Oisin McConville texted Liam Cahill recently to ask about Austin Gleeson. Gleeson was due to appear on the BBC’s GAA Social podcast so McConville went looking for some background information. And while it might surprise some, it might not surprise others, Cahill’s response was emphatic. It was a huge compliment to Austin Gleeson because what […]

3 years ago

When he’s good, there are few better. Every so often Austin Gleeson takes it upon himself to remind us of how good he is. Moments of magic seem to come naturally to the Mount Sion magician who, having exploded onto the scene as a 17-year-old in 2014, when he stunned Cork with a wonder-goal in […]

4 years ago

BALLINA 0-16 MOUNT SION 2-5 Not the way they would have planned it, but Ballina got there. Austin Glesson has had his fair share of success as a hurler, but he had his heart set on helping Mount Sion reach the Munster Club Junior Football Championship Final today. Up against the Waterford hurling star were […]

4 years ago

What odds the authorities are asked to look at these decisions closely again. Austin Gleeson was having another fine game for his club until two yellow cards ended his involvement and made for a tense finish. Mount Sion are through to the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals but, for the second game running, they finished […]

6 years ago

It’s the age old question – what would happen if the GAA decided to pay their players to play? Would Irish society suddenly hurtle off the side of a cliff? Would the hearts and the bedrocks of communities be ripped out and replaced by ‘those foreign sports’? What would a Dublin football player make in […]

8 years ago

A weakness he’s sure he can fix

8 years ago