AN POST staff have begged local priests, GAA managers and business people to put a pause of sending character witness statements through the post as the service cannot cope with the demand in the week of a high profile GAA star being arrested as part of a fraud probe. “We’re used to the odd hand… Read more »
IRELAND may be forced to retire the phrase ‘lovely hurling’ following a tumultuous week for the image of the sport, following revelations and accusations that one of it’s biggest stars may have been up to a lot of unlovely activities. The star, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is currently being investigated for a… Read more »
“SHITE, I’ve only a runners up Sigerson Cup medal”: the words of a low level AIB customer seeking to come to an agreement on their mortgage debt having fallen behind on repayments. The man, a complete fool, was under the impression the majority of his debt would be forgiven thanks to his middling-at-best GAA career…. Read more »
FEW THINGS in life are guaranteed but when it comes to juicy local gossip, there is nothing more certain than the fact a headline starting with ‘Former GAA Star’ will contain oodles of salacious scandal that can keep a WhatsApp group going for weeks. “I breathe this shit like oxygen,” confirmed one gossip, freely speculating… Read more »
WHILE the GAA can order the replaying of the All-Ireland Club Football Final between Glen and Kilmacud Crokes, bringing joy to GAA rule-sticklers everywhere sadly, this is where the gaelic games’ governing body’s replaying powers end. For many wishing to experience something again this is a bitter pill to swallow. Hope extinguished, unfortunately you’ll never… Read more »
WITH THE announcement that the All Ireland Club Football final will have to be replayed due to the fact Kilmacud Crokes had 16 men on the pitch at one point in the game, the GAA have outlined the considerable steps they are taking to ensure there isn’t a repeat of the events in the original… Read more »
IT’S the GAA controversy that refuses to die. Appeals and counter appeals have been filed to counter objections to counter objections, newspaper columns comparing it to apartheid South Africa have been written and ‘Dubspiracy’ is the world’s number trending topic across all social media platforms. Those hoping the scandal would run out of steam and… Read more »
IN A BID to adapt to modern viewing habits and with one eye on cracking the lucrative Chinese marketplace the GAA have signed a deal with TikTok to become their exclusive broadcast partner, replacing a previous deal with Sky Sports. “The live action will be spliced into short form clips that are compatible with the… Read more »
RTÉ have made the decision to go down the AI route when selecting who will be the next host of the Sunday Game, after realising that not only could nobody take the place of 15-year veteran Des Cahill, but none of Gerry Ryan’s kids have any interest in ‘bogger sports’ either. The sentient artificial being… Read more »
FRESH from issuing its 200th ‘this goes against the ethos of the GAA’ statement of the year so far, the GAA has vowed to track down and identify the clandestine cell of fanatical soccer fans seeking to destroy Gaelic games from within. Prompted to reissue a boilerplate press release in the wake of news that… Read more »