# GAA 2013

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# Legends

VIDEO: The day Kilkenny legend Eddie Keher taught Muhammad Ali to hurl

“He was using the hurley like a tennis racket,” Keher recalls.

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Jun 4th 2016, 11:00 PM

# Cash Money

The GAA's provincial gate receipts topped €10 million last year

There was plenty of cash coming through the turnstiles.

2.6k

Jan 24th 2014, 8:00 PM

# Memories

Unforgettable: an oral history of the 2013 hurling championship, part 2

In the words of some of the men who made it happen, this is the story of a remarkable summer.

7.5k

Dec 31st 2013, 12:00 PM

# Memories

Unforgettable: an oral history of the 2013 hurling championship, part 1

In the words of some of the men who made it happen, this is the story of a remarkable summer.

7.6k

Dec 31st 2013, 8:00 AM

# Dub Stars

Back in blue: Cullen and Cluxton return for Dubs' NYE clash

The annual Dubs Stars games take place tomorrow evening at Round Towers’ grounds in Clondalkin.

3.7k

Dec 30th 2013, 1:44 PM

# Mind Games

'Christy Ring wasn't au fait with sports psychology but he practised an awful lot of its principles'

In the third and final part of our series, sports psychologist Kieran Shannon explains the GAA’s open mind when it comes to mental preparation.

4.5k

Dec 29th 2013, 8:30 AM

# Stat Man

Inside the backroom: 'Stats are there to confirm the coach's opinion, not to direct it'

In part two of our series, Dublin’s head of performance analysis Ray Boyne talks us through the numbers game.

4.5k

Dec 28th 2013, 8:30 AM

# Strength to Strength

Inside the backroom: ‘In 1995, doing things like warm-ups and warm-downs was rocket science’

In the first of a three-part series, fitness coach Pat Flanagan talks us through the rise in strength and conditioning work in the GAA.

9.7k

Dec 27th 2013, 8:00 AM

# Newsmakers 2013

Fairytale summer moves the goalposts for London football

They rewrote the history books in 2013. Now London want to get to a stage where Championship wins are the rule, not the exception.

1.9k

Dec 26th 2013, 8:30 AM

# the dubs

11 of Dublin's best sporting moments in 2013

Was it a good year for the capital? You bet.

3.1k

Dec 23rd 2013, 9:00 AM

# documentary

American Hurler: a new documentary on an all-American club and their love of the game

“I fell in love with hurling here on a June Sunday in Croke Park, an American simultaneously confused and transfixed by this beautiful secret of the Emerald Isle.”

17.6k

Dec 20th 2013, 10:07 AM

# Orchard

7 of Armagh's best sporting moments in 2013

Eight-goal routs, prodigal sons, and success in Scotland were among the standout moments for the Orchard County this year.

3.0k

Dec 19th 2013, 9:00 AM

# GAA

‘Get up you fat pig, you better go for a run’ – how Kieran Bergin kick-started his hurling career in 2013

After seven years in America, Kieran Bergin thought his inter-county chance was gone. So how did he end up making his Tipperary debut in 2013?

20.5k

Dec 19th 2013, 8:00 AM

# Sport in 2013

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh's top 7 moments from this year's Gaelic football championship

Mícheál counts down his favourite moments including Michael Meehan, Tommy Freeman, the Gooch and more…

8.2k

Dec 17th 2013, 5:54 PM

# New Year's Resolution

'It's a very good thing that the boys have won - now the girls want to feel that success as well'

Clare camogie All-Star Chloe Morey is targeting a big year with club and county in 2014.

2.9k

Dec 17th 2013, 8:15 AM

# Game Over

Limerick's Niall Moran retires from inter-county hurling

Moran was “an inspiration,” Limerick team-mate Gavin O’Mahony said today.

3.9k

Dec 15th 2013, 9:22 PM

# Missing Man

No Seanie Johnston on Cavan panel for McKenna Cup

Cavan boss Terry Hyland has named a 25-man panel for the pre-season tournament.

5.5k

Dec 15th 2013, 3:41 PM

# club call

Tony McEntee appointed as St Brigid's (Dublin) football manager

The Blanchardstown club have snagged a big name to replace Gerry McEntee and Mark Byrne.

5.5k

Dec 13th 2013, 6:06 PM

# 37 Not Out

'When you're winning, everything is easier': 37-year-old Gilligan not ready to hang up hurley

The Sixmilebridge veteran hopes to carry on hurling after collecting his fourth county title last month.

2.8k

Dec 12th 2013, 7:30 AM

# joe show

Canning ready for 'a new kind of pressure' as Galway captain

Portumna ace will lead the Galway hurlers next season.

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Dec 12th 2013, 7:15 AM

# Awards Season

Dubs boss Jim Gavin named Manager of the Year

All-Ireland winning manager honoured at ceremony in Dublin this afternoon.

8.6k

Dec 11th 2013, 5:00 PM

# Third Level

Here's the draw for next season's Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cups

Sigerson champions DIT will kick-off their title defence against St Mary’s in 2014.

5.7k

Dec 11th 2013, 1:55 PM

# Premier Ambitions

'It's probably as good as you're going to get' - Noel McGrath's hectic autumn and historic double

Tipp hurling star Noel McGrath helped Loughmore-Castleiney to a unique double in the county championships.

4.0k

Dec 11th 2013, 7:20 AM

# Men At Work

Aussie rules moves good for the GAA, says Kennelly

“Bigger drain” of players returning from the AFL to Ireland, says international recruiter Tadhg Kennelly.

5.7k

Dec 10th 2013, 2:40 PM

# Telly Talk

GAA needs to handle pay-per-view talk carefully, Dubs warn

“Overall we must ensure a greater spread of wealth from central coffers,” writes John Costello in his annual report.

3.7k

Dec 10th 2013, 10:00 AM

# Mind Matters

‘It surprised everyone’ – Tipp hurlers ready to learn from McGeeney

Kieran McGeeney will work with the Tipperary hurlers on their preparation and management, captain Brendan Maher says.

5.3k

Dec 6th 2013, 7:15 AM

# Denis the Menace

Bastick: I’m no longer a liability to the Dubs

Two-time All-Ireland winner Denis Bastick says he has been working hard to keep his discipline issues in check.

3.0k

Dec 6th 2013, 6:45 AM

# GAA

'It's about time that people gave us the respect we deserve,' blasts Mount Leinster keeper

Frank Foley kept a clean sheet in the Carlow club’s historic Leinster final win.

2.9k

Dec 3rd 2013, 6:45 AM

# Brolly

Tyrone official blasts RTÉ and Brolly for ‘scathing and venomous’ comments

Tyrone county secretary highly critical of RTÉ for allowing Joe Brolly’s outbursts.

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Dec 2nd 2013, 9:30 PM

# GAA

The top 5 goals of the 2013 GAA Football Championship

These five are worth reliving — and then you can tell us which others should have made the cut.

3.6k

Dec 2nd 2013, 3:47 PM

# Hurling Men

What did Daly, Davy and Loughnane talk about today?

The three Banner legends were filming RTÉ’s end of year GAA review programme.

5.6k

Nov 27th 2013, 10:53 PM

# Sports Science

Kilkenny hurler flying out for work experience with the Sydney Swans

Michael Fennelly hopes to convince the GAA to invest more money in collecting player data.

7.3k

Nov 21st 2013, 4:39 PM

# Life Down Under

Daniel Flynn introduces the AFL to the magic of Crystal Swing

Surely it’s only a matter of time now before everyone’s favourite musical family are selling out dates in Oz?

3.4k

Nov 21st 2013, 2:03 PM

# Spring Series

O'Sullivan: Spring Series in Croker 'great experience' for young guns

The Dublin Allstar pitted himself against the All Blacks in a skills challenge yesterday.

2.7k

Nov 21st 2013, 1:32 PM

# bring it back

The GAA wants you to start playing Rounders again

GAA launches three-year plan to develop of one of its four official sports.

19.9k

Nov 21st 2013, 8:00 AM

# RWC 2023?

GAA wanted to 'put the country first' by backing 2023 World Cup bid

“If we wanted to, we could have killed it, but we wanted to put the country first,” says GAA President Liam O’Neill.

4.8k

Nov 21st 2013, 7:45 AM

# king henry

Return of the King — Fennelly delighted to see Shefflin back after ‘horrible’ season

Kilkenny great Henry Shefflin expected to return for a remarkable 16th inter-county season in 2014.

2.8k

Nov 21st 2013, 7:00 AM

# GAA

POLL: Who will win the AIB All-Ireland club hurling championship?

As the Leinster and Munster championships reach their climax, we want to know who you are tipping for glory on St Patrick’s Day.

5.7k

Nov 19th 2013, 7:20 AM

# documentary

The Northernmost Point: a new documentary on the world’s most northerly GAA game

The Oulu Elks and Helsinki Harps made history in a game held just south of the Arctic Circle last October.

13.2k

Nov 18th 2013, 5:00 PM

# Club Talk

'The hard work was worth it in the end' -- Fennell reflects on transfer saga after first Vins title

Eamon Fennell targets more medals with Vincent’s after the Dublin champions booked their place in the Leinster semis.

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Nov 12th 2013, 6:30 AM