“You may as well have give me a million pound.” Oakleaf legend Tony Scullion was the latest star on TG4’s Laochra Gael series, and amidst the stories of All-Irelands, and The Troubles, there was a powerful tale about a pair of Derry socks. We often hear about the pride of playing for your county, wearing […]
2 years ago
Former Clare hurler Tony Griffin has given an insight into his role as a performance coach for the Kerry senior footballers. The former All-Star describes his task as ‘working with management, working with players and then working in the background.’ He acknowledges however that the role he has held since 2022 is “very, very vague […]
2 years ago
The breath of fresh air that is Michael Darragh MacCauley. They say ignorance is bliss, and when you’re going up against GAA legends such as Sean Cavanagh or Aidan O’Mahony, who have multiple All-Irelands in their back pockets, then maybe not knowing is better. Last night’s TG4 Laochra Gael episode focused on the marauding midfielder, Darragh […]
4 years ago
A man who quite literally let his hurling do the talking. Last night TG4 launched a new series of Laochra Gael, with the first episode starring none other than Terence ‘Sambo’ McNaughton. The Antrim legend, opens up about his childhood, and his horrific dealings at school where he was physically and verbally abused by the […]
4 years ago
When he speaks, he speaks with the full-blooded conviction he hurled for 20 years with. You won’t get too much out of him and he won’t knock you down with chat, but maybe that’s the secret. Before you know it, you’re hanging on every word and it’s only when he’s done talking, when you’ll turn […]
5 years ago
It’s hard to believe that for a long time, All-Irelands were a far-fetched dream for Dublin. As a confident youngster, Alan Brogan didn’t see it that way. In college, he told Colm Parkinson that he had no worries about winning an All-Ireland because “Dublin have won an All-Ireland in every single decade since the GAA […]
6 years ago