The GAA Social
Episodes
Ladies football, where we've come and where we need to go. Armagh leading the way & Derry to lose mens final
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Armagh captain Kelly Mallon has spent 14 years playing for Armagh. The greatest moment for her, is having a pitch to train on. Would a male senior Arm...
Making it. What it takes, MacRory winning manager Kevin Brady talks coaching youth & 16-year-old Derry player Ruairi Forbes
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This one is different. Ruairi Forbes is an inter-county minor player, from the Ballinderry club and has won a MacRory. He's still in School at St Mary...
Mark Lynch on recovery from cancer, Tyrone, chemo and losing his hair to an All-Ireland semi-final. Tony Scullion in jail.
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a strange one. The most laughs in a single podcast- yet cancer is the topic! Former Derry gaelic footballer Mark Lynch charts his recovery from t...
Ryan Murray on Championship defeat, Dubai,What is it with Antrim? Tailteann Cup, shoving Sean Kelly
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Ryan Murray- talks the Antrim problem. The greater Belfast area has almost 20 times the population of Leitrim, but it consistently fails to ...
Mickey Harte & Oisin "Tyrone will win Sam" Peter Canavan won't manage, but Kerry for Sam- BBC pundits & angry Oisin
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of the new championship season, BBC analysts Mickey Harte, Peter Canavan & Oisin McConville explain their predictions for the championship, ...
Losing dad, contemplating suicide, back with Antrim, two cruciates, from St Gall's to Ballymacnabb. GPA,Slurry & lost at a wake
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In an astonishing interview, Antrim goalkeeper Chris Kerr reveals how he contemplated suicide after the death of his father. The lowest point arrived ...
Darren Hughes, Tiernan McCann's hair, jealousy, calving, Liam Sheedy, doing goals in championship- what is it about Tyrone?
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In his first broadcast interview discussing one of the most talked about incidents at Croke Park, Darren Hughes talks in detail about the 2015 Ruffleg...
Sam Mulroy- Top scorer in Gaelic football, winning Sam, Kildare & Armagh. Horse is THE best. Mickey Harte will take us there..
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An incredible insight into the Allianz League top scorer. It's not Darren McCurry, David Clifford or Dean Rock- it's Sam Mulroy. In a frank and honest...
Richie Power- Kilkenny legend, a life of success, 8 All-Irelands and keeping a secret. I'm addicted to gambling
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast started with Richie Power & his amazing career. 12 inter-county All-Irelands, double All-star, an All-Ireland with his club & com...
'If Mickey was still manager- I wouldn't be there' Changing wedding date,6 boys leaving, Puma Kings, no drink & inspired by mum
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Darren McCurry rarely does interviews. Allstar, All-Ireland and top-scorer for Tyrone- 2021 was a dream year- but he reveals for the first time if Mic...
Neil McManus, A sign on the door 'leave your feelings here' apathy for hurling from those in charge- return Ulster championship
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How Antrim hurlers & management found out the Ulster championship will be no more- will raise your brows! Neil McManus takes aim at those in charg...
Surviving cancer, back at football & captaining your county to an All-Ireland. The remarkable story of Mags McAlinden
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The world of Mags McAlinden was rocked when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. An All-Ireland winning captain in 2012, it was the darkest time of h...
Keith Ricken, pulling out of the Trench cup, snobs, dealing with young people, "I dread Tailteann Cup" More clubs than Connacht
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cork senior football manager Keith Ricken is this weeks guest. He talks about the future of 3rd level football and aspirations of Cork. Keith won an A...
How Kilcoo won the All-Ireland- Conor Laverty like you've never heard him before.
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Like you've never heard Conor Laverty before- nothing is off-limits. Meeting Jim McGuinness for the Down senior job, a sick child during championship,...
Crying in the toilet, I want to be marked by the best "he's all left" Walking away from Slaughtneil? Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Marquee forward footballer, star hurling defender, 2021 GAA Allstar nominee Shane McGuigan talks being the best, playing both hurling and footbal...
Padraig Hampsey- winner!
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Padraig Hampsey sits down with Oisin McConville and Thomas Niblock and discusses winning the Sam Maguire, crowning off the most remarkable sporting st...
Congress - motion defeated
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fermanagh manager Kieran Donnelly & Oisin McConville both tell Thomas Niblock how they feel the decision at congress was “wrong.” The pair dis...
How Sam Maguire was actually won
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Conor Meyler and Niall Morgan lift the lid on Tyrones All-Ireland winning season. They both talk openly about how covid affected them personally and t...
Enda McGinley & Brendan Maher
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Antrim manager and three-time All-Ireland winner Enda McGinley joins Oisín McConville and Thomas Niblock to discuss his first season in inter-county ...
Conor McManus & dealing with defeat
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Three-time All-Star Conor McManus joins Thomas Niblock and former All-Ireland winner Oisín McConville to discuss how GAA players deal with the pain o...
Rory Gallagher & the art of management
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Derry manager Rory Gallagher joins Thomas Niblock and Oisín McConville to discuss the art of management.The former Donegal coach opens up about his f...
Championship restructure? Brolly & McConville solve it
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Championship, should it stay or should it go? How should it be restructured? Joe Brolly & Oisín McConville debate it and give their proposals...
Conor Glass & The Honeybadger
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Derry footballer Conor Glass sits down with Thomas Niblock and former All-Ireland winner Oisín McConville to discuss why he left a professional AFL c...
Paddy Tally reveals all
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In his only interview since leaving Down, Paddy Tally chats with Oisín McConville and Thomas Niblock to exclusively reveal the truth behind many stor...
Inter-county football... should I stay or should I go?
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Former Tyrone footballer Connor McAliskey and Antrim’s Michael McCann join Oisín McConville and Thomas Niblock for a frank and open discussion abou...
The GAA President
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh speaks with GAA President Larry Mc Carthy in a wide ranging and fascinating interview. The president discusses the import...
Geezer!
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney sits down for a rare in-depth chat with former team-mate Oisín McConville and Thomas Niblock. 'Geezer' tells us if Arm...
The Gooch in The Kingdom
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Niblock and Oisín McConville travel to the heart of Kerry to meet arguably the greatest Gaelic footballer of all time, Colm 'The Gooch' Cooper...
"You're insulting me!" - Brolly v McConville
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It was never going to be quiet! Joe Brolly and Oisín McConville join Thomas Niblock to discuss this week’s theme, punditry… Just like in the stud...
RETIREMENT
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Former Tyrone All-Ireland winner Colm Cavanagh discusses the reasons behind his inter-county retirement with Oisín McConville and Thomas Niblock. C...
RECOVERY: The Graham Geraghty & Rochelle Mullaney story
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Graham Geraghty joins Thomas Niblick and Oisin McConville to give his first broadcast interview since he almost died late last year from a brain haemo...
Armagh & Tyrone best 15
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It was a rivalry that defined a generation. Armagh against Tyrone in the noughties, Irelands two best sides. Oisin McConville and Peter Canavan join T...
What to expect in 2021?
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Ó Sé and Oisín McConville join Thomas Niblock to discuss what we can expect from the GAA in 2021 - all the winners and losers!Kerry legend Ó ...
McConville’s memories
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Oisín McConville shares his memories from that 2002 All-Ireland final, from the agony of a missed penalty to the ecstasy of finding the net.