Raymond Sweeney talks about knockout championships and rivalries with Armagh and Tyrone.
Kevin Cassidy: Time for the GAA to put clubs first
May 7, 2020
Kevin Cassidy calls on the GAA to prioritise Club action over county.
Anne Marie Mulholland: Now is perfect time to pick up a brand new skill
May 5, 2020
‘Use this time to your advantage and pick up a brand-new skill’- very wise words from a very wise man. And I completely agree! Many of us have had our regular routines turned upside down and are trying to adjust to changes in our everyday lives. I know for many, we are finding ways to […]
Patrick Morrison: Learn the skill well, at speed, under fatigue, under pressure, consistently
May 5, 2020
The first four levels of this model are aimed at the mastery and development of the various skills that a goalkeeper will want to learn. From learning the skills and then replicating them at speed, under fatigue as well as under pressure; these four stages are all ‘formative’ in nature. After mastering the skills through […]
Steven Poacher: Gaelic football, a game of space invaders
May 4, 2020
GAELIC football has become very tactical at the highest level with more and more teams looking to gain that extra edge on the training ground or on the pitch. Ultimately though, as an invasion game, the goal still remains the same, to win the game you must score more that the opposition. The challenge always […]
Madden: I’d love to boss Antrim down the road
May 2, 2020
FORMER Antrim forward Kevin Madden has admitted that his ambition is to manage his native county, and bring them to the top table. The Portglenone man is currently part of Mickey Harte’s backroom team in Tyrone, and he has said that the experience is helping him to develop as a coach. However, Madden said that […]
Cumann Chat: Discipline, Paul Mannion and GAA in the community
May 2, 2020
Disciplined teams are winning teams Raymond Munroe told Gaelic Life in a recent article that he was inspired by the advice from Mickey Moran about successful teams. Munroe said that Moran told him, ‘disciplined teams, are winning teams.’ Another piece in last week’s paper saw Kevin Madden explain that in 1996 Henry Downey told him […]
Five Minutes With… Fermanagh’s Jonathan Cassidy
May 1, 2020
Name: Jonathan Cassidy Age: 21 Occupation: Student Teams played for: Fermanagh, Enniskillen Gaels, UUJ, St Joseph’s Enniskillen Advertisement Game you most enjoyed playing in? Kildare at home in the league last year. It was a battle and the Fermanagh fans got behind us to get us over the line. Game you least enjoyed playing in? […]
Ask The Players… Should the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship be resurrected?
May 1, 2020
The Ulster Senior Hurling Championship hasn’t been played since 2017, and we have asked three players whether it should be resurrected or not By Niall McCoy THE Ulster Senior Hurling Championship used to be one of the highlights of the summer. Played in front of big crowds, Antrim, Derry and Down would generally be the […]
Joe Brolly: A GAA community shaped by the Troubles
April 30, 2020
IN 1969, Francie McCloskey, a well-liked 66-year-old farmer, was batoned to death by members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary in the door-front of Hassan’s draper’s shop on Dungiven Main Street. The joke told about suits from Hassan’s was that the trousers were so flared you had to take two strides before the trousers moved, but […]