Team of the Decade. . . Until Next Time

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Team of the Decade. . . Until Next Time

Although he can mix it, Paul Galvin reinvented himself this season WE CAN”T let this issue of Talking Balls go by without making mention of Kerry’s achievement in winning another All Ireland. The Tyrone lads here in the office are sick as parrots. They think if Tyrone had beaten Cork they would have taken Kerry [...]

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Cork Girls Do It Five Times

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Cork Girls Do It Five Times

Mary O’Connor – one satisfied woman TALKING BALLS offers its resounding congratulations and respect to Cork’s ladies football captain and senior camogie star Mary O’Connor. Any woman that can go five times in a row deserves more than a glance of admiration. Although her day job is working for the camogie association with all the [...]

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All Hail the Minibus Player Round Up and Rule 2.2

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All Hail the Minibus Player Round Up and Rule 2.2

Yer typical vintage team mini-bus ONE OF the great traditions of the GAA over the years has been all the rigmarole associated with the round up of players before the game. Although we still pride ourselves on being a resolutely amateur organisation, in matters such as preparation for matches, even the most junior B outfit [...]

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Sporting Lisbon – Votail GPA

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Sporting Lisbon – Votail GPA

The Lisbon Treaty will give Irish athletes the same rights as Pole vaulters and other nationalities LEADING IRISH Sports Stars and the GPA have been urging voters in to vote yes in the Lisbon treaty referendum. Under the terms of the Treaty pro voters claim that Irish sports clubs and organisations will be able to [...]

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Gaelic Games to Be Banned in the North – Nelson

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Gaelic Games to Be Banned in the North – Nelson

Nelson – GAA supporter of the year or clane bollix? THE NORTH’S Minister for Culture, Arts and Sport (known in his native made up Ulster Scots tongue as Thon bigoted Big Heeder frae Makin a Clane Ballicks of hisself with his Shitetalkin an’ Hamesin abiit Alliver the Shop, the Hoor) seems set to rile a [...]

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The Star of the County Down

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The Star of the County Down

Hi James, maybe take a look at that fella Clarke kicking football out in Oz? THE WORD IN the North is that Wee James McCartan is to conduct ‘town hall’ style meetings with club managers and officials to hear about any potential Stars of the County Down plying their trade in the lower divisions that [...]

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