Laochra Gael
“He was told he would be going up against Sean Cavanagh, and he said: ‘Who?'”

“He was told he would be going up against Sean Cavanagh, and he said: ‘Who?'”

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

Sambo’s Laochra Gael episode may be the most powerful GAA documentary there is

Sambo’s Laochra Gael episode may be the most powerful GAA documentary there is

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

Even Dunne broke down after Griffin’s team talk from the soul

Even Dunne broke down after Griffin’s team talk from the soul

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

“I’d spent hours and hours honing my left foot with my dad when we were young”

“I’d spent hours and hours honing my left foot with my dad when we were young”

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

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