To all inter county footballers & hurlers who’ve made sacrifices and dedicated their lives to entertaining us this past few months. Thanks a million. You’ve entertained, shortened our weeks and gave us plenty to discuss. Enjoy Christmas with your loved ones. 👏🏻
A special day in Croke Park for our family seeing Dad being inducted into
@officialgaa
Hall of Fame. Dad & our great games have given us so many memorable days. Today was another reminder…
Club football is something else. The perfect blend of tactical awareness & fitness but still teams willing to take risks & back a traditional style. What a final to look forward to. The rest of us can only look on in envy.
#OneLifeOneClub
Cominbined. 40 years service. 33 Armagh club titles. 19 Ulster club titles. 9 All Ireland club titles. Leaders. Teammates. Friends.
#OneLifeOneClub
⚫️🔶
Fair play to
@Armagh_GAA
. We’ve received our club fixture list which incorporates 14 league & a minimum of 3 championship games. All fixed between April & October, including a 2 week holiday break in July. Clarity for the club players. 🤝
The edge has gone off hurling... Said no one ever. What entertainment from Kilkenny & Tipperary. Men putting their head where some wouldn’t put a shovel. All for 2 league points. Heroic stuff.
#AllianzLeagues
The injury to
@TomParsons_8
was horrific. Cruel part of sport. Please god in time he makes a full recovery. A more likeable, honest and genuine person you’d never meet. Get well soon.
As weekends go. It was as good as I’ve ever had.
To have the honour of captaining my friends, club & the community I adore will always be one of my greatest achievements & proudest…
I assume after all the commotion. Dublin will play Roscommon in Parnell Park? Hardly need to open HQ for a dead rubber game. 10k packed into Parnell Park might in some way help bring life to the contest given the little motivation on offer for both counties.
@crossrangers
won 11 Ulsters out of 19 County titles. We won Ulster 3 times in a row. Twice. We won back to back All Ireland's. Twice. Losing only 1 final during this time. And Eamon puts it down to a handy run in Armagh? Slight oversight.
I was genuinely excited about performing in front of Micko when Armagh met Wicklow in the 2011 championship. Him & his Kerry team were icons in our house growing up. That was an hour well spent. Superb documentary.
#Micko
I can’t remember any team having so many positives after 3 straight league defeats. With a full squad in summer on a dry sod, their pace will be hard to handle. Brilliant entertainment tonight from themselves & Dublin.
Who’d have thought a bit of vision & confidence in your foot passing ability could be so beneficial. One simple 30m foot pass from
@Grugs_91
takes out 10 retreating defenders & allows
@Soup_91
the opportunity to take on his man 1v1. Quality link play.
I marked
@andypmoran
in the 2004 All Ireland U21 final. He was a handful then, but I'd hate to mark him know. A true inspiration to GAA folk across the country. Thoroughly deserved award.
#FineWine
A truly outstanding footballer & even better person. He made the spectacular look effortless. It was a genuine honour to compete against
@MuldoonEnda
.
#Legend
Dallaglio on leadership. “Its about the way you carry yourself. The best way to inspire people is to give them positive energy. In the same way as you feed off other people, others feed off you. In every interaction you have with people, try to have a positive interaction."
"They wanted to know where the captain came from" ~ Ahead of tomorrow's 25th anniversary gala, Seamus Downey, an All-Ireland winner with club and county, tells the story of an unforgettable magical Tuesday morning after winning the All-Ireland.
#CandC
#MenWhoWonMaguire
#GAA
Amazing to see so many people out to greet the Pope all over the country. Even better to see so many young people expressing their faith.
#ThePopeInIreland
#WorldMeetingOfFamilies
I can’t recall a football game this year were a player in possession has fisted the ball to a teammate in a worse position more often than this Dublin club final. Paul Mannion alone keeping it interesting.
Brilliant result for
@Armagh_GAA
today to gain promotion back to division 1 next year. Exciting opportunity for this group to be back regularly competing against the top teams.
I wouldn’t be a fan of Tyrone’s style. I much rather more direct football but that was an unbelievable last 20 mins from them. Their fitness & intensity in the tackle was outstanding. 2.17 registered. 👏🏻
In 2004,
@caltra_gaa
took on
@AnGhaeltacht
in the AIB GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Club Final. Almost 40,000 people were in Croke Park that day to witness a defeat that still haunts the people of An Ghaeltacht
Watch episode 3 of The Club Chronicles below.
#TheToughest
Cruel blow for
@PaddyMcBrearty
&
@officialdonegal
supporters. He’s been producing outstanding performances for Club & County this past 12 months. As a neutral his class will be missed for the remainder of the season.
I’m that excited about Mayo v Galway this Sunday I’m after sitting down to watch “A Year Til Sunday” on YouTube. This Sunday is old school championship action. It’s a long way to September for the losers.
#GAA2018
I have huge admiration for this Mayo group. As a neutral, it’s easy to see why their support have so much love for them. It’s a long way to September for them but they’ll not be found wanting.
I’ve seen it happen often in club games. But couldn’t believe in a game of that magnitude that nothing happened to stop extra balls being thrown on the field during almost every Kerry kickout. Frustrated & slowed them while allowing Monaghan to set up as they wished.
Brilliant day out in Clones. Superb atmosphere & occasion. Im sure this weekends action was exactly what the GAA had in mind when concocting their super 8’s proposals.
#McManus
#Clifford
I was there 👀...
Thanks to John McConnell &
@ArdaraGAA
for the invite. The trip alone was worth while to hear Pat’s wife Chrissie speak with such pride. The event was a fitting tribute to a highly respected Gael.
Just caught up on
@irishnewssport
interview with
@AmbroseRogers1
. Very moving insight into his home &
Sporting life. Ambrose Jnr has shown serious resolve to overcome every obstacle life’s thrown at him. Quality on the field & a gent off it.
The home side gains advantage & their local communities benefit. But the atmosphere is better. These are massive aspects constantly being lost to the grassroots. Some might see that as old school, for me it should the way forward. 2/2
Roscommon 2.22. Tyrone 3.20 & Kildare 3.20. All scoring heavily today as they head into the super 8’s. It’s an exciting time for all football supporters with so many quality games to look forward to over the next month.
Please donate what you can to help support a brilliant young man and his family.
If Caolan was your son. You’d be the proudest parent in the world. That’s the biggest compliment I can pay him.
#Stringer
🟠⚫️
#NewbridgeGate
is a depressing scenario for genuine gaels. As a player, I get the greatest enjoyment from playing in front of packed crowds. There’s no buzz to feed off in half empty stadiums. Smaller provincial grounds should be used more often. 1/2
As bad as Cork were after the first 15 Minutes.
@Kerry_Official
are a joy to behold in that form. The pace they move the ball at & their ability to think & visualise a few moves ahead of their opponents sets them apart.
#TheSimpleThingsDoneWell
I can understand why teams set up defensively but this picture alone is why I detest it. Acres free in front on the Monaghan goal & no one willing to move or pass into the space. 1 min 10 secs of fist passing later & Darren Hughes gets a turn over on 1/2 way.
After last years final day heart break & the loss of key personnel. Brilliant to see
@Armagh_GAA
gaining promotion today. The better the opposition. The more you learn about yourself. Well done to all concerned.
#AllianzLeagues
Congrats to
@Carlow_GAA
& in particular my next door neighbour in Crossmaglen, Chris Crowley on their promotion from Division 4 today. Brilliant to see that last years championship run gave them the belief to create a bit of history.
Another super win for
@Armagh_GAA
tonight. A new team enjoying the journey of creating their own identity as a group. Brilliant to see new faces fulfilling their potential with plenty still to build on as they climb the ladder.
On an even more positive note. I was never as happy to see a man make an appearance as
@dyaskev
. The mental strength he has shown to over come constant sets backs for 3 seasons is astonishing. I hope he gets the chance to show what we’ve been missing this summer.
Honoured to be invited & looking forward to being part of a great weekends festivities in
@ardaragaa
remembering a true Gael in Pat Shovelin.
#PatsWeekend
Brilliant Donegal performance today. They backed their ability to breakdown Fermanagh’s defence & won in style. I’m sure Monaghan, after their impressive league are regretting they didn’t go after Fermanagh in similar fashion.