The GAA Social

Apr 08 2025 183 ep. 49 mins 463
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The GAA Social brings to life stories from Gaelic Games. It features pundit discussions and wide-ranging interviews with the sport’s players, managers and officials.

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Ger Houlahan. All-star, TV pundit, Armagh captain, life is for laughing

Apr 08 2025 59 mins  
What a laugh and what a man. He wore the orange of Armagh for almost two decades. He captained the team, All-star award, but watched as all those teams around him picked up Sam Maguire, while Armagh missed out. He did collect back-to-back Ulster titles towards the end, but it wasn’t quite the same. Craic, depth, fun and emotion. This is Ger Houlahan at his best. One of the origin

Donegal romp, Mayo through, Oisin survives- Philly McMahon confirms he almost took Derry job

Apr 06 2025 31 mins  
Championship has arrived

Gareth McKinless- What's happened Derry, picking up the pieces. Hope & learning.

Apr 01 2025 58 mins  
He’s one of the finest footballers in the modern game. An All-star award in November 2023, proof of the quality possessed by Gareth McKinless. Since then, it hasn’t quite worked out for Derry. Why? Paddy Tally’s team go into this weekend’s opening championship game against Donegal, with hope, good footballers, but just one win in a year. A change in management has taken pla

League champions decided and the Championship is here

Mar 30 2025 31 mins  
The championship begins this weekend, but we had an enjoyable end to the 2025 League. But what does it all mean?

Jimmy Smyth- Armagh captain, 20 years behind the mic

Mar 25 2025 59 mins  
1977 Jimmy Smyth led Armagh to the All-Ireland final. An All-star and two Ulster titles were collected, but no Celtic cross. For Club it was an outstanding level of success. Nine county titles, three provincial championships and a lifetime involved in GAA- but he almost played for Down! Sliding doors moment. Chairperson of the Ulster schools, still giving back. A great talker, a gr

The final day drama of the league

Mar 23 2025 30 mins  
In an incredible few minutes, Mayo go from relegation to finishing top of the league. It's the final day of the Allianz leagues- we're ready no for Championship

David Coldrick- it's time to mic-up referees

Mar 18 2025 59 mins  
A hugely strong podcast and a fabulous lens into the world of the referee. David Coldrick has been the 'man in the middle' during four All-Ireland finals. He'd like another. Broadly speaking, Coldrick is a supporter of the new rules and the work carried out by the FRC. Although, the Meath whistler, fair and balanced, says it was a mistake not to include a referee on the initial pan

Derry relegated, who will join them?

Mar 16 2025 31 mins  
New rules, the games reviewed and we look ahead to the final weekend of the Allianz Leagues- with everything to play for

Tony Scullion- The life & times of a footballing giant

Mar 11 2025 59 mins  
Four All-stars. Tony Scullion has won everything. Full of devilment, joy and laughter this podcast looks at the life and times of Tony Scullion. What's next? who was the greatest he ever marked, a lifetime in coaching and being uncomfortable with being loved. The great Tony Scullion and a brilliant episode of the GAA Social with Thomas Niblock and Oisin McConville

Corrigan or nowhere? Hurling & FRC goalkeeper change

Mar 09 2025 32 mins  
A mixture of football, hurling, new goalkeeping rule changes and the latest on Antrim's championship game against All-Ireland winners Armagh