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Would you trust your GAA star with this man? News has emerged that that ole Aussie Bushranger Ricky Nixon is at it again. This time he’s invited young and emerging GAA stars from across the country to an AFL recruitment camp in Mayo. Nixon is being aided and abetted in his attempts to rustle the [...]

Masters teams – enjoying one more day in the sun This week, Resident Expert Ger Manas extols the virtue of that Elite Band of Men. Age has not withered them. At the rising of the sun in the morning and in the evening, towards the twilight of their careers, they’re still game ball. The over [...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuBCjEyvNM4[/youtube] Sunday’s hurling semi-final was a bit of a damp squib in more ways than one. Even allowing for a rasping clip to his balls from Tom Kenny late in the game, Cha Fitzpatrick and his teammates gave a display of great power hurling to easily beat the Rebels. Cue tears from Sully who the [...]

Can Mugsy leave another trail of wreckage through the Dubs defence? This weekend its all up for grabs again. The Dubs apparently smarting three years on after their quarter final defeat to Tyrone, their backline shell shocked by ‘Marvellous Mulligan’. Then there was the infamous Battle of Omagh and next up the subsequent showdown under [...]

Cúl Green or what? Nickey Brennan heads off to hug a tree This week the Powers that Be launched their long awaited website devoted to creating a more environmentally friendly GAA – www.culgreen.ie. On the website GAA aficionados and tree huggers alike can sign on an pledge to do something green. The site boasts that [...]

By Gerry McDermott And there’s more. Referee didn’t have the power to cancel a Clare free and award Tipperary their game-winning chance in the infamous Munster under-21 final. The last few weeks have not been good for some referees in both hurling and football. There is no question about it, in a close game the [...]

Slap-happy? Galvin-proof wallet eases Ref’s fears Tipperary whistler Paddy Russell makes a welcome return to inter-county action this weekend. In his first refereeing assignment since the controversial incident involving ‘You Know Who’ back in Killarney. It seems like only yesterday. Paddy will take charge of Armagh’s quarter final tussle with Wexford hoping that there will [...]

Derry Legend Brian McGilligan – would you suspend this man? After their interesting decision to offer unequivocal support for senior football manager Paddy Crozier, reported elsewhere in Talking Balls this week, the Derry Co board have taken the unprecedented move of threatening the incumbent hurling manager Brian McGilligan with suspension for ‘Misconduct considered to have [...]

To protect and serve – but maybe not to pull? Following news that three thousand female members of Germany’s police force are to receive what have been labelled “bullet-proof bras” an Irish company is believed to be considering using the innovative technology to develop the ultimate in camogie support equipment. Béibhinn Iarcoill of úimiontas said: [...]

Donal Tuohy – crosses the line So far this summer we’ve had ref’s notebooks hitting the decks, we’ve had Dan Gordon having a straight sending off overturned. We’ve had Donal Óg’s sending off, provoking one of the great Cork hurling comebacks. We’ve had all sorts of goings on but none managed to start the near [...]