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Talking Point: A Value-Laden Association?
Oct. 17 | When an Irish government body highlighted the large dropout rates in the GAA, the research contained one fundamental error. They found that people were quitting Gaelic games over twice as fast as they did soccer or rugby. However, they mistakenly considered...
Opinion: If at first you don’t succeed…
Apr. 8 | 10 All-Ireland senior titles 13 Leinster senior titles 6 National Leagues 3 All-Ireland club 2 Fitzgibbon 11 All Stars That’s the medal haul of perhaps the greatest GAA player of all time, who retired two weeks ago. ‘King Henry’ Shefflin may...
Exile confirms Championship is brilliant even if it’s bad
Oct. 17 | By Chris McCann Usually in a county final programme I’d maybe be expecting to reference John Mitchel the 19th Century Irish patriot from Dungiven from whom the Glenullin and Claudy clubs takes their name. However this summer it’s folk icon Joni Mitchell...
Keeping it Social #GAA Style
Sep. 1 | In the first of a series of articles, the newly formed Health and Well-Being Committee of Derry GAA discuss issues pertaining to the responsible usage of social media and technology platforms available to the GAA community. Everywhere you look recently,...
‘Oakleafers Blog': Spillane Syndrome spreads like wildfire
Jul. 26 | In its latest opinion piece, ‘Oakleafers Blog’ evaluates the opening fixture in the 2013 M&L Contracts Derry SFC. Read the blog at the following: http://www.oakleafers.com. Follow on Twitter @oakleafers Journalist Declan Bogue, writing...
Derry to Defend Ulster Camogie Title At Owenbeg: ‘An tÉan Corr’
Jun. 14 | Before a sliotar was pucked in this year’s Ulster Championship the smart money would have been on a Derry v Down final at Owenbeg. Derry beating Armagh was somewhat of a foregone conclusion and that’s no disrespect to the Orchard girls. They have...
GBS Scaffolding IFC Final: ‘Talking Tactics’ with Chris Collins
Oct. 5 | In an exclusive preview for DerryGAA.ie, Chris Collins ‘talks tactics’ ahead of Sunday’s Intermediate Football Final between Foreglen and Swatragh. Sunday afternoon will see Derry’s GBS Scaffolding IFC come to a conclusion. Or...
Derry Face Final Challenge in Croke Park: An tÉan Corr
Sep. 12 | ‘Derry will need to be patient and resilient, and disciplined for the entire hour’ says An tÉan Corr in the final preview of the big Croke decider Antrim are put under pressure and onto the back foot in the All-Ireland qualifiers. Derry need...
Semi Win Just Desserts, Main Course 16th September: An tÉan Corr
Aug. 30 | ‘An All Ireland Senior title within ten years. Why not? If you can dream it, you can do it’ Karen Kielt keeps her eye on the ball in the All-Ireland semi final v Tipperary. With that hurdle cleared, she and her team mates now have their eye...
