to 0-10 at Páirc Tailteann. In the final they succumbed to Dublin but the signs are there for an optimistic campaign over the Spring months. Manager Colin Kelly has expressed himself pleased with results and the manner in which they have been achieved.
Division 4 Winners
Last year the Division 4 win was probably the highpoint of the season, they lost out to Meath after beating Wicklow. Then they were knocked out by Derry after a six-day turnaround. Their
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In the GAA | In the Jersey HQ | February 02, 2017Who is qualified to wear the Wicklow jersey? Some counties have them; others can only look on in envy. Remember the TV series Celebrity Banisteoir? We think turning the tables on their head would be more fun. So we’ve drawn up a Wicklow Celebrity Selection. We reckon as a unit they would pose more than a few problems.
1 Darren Randolph
You need a solid citizen between the sticks and we could look no further than West Ham keeper Darren Randolph to pull on that no 1 Wicklow jersey. Since claiming the national jersey Darren has done his county proud. A real Wicklow mountain.
2 Dustin the Turkey
At corner back we’re going for Dustin, although it’s always risky playing a turkey at corner back in case they get roasted. (Turkey, roasted? See what we did there?)
3 Fr Jack Hackett
At full back and keeping a tidy square, it has to be Father Jack. Striking the fear of God into the opposition 14. The modern game needs characters.
4 Dara Ó Briain
In the opposite corner to Dustin, we’re going for
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In the GAA | In the Jersey HQ | January 20, 2017Planes, Trains and Automobiles
A 29-hour flight or six days on a boat? Which would you choose? Cavan picked the former and Kerry the latter. And the Breifne men made the correct call judging by the outcome, the men in the blue Cavan jerseys making history.
We're talking of course about the 1947 All Ireland Football Final played in the Polo Grounds in New York, the only time the All Ireland Final has been played outside Ireland. At the time, legendary commentator Micheal O’Hehir called it the ‘greatest chapter in Irish sporting history’.
Cavan - A Strong GAA Tradition-Ballyconnell was the first recorded affiliated club in Ulster GAA - they played their first game 7 March 1886.
-Cavan camogie was traditionally strong with forty clubs recorded in the county at centenary Year
-The Anglo Celt cup presented to Ulster council by O'Hanlon family who owned the Anglo Celt newspaper published in Cavan.
-Cavan have won the All Ireland Football Championship on five occasions 1933, 1935, 1947, 1948 -
In the GAA | December 14, 2016Westmeath are at the centre of the Ireland and at the heart of the GAA. Not every county has a trophy cabinet bursting at the seams, but Westmeath are a distinguished county, with many different strands of GAA flourishing. We tested the theory of Six Degrees of separation with the Lake County to see just how much everything is connected to everything else in the GAA.
St Loman’s Mental Hospital
John Heslin is one of the main men for Westmeath, who plays for the St Loman’s Club in Mullingar. As Michael Caine might say, not many people know this but Heslin’s club were formerly known as ‘Mental Hospital’, winning a Westmeath SHC title as 'Mental Hospital' in 1924 before landing a maiden Westmeath SFC title in 1948, beating Athlone by 0-4 to 0-1 in the final. The unusual name is derived from the fact that St Loman's has a long association with St Loman's Hospital, a large psychiatric hospital in the town with a history dating back to the Victorian era. The clubhouse and its superb, modern facilities
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In the GAA | December 12, 2016Laois is one of the few counties to have featured in All Ireland Finals in hurling and football, underlining its status as a true dual county. Their footballers lost All Irelands in 1889 and 1936, but won the first National League in 1926. 101 years ago their hurlers won the 1915 All Ireland Final.
The Nineties Minors
The 2000s golden generation from Laois was based on a series of top class minor sides that contested three All Irelands from 1996-1998, winning two. They were managed by Gabriel Lawlor and threatened to dominate on into the senior grade. Classy Laois footballers from the noughties era include the brilliant Beano McDonald, Padraig Clancy, Fergal Byron, Joe Higgins and Tom Kelly to name a handful. They won a further minor championship in 2003, adding more talent to the senior panel. The players of the era may have a few regrets in looking at what u18 rivals Kerry and Tyrone achieved but their Leinster championship was a significant breakthrough in a highly competitive province
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In the GAA | November 10, 2016As the Club Championships progress through the winter, a cast of inspirational, rock solid and at times hoary old club characters emerge from the shadows to don their bib and do their club duty. As the saying goes, everyone has a part to play, no matter how big or how small.
Bainisteoir
He’s the man, wearing that Bainisteoir bib carries a weight all of its own. Got the world upon the shoulders or the unbearable lightness of being successful. Bestriding the touchline like a colossus as the saying goes. There’s different species of bainisteoir, the Davy Fitzgerald living every moment with the lads out on the pitch, heart on sleeve, pucking and kicking every ball. Or the more inscrutable like a Cody or Mickey Harte, hands thrust deep in pockets or gripping his chin in brow furrowed contemplation. In the club championship you never know who you’d see on TG4 on a Sunday doing the rounds. Some of them even have the Gilet, with the famous inscription on the back. Bainisteoir.
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