Galway dominates as GAA Minor Star Football Team of the Year is announced
Most of the side is made from Connacht. This season, Electric Ireland celebrated the long-lasting and positive impact of the Electric Ireland GAA Minor Championships on players, as past Minor teammates looked back on the ‘Minor Moments’ that shaped them. This year’s Electric Ireland GAA Minor Star Football Team of the Year features six players […]
3 years ago
Bleached hair, baggy jerseys, Blackberry phones and bicep curls – Why playing minors were the best days of your life
“Not a f***ing resistance band in sight.” Tonight on TG4 the All-Ireland minor final takes place between Galway and Mayo, in an all-Connacht battle that will surely produce some magnificent football. Although age brackets have changed, and there’s no doubt that football has evolved, I think when you ask any Gael about their fondest memories […]
4 years ago
GAA makes decision on motion to introduce u19 grade at inter-county level
The motion needed a 60% vote to be approved. The age brackets of underage teams has been a widely debated topic in recent times, not least because the GAA changed the traditional u18 minor group to u17. When this ruling was initially passed it felt as though it went under the radar, but when it […]
4 years ago
Joe Brolly takes to social media to vent frustrations at GAA u17s rule
“A 17-year-old is too young to understand the deeper significance of the club. If he does not get regular games, he is gone.” Joe Brolly is the latest to come out against the new minor rule, where instead of the traditional u18 age group, it has become u17. This means that a whole year group […]
4 years ago