Episodes
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GAA Palestine - The Freedom Sport
This very special episode tells the story of Palestine and their love for 'the freedom sport' - the GAA. Stephen, Denis, Cathal, Claire and, directly live from the West Bank, Mohammed, share their experiences with GAA Palestine in a fascinating chat! VISIT gaapalestine.com for DONATIONS and...
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GAA In The Church of St Finnian!
Back on Loaf 2, I had the pleasure of chatting with St Finnian's Vancouver main man and former Fermanagh goalkeeper, Patrick Quaile. Since then, I've been very privileged to call him a friend (and a fellow Red Devil fan!) Recently, on a trip back to Ireland, Patrick and I met up in Clonard, Co....
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Loaf of Bread GAA - Equator Gaels GAA (Uganda)
After many months of planning it is a great honour to see Equator Gaels GAA in Uganda come to life! Through the work of men like Daniel Reid, the Pearl of Africa now has two GAA sides. Along with the main men, Stephen (Gaelic Mystery Kits) and Dan (Outfield Online), we were also able to create…
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Loaf of Bread GAA - Sitges GAA
On a recent cruise trip from Barcelona to France, Italy, Malta and back I got a message from Mick in Sitges GAA asking to meet. So we did briefly in the lobby of my AirBnB for a pic with the Sitges GAA jersey! And now, here is the chat we had when I got home! Find out all about Sitges GAA and all...
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23 for 23 - My Sporting Moments
From the global moments of Grand Slam titles, Formula 1 champions and boxing trilogies, to the All-Irelands, surprise managers, heartbreak and joy, right down to the personal moments which won't make most of the headlines elsewhere These are my 23 moments for 2023. Get in touch and let me know…
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Loaf of Bread GAA - 2023 Sporting Season Review with Connla McCarthy
Loaf of Bread GAA - 2023 Sporting Season Review with Connla McCarthy First time podcast guest Connla McCarthy (former Westmeath Topic now Kildare Nationalist / Offaly Tribune sports journalist) comes along to make his debut on podcasting to break away from the GAA-only chats on the Loaf pod to…
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Loaf of Bread - St Declan's GAA Hertfordshire
A great chat with Eamon (Derry) all about St Declan's GAA. The craic with Liam Sheedy and Eoin Kelly up north, Darragh "The Menace" Ennis of The Chase, competitiveness in the counties in the UK, ten years going, the St Barnabas final, a Waterford legend in midfield, and no team would be complete...
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Loaf of Bread GAA - Nordic Championship Adventure!
Another special episode, this time from the city of Gavle, north of Stockholm in Sweden, where I went a couple of weeks ago to check out the Nordic Championships involving Gavle GAA, Hillerod Wolfe Tones of Denmark, Stockholm Gaels and Stockholm Camogie, and Sandviken GAA. Find out about the…
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Loaf of Bread GAA - Taiwan Celts GAA / Legacy Documentary
This is hopefully a two-part podcast where myself and guests Chris (Mayo/Taiwan) and Jordan (originally USA, now Taiwan) chat about life in the Asian GAA and Taiwan Celts. But there is something more to this chat - a GAA documentary about Derek Brady and his tragically short but impactful life in...
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Loaf of Bread: Jacqui Hurley - End of Season
A quick chat with the legend herself, Sunday Game presenter, Jacqui Hurley, to talk a little about football 2023 and life in the hot seat!
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Un-Laois-ed In Wembley
Did you know that a man from Down scored the first hattrick in GAA in Wembley? This short episode tells a little about Wembley and GAA but mostly from the history point of the records of the great Laois-born broadcaster, Mick Dunne, and his efforts to improve the annual GAA event in England's...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 55 - Cú Chulainn Raleigh GAA
On Slice 55 I chat with Sandra (Kilkenny), Elizabeth (Lisdoonvarna) and Stephen (Detroit) to find out all about Cu Chulainn Raleigh GAA in North Carolina! We chat about the foundation of the ladies’ team and the first tournament in Greenville, the rivalry/friendship with Charlotte GAA, Bluffton,...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 54 - Charleston Hurling
On Slice 54 I meet with Ryan S, Ryan F and Christina to find out all out the amazing Charleston Hurling Club in South Carolina, USA! We chat all about the input of Brendan from Tullamore in the early days of the club and using the old Tullamore jerseys, Christina being the only lady on the co-ed...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 53 - Portugal GAA
On Slice 53 I meet the gang from Portugal GAA! I chat with Luana (Brazil), Hugo (Portugal), John (Cork) AND THE MYSTERY GUEST – an All-Ireland winning member of the Cork panel from 2010, who is revealed near the end of the chats! We talk all about Hugo living next to Markievicz Park in Sligo for...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 52 - Sharjah Gaels GAA
On Slice 52 I chat to James (Monaghan), Aoife (Offaly) and Levi (Dublin) to find out the craic in Sharjah Gaels in the Middle East! We chat about the mad crowd celebrations in Bahrain, the rivalry with Abu Dhabi Na Fianna, the Sharjah Wanderers Rugby Club, Levi dropping the hurl and kicking the...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 51 - Orang Éire Malaysia GAA
On Slice 51 it’s the turn of Orang Éire GAA in Malaysia! I chat to Na Fianna man, Cian, Belmullet’s finest Pat, and Toronto native, Jenn (married to Pat!) to find out about life in KL. We chat the club name, working with Guinness, rivalries with Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Johor Boru and…
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Loaf 2 GAA Global Slice 50 - Singapore Lions GAA
On Slice 50 it’s the turn of the gang at Singapore Lions GAA! I chat with Derek (Dublin), Paul (England) and Kim (Brisbane) to find out about the club has appeared most often as the “toughest team” in Asia GAA!! I find out all about going from being the “Mayo of Asia” to winning tournaments, the...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 49 - Seoul GAA / Asian County Board
On Slice 49 the journey in Asia continues as I chat to Asian County Board and Seoul GAA man, Joe Trolan, to find out the craic in Asia and South Korea. We chat all about soccer scholarships from Coleraine FC to the USA, time with Atlanta GAA, discos in Slaughtneil in Derry in the 90s, sleeping...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 48 - Japan GAA
On Slice 48 I chat to Niamh (Sligo) and Chris (Derry) to find out all about Japan GAA in their 25th Anniversary! We chat about experience with Hong Kong GAA, playing Singapore GAA and the AGG tournaments, the Japanese All You Can Drink, locals taking on the skills of the GAA world, Japan GAA in...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 47 - Middle East Kerry GAA
On Slice 47 I chat to 4 of the finest from the Middle East Kerry GAA club. I meet Jamie (Kerry), Enoch (Dallas), Aoibheann (Offaly) and Shane (Donegal) to find out all the craic in the UAE once again! We chat rivalries with Fujairah, RAK, Dubai Celts, Jumeirah and others, the newly formed Laochra...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 46 - Darmstadt GAA
On Slice 46 it is a special one as I chat to Jakob and Charlotte (“Lotti”), both of whom are members of the first ever All-German GAA club, Darmstadt GAA! I find out about Jakob living in Carlow and learning the game from a 10 year old, games against other German teams, Lotti playing in her first...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 45 - Ottawa Gaels / Canada GAA
On Slice 45 I chat to Kerry (Ottawa/Antrim) and Dermot (Galway) about Ottawa Gaels GAA and the Canadian GAA as a whole. I find out all about the clubs origins, Kerry’s Cushendall and Antrim days, the East Canada GAA scene with Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Prince Edward Island and others, the visit…
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 44 - Na Aisling Gaels Chicago / Great Grip Gloves
On Slice 44 I chat to two Dubs! Firstly, Kilmacud Crokes, Dublin Ladies and All-Ireland winner, Éabha Rutledge and Raheny GAA man, CJ O’Higgins. We chat all about Éabha’s time playing in Chicago with Na Aisling Gaels, bitter rivalries with Brigids in the Windy City, the toughest players at both...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 43 - Madrid Harps GAA
On Slice 43 I chat to Martin (Laois) and Megan (Limerick) to find out all about Madrid Harps GAA – and it is some craic!! Hear as we chat all about hostels in Valencia, Alvaro with his Cork accent, being European champions, having a star on their jersey, Rayo Vallecano shirts and Che Guevara hats...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 42 - Atlanta GAA
On Slice 42 I have the pleasure of chatting to local Atlanta man Mark, Westmeath man Cormac and Cavan man and Chairman, Ray, as we find out all about Atlanta GAA in Georgia, USA. We find out all about being fans of Atlanta United, playing days with Bunbrosna and Lavey back home before playing in...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 41 - NYPD GAA
On Slice 41 it’s something pretty cool – it’s NYPD GAA man Mike live from the patrol car on the streets on New York!! We chat all about the clubs beginnings in the 70’s, the rivalry with the Fire Dept, pubs in the area, playing as the warm up to the Connacht Championship, entering the league for...
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Loaf 2 SPECIAL REPORT - AIB Leinster JFC - St Mark's (Dublin) v Amsterdam GAC
A special short one for you today as I take a look back at yesterday’s epic encounter in the Leinster JFC and a little look at the GGE board and what it means to so many around Europe. So have a listen into the story of the GGE board and what happened in Parnell Park yesterday between Dublin JFC…
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: SPECIAL EPISODE - All Star Gazing
It’s a special Slice this Saturday as I meet with two amazing sisters – Moira Dunne, founder of beproductive.ie and RTÉ newsreader Eileen – as we chat about the what is sure to be one of the great GAA treasures, their book All Star Gazing: 50 Years of the All Stars. We chat about the legacy of...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 40 - Seattle Gaels GAA
On Slice 40 I chat to Eamonn and find out all about Seattle Gaels GAA as we celebrate the famous Thanksgiving Day this Thursday November 25th. We chat all about the Emerald City, his introduction into the club and ending up as manager, being the largest club in the NW of the USA, hosting the US...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 39 (BOOK SPECIAL) - The Players' Advice
On Slice 39 I have the pleasure of chatting to author, Seán O’Sullivan, about his new and unique GAA book, The Players Advice. This is sure to be a top seller in the coming months! Seán tells us about the inspiration for the book coming from the back of a physics class, having an insane number of...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 38 (BOOK SPECIAL) - Tach and the Cosanthór
On Slice 38, it is something different. I chat with Sanya in Dubai, an author who has lived a large portion of her life in Ireland – from Monaghan to Mullingar and all in between. She tells us about her books based on a set of children’s characters called the Wadi Tribe. We look at how her...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 37 - Séamus Heaney's GAC
Privet and welcome to Moscow, Russia!!! On Slice 37 it’s a very special one for me as I get to chat to one of my oldest mates from home, Colm, alongside Brendan (Derry) and Kieran (Fermanagh) as we chat all about Seamus Heaney’s GAC in Moscow, Russia! We chat the origins of the club and how it...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 36 - Gavlë GAA
On Slice 36 I have the pleasure of travelling north of Stockholm in Sweden to the town of Gavle where I meet Mick (Kilkenny), Dane (Kildare) and former Éire Óg Oxford man, Conor (Donegal) to find out all about one of the world’s newest GAA clubs, Gavle GAA. We chat all about life in Sweden,...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 35 - Augusta GAA
On Slice 35 I chat to two awesome men – Kristopher, the founder of the Augusta GAA club, and navyman, Erik. We chat all things Augusta GAA, being at Wexford v Kilkenny 2004, Perdue College hurling, the rivalries with Michael Cusacks, Orlando, Atlanta and others, a man from Tullamore, having no...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 34 - Costa Gaels GAA
On Slice 34 I have the pleasure of chatting the top man himself, Justin Parks (as he relaxes in the sun outside) and his club Costa Gaels GAA on the beautiful southern coast of Spain along Marbella. We chat everything from Justin’s early life in Northern Ireland and the normality of living in…
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 33 - Darragh Ennis (The Chase) / Éire Óg Oxford GAA
On Slice 33 I have something slightly different to offer. As somebody who is a huge, huge fan of quizzes, a message from a listener called Diarmuid lead me to a WhatsApp chat with the man you might be familiar with. When he appeared as a contestant on the award-winning quiz show, The Chase…
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 32 - Thailand GAA
On Slice 32 I fly from the state of Tennessee to the southeast Asian wonder that is Thailand. And of course, who else would I meet but two former county players for Offaly and Westmeath! Niall and David (“Dude”) bring me through the craic in Thailand GAA and beyond. We chat making CVs in Internet...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 31 - Knoxville Hurling Club
On Slice 31 I fly from China to the east of the USA and the state of Tennessee where Ben and Adam bring us through the life and craic at Knoxville Hurling Club. I find out all about the “Keep Knoxville Scruffy” motto, witnessing the Joe Canning goal versus Kilkenny, why Adam has a son called…
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 30 - Shunde Gaels GAA
"The Smallest GAA Club in the World" On Slice 30 I fly from the west of Canada to the south of China to the city of Shunde near Hong Kong and Macau . It is here I chat with Ciarán from the mighty Co. Down and Sonny from the beautiful Ontario in Canada and chat all about life in the home of the...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 29 - St Finnian's Vancouver GAC
On Slice 29 this week I fly from the south of the US up to the western city of Vancouver in the beautiful Canada, one of my favourite places in the world. It is here I meet the gent himself, Patrick Quaile, former Fermanagh goalkeeper and now cofounder of the St Finnian’s GAA club in the city. We...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 28 - San Antonio GAC Texas
On Slice 28 we have a bit of a state rivalry going on as we move through Texas to meet former Sligo football star Adrian Brett and find out all about San Antonio GAA. I find out all about his Sligo career, the life at San Antonio, convincing basketballers to wear O’Neills shorts, size 17.5 shoes,...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 27 - Dallas Fionn MacCumhaill GAA
On Slice 27 I travel from the paradise of Bermuda to the south of the USA to the state of Texas. Here I meet Allie from Dallas and Eddie from Athleague in Co. Roscommon to chat all about Dallas Fionn MacCumhaill GAA. We chat the Rose of Tralee links, naming of Fionn MacCumhaill and the website...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 26 - Bermuda GAA
On Slice 26 I fly from the British flag in the UK to a flag that contains the British flag in the Atlantic Ocean as I make the trip to the beautiful Bermuda. It is here I chat with Raheny native Ronan and learn all about Bermuda GAA and how it has evolved from the mid-2000s when my sister-in-law...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 25 - Warwickshire LGFA
On Slice 25 I make the Transatlantic journey from the USA to the UK and meet the gang from the different clubs representing Warwickshire LGFA. I catch up with Mairead from the Kingdom, Caroline from Magheracloone in Monaghan and the one and only legend and mad-scone herself, Gemma, formerly of...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 24 - Jersey Shore GAA
On Slice 24 I don’t have far to travel as I head up the east coast to New Jersey and meet the gang at the wonderful Jersey Shore GAA. For many you might not expect to be chatting GAA with the home of one of the most iconic reality shows ever but here we are! I chat with 3 NJ men with serious…
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 23 - Orlando GAA
On Slice 23 I travel back to the USA and go from the Middle East heat to the Florida heat as I hit up Jimmy from Ceathru Rua in Galway and the life in Orlando GAA. We chat about the incredible GAA crest the club has featuring Disney and HP, his time at Donegal Boston GAA, having Tipp captain 1983...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 22 - Kuwait Harps GAA
On Slice 22 I travel back to the middle East and to the small nation of Kuwait to catch up with Abbie from Co. Down and Lucy from the Isle of Man! We chat all about life in Kuwait and what it has to offer, how the girls ended up in the GAA, training on the school rooftop, Lucy’s Premier League...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 21 - Marist Rangers GAA
"I don't rate Vogue Williams camogie skills" On Slice 21 I go from super Sweden and make the huge journey across the globe to the far corner and catch up with the gang at Marist Rangers. I meet with Pádraic (Kilkenny), Michael (Donegal), Lauren (Sligo) and Denise (Wexford). Poor DOC was a no…
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 20 - Stockholm Gaels GAA
On Slice 20 I go from the heat of the African continent to the north of Europe and the Swedish Capital city of Stockholm. Emma, Donal, Julia and Philip bring us through the life at the Stockholm Gaels GAA club. Emma tells about her arrival from Connemara to dark winter in Stockholm, playing in...
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Loaf 2 GAA Global: Slice 19 - South Africa Gaels GAA
Sawubona, Molo, Hallo! Whichever way you want to say it, welcome to South Africa on the Loaf of Bread GAA podcast! On Slice 19 I have such an eye-opening chat with Derek from Mayfield in Cork and the wonderful development officer from South Africa himself, Luyanda and life with South Africa Gaels...
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Slicing into the GAA! Exploring some of the GAA greats, male and female, while also looking at some of the potential future stars of the game at local and county level
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Jason Keelan
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