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The GAA Social — 269 episodes

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Perhaps our greatest ever Sunday Podcast

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GAA Social Special- All-Ireland final preview

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Ciara Mageean. Living with cancer and what the future holds

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Limerick are Hurling champions-

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Eddie Keher. Beautiful. One of the greatest ever hurlers. Life at 84

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Kerry v Mayo All-Ireland final. Wicklow glory

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Paudie O'Mahony. Winning five All-Irelands- surviving alcoholism. Owning it.

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We have a Galway v Limerick All-Ireland final

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Jason Forde & Seamus Flanagan. Hurling, the future & who will be in the final

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Epic Louth, Dublin comeback, Kerry just about beat Tyrone, officials & Mayo are back. Glorious stuff

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Natalie McNally remembered- by her brothers Declan & Niall

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Armagh & Donegal gone. Kerry perfection. Mayo, Dublin & Monaghan win

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Gregory McCartan- Brutal honesty, pure craic, Red & black of Down

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Louth stun Armagh & Cork do the same in Donegal. Tyrone beat Mayo

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Darragh Ó Sé. Kerry. One of the greatest players of any generation.

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Fermanagh, Down, Wexford, Wicklow & Sligo through. Munster hurling glory

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Frank Diamond- Leaving the priesthood and winning an All-Ireland

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Louth wait is over, Monaghan comeback short. Armagh & Westmeath wins. Ger Brennan

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Tommy Walsh. Kerry in the blood. Football, life and loss

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War in Killarney, Cork, Tyrone & Galway through. Tailteann Cup

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"I've just been diagnosed with cancer" Eoin McNicholl, Derry goalkeeper

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Westmeath stun everyone & Armagh win Ulster

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Mikey Sheehy- the greatest goalscorer in Kerry football.

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Kerry the kings of Munster- Roscommon glory. Ulster & Leinster preview

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Catriona McGahan. One slip, and now in a wheelchair. Authentic positivity

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Armagh romp, Monaghan madness, the Dubs are back

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Noel McGinn. Playing for Tyrone. Regrets in life. Living with Parkinson's disease. Being happy

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Down stun Donegal. Mayo are out after Roscommon win. Glorious football

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Emma O'Byrne- Being a woman in Gaelic Games. Dublin camogie

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Monaghan & Derry through. Meath crash out. Wicklow should have beaten Dublin

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Conor Whelan. Changing direction in life, no glass ceiling in Galway.

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Tyrone got something- but Armagh win. Leitrim shock, Westmeath & Wicklow wins

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Jack O'Shea- one of our favourite ever podcasts. The importance of family

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The GAA Social- Championship Special

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Matty Forde. A life in football & five weeks after losing dad

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Donegal whip Kerry, Meath beat Cork, Down & Carlow win. League learnings

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Anthony Daly on life, winning, anxiety & reinventing himself. His love of Clare

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The final day of the league. Frantic

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Anthony Cunningham. Hurling, football and why he thinks the GAA will turn professional

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26 teams left in the mix. Huge weekend in the league

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Liam Sheedy. Tipperary, winning All-Irelands and what is the meaning of life?

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Is it simply Cork & Limerick for the prize? Friday games? Football preview

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Mayo flying, Derry too, Dublin are back. Donegal & Galway grit. Congress protest

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Dr Eugene Young. A lifetime in coaching & how it's changed. What is a coach?

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Relegation woes for Armagh? Tyrone too? "Roscommon could win Connacht" Kobe debut

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John McAreavey. Moving forward after Michaela. Living life as best you can.

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Donegal Top, Armagh struggling & Darragh Canavan off to Australia? Galway fight & a big Derry win

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Jamsie O'Connor. Hurling, punditry, Maurice Fitzgerald

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Inside the MacRory Cup final. Pure joy. Ben O'Connor refreshing the post-match interview with Cork

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Aidan Forker- Armagh captain. Lowest moments, winning Sam, faith & what 2026 looks like

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Donegal Beat Kerry, Andy Moran, Armagh not happy with officials. They're not the only ones..

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Danny Quinn. Winning an All-Ireland but losing my wife

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Kerry drama, Armagh flying, Andy for Mayo, Tyrone v Derry already a belter. Hurling is back

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Charlie Smyth. From GAA to the NFL. Being Irish

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Seamus Birt- Living with Motor Neuron & not afraid to die

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The GAA Social with Sean O'Shea, Gavin White & Joe O'Connor. Kerry win

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The funniest podcast we've ever recorded. All-Ireland final preview (with 2000 people)

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Tipperary Players & management gatecrash the GAA Social Podcast.

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Hurling Final preview With Shane O'Donnell & Seamus Flanagan

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Donegal V Kerry in All-Ireland final. Semi's reviewed

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Rory's Stories- Being Meath & big discussion on mental health

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Cork V Tipperary- the preview starts now

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Niall McDonnell- winning Leinster & being a goalkeeper

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Tyrone v Kerry & Donegal v Meath. Shocks & champions gone

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Joe Diver. Derry Midfielder. Alcoholic. Fighting back for life

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The quarter-final preview & being a manager

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Kevin Mussen. The first man to bring Sam across the border. A brilliant podcast

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The prelim draw- Tailteann semi's- a mad weekend covered

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Ray Cosgrove. Dublin superstar, walking away under Tommy Carr. Dubs 2025. Missing that free

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Cork win Munster, KK & Kildare wins, Tailteann landslide & Conor McManus super night

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Johnny Glynn. Miscarriages, IVF, hope. Winning All-Irelands with Galway and now New York. Pure love

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Derry & Galway alive, Tyrone blow-up, Armagh into quarters. Tailteann draw

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Mickey Niblock- being replaced by Pele At New York Cosmos. Derry, Cork, GAA, approaching 80 Total faith. Life

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Tyrone beat Donegal, Armagh victory, SkortsGate win, Monaghan cooking. Meath beat Cork

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The life & legacy of Sean Brown. Explained by his daughter Clare and 87-year-old wife Bridie.

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Cavan stun Mayo, Dublin are back, Down big win- is Oisin hard on Kerry?

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Aidan Walsh. Being let go. Winning an All-Ireland, moving to Kerry

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Louth win Leinster, Donegal Ulster champions. A mad weekend

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Dara Ó Cinnéide- All-Ireland winning Kerry captain. Turning 50. Life

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Galway-Mayo Clinker, Title 86 for Kerry- Skorts or strike?

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Jimmy Barry Murphy. An icon, in Cork & beyond.

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Dublin lose in Leinster and it all unfolds with Philly McMahon watching on. Oisin happy. All the games covered.

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Conor Gormley- A Tyrone rivalry with Oisin & Armagh explained. A Brilliant listen

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Kerry survive, hooter must go, Monaghan fall short. Donegal & Galway through along with Clare and Down. Munster Hurling is king

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Ross Carr- gratitude for life

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Tyrone romp Cavan, Meath super comeback, Antrim & Wicklow compete- really well!

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

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

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

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League champions decided and the Championship is here

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Jimmy Smyth- Armagh captain, 20 years behind the mic

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The final day drama of the league

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

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Derry relegated, who will join them?

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Tony Scullion- The life & times of a footballing giant

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Corrigan or nowhere? Hurling & FRC goalkeeper change

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Coming out as a gay male Gaelic footballer

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The new rules- can they stay?

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Mary Hulgraine. Surviving addiction & faith

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Jamsie O'Connor the hurler (and footballer)

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Eugene 'Nudie' Hughes. Living through setbacks

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Michael Murphy is back

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Feargal Logan. Surviving a stroke, winning All-Ireland with Tyrone. Covid & gratitude

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Corrigan or nowhere, MacRory & the leagues

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Jude McAtamney- Making it in the NFL

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Frantic league weekend- buckets of scores

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Oliver McVeigh. Sports photographer & searching for my brother

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First weekend of the league - NEW RULES

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Jim Gavin - The new rules

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Paul Conroy- Footballer of the year

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Jody Gormley- perhaps our strongest ever podcast

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Shane O'Donnell. Winning the All-Ireland with Clare, image rights, what's next

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Niall Grimley. Winning an All-Ireland. As powerful as it gets

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How Armagh won the All-Ireland

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Ronan Clarke. Winning an All-Ireland at 18

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The All-Ireland Hurling final. What a day

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Davy Fitzgerald. Everything on record. A brilliant Podcast

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Galway & Armagh into final. What a weekend.

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Aidan O'Shea. 90 minutes Special. Uncut. Mayo

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Mickey Harte steps down as Derry manager

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Limerick out, Kilkenny too. Clare v Cork final- glorious!

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Niall Devlin. Tyrone star, losing my brother in March

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The final four for Sam Maguire

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Alan O'Mara. New York manager. Living life

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Mayo & Tyrone gone. Last 8 revealed

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Peter McGinnity. Fermanagh & still coaching at top

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Knockout football is here

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Pete McGrath. His life. Down legend

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Limerick, Tailteann 1/4's & final group games

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2002 All-Ireland winner Kevin McElvanna- losing my wife

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Will Mickey Harte be with Derry next year? An explosive weekend

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East Belfast GAA- How it all started. Co Founder Dave McGreevy

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A magical weekend in hurling & football

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Ambrose Rogers- a Down icon. This is his story

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Galway win, red cards, Kerry & Mayo are back. Tyrone U20 & Armagh Ladies

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Maurice Deegan. Being a referee and what's next. This is great

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Donegal win! Louth stun Dublin-but fall short

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Steven McDonnell- A legend

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Kerry won't win Sam, Mayo might not qualify. Galway boom

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Colin Bell- a podcast almost beyond words

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The GAA Social- with Ryan McHugh

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Liam Hinphey- a truly powerful podcast

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Cathal McShane on an epic weekend of GAA

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Seamus Kennedy- Tipperary hurling star.

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Armagh defender Paddy Burns joins Michael Murphy & Thomas Niblock

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Charlie Smyth- from GAA to the New Orleans Saints

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The GAA Social with Michael Murphy & 1-9 hero Paddy Lynch

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Margaret McConville. The Troubles, Oisin & losing a son

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Derry win league, Armagh don't- incredible day at Croke

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Garvan Jones- Fermanagh full-forward on the GAA Social

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The GAA Social. League winners, losers, championship

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Diarmuid O'Sullivan-Strikes, fights, is he capable of managing Cork? A footballer, beat up by a mummy-but nailed Francie Bellew

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Monaghan relegated, Tyrone safe & the exceptional Niall Devlin

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Aimee Mackin. Being the best, trying to win an All-Ireland, life in Australia, famous family, amalgamation & driving Armagh

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The Curse of County Mayo- a Documentary from the BBC World Service on the GAA Social. Something a bit different this week

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Jackie Tyrell- The real Brian Cody & the Shefflin handshake, crippled with doubt, obsessed, texts, punditry, mindset

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Brian Fenton, Kerry Tyrone rivalry bursts into life, Bad day for Oisin, Cavan still there, Cork win, bigger for Galway. Mayo?

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20th Anniversary Cormac McAnallen - GAA Social Special. Donal McAnallen & All-Star Kevin McCloy owing his life to Cormac.

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Unbelievable forwards, Kerry collapse, Cork can survive, Westmeath & Down in control, 100% Derry. Where are the Dubs & Galway?

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Shauna Ennis- Meath Double All-Ireland winning captain. This is why the GAA/ LGFA & Camogie Association need to amalgamate.

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The GAA Social on a Monday- Split Derry in half, Cliffords magic, Donegal improving, Wicklow & mini league, Cork & Kildare dire

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Frank McGuigan- brutually honest. Alcohol, marriage, a car crash that cost his career, almost killed. This is his story

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Oisin owns his four-week suspension mistake & we hear from the MacRory Cup champions for a reflective podcast on making it

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Adrian McGuckin, former Derry manager, teacher of thousands of footballers, success, learning to live without Vera. Beautiful

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GAA Social Extra on a Monday. Your comprehensive review of the weekends GAA talking points

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Conor Glass. Why I played for Derry v Kerry, winning All-Ireland with Glen, asking Malachy O'Rourke to be Derry manager

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GAA Social Monday- Canavan brilliance, Kerry on a different path, Monaghan magic, The Watty 3, Cavan are standout- BLACK CARD!

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Conor McManus -The last dance, belief in Sam, Beggan to NFL, Harte & McGuinness, best point ever scored. Being Ruthless. Pain

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The GAA Social returns- Neil Lennon on GAA, the Irish job, helping Dublin to Sam, Jim McGuinness, threats & a changing society

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The GAA Social- Team of the Year 2023. Season Reflections

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The All-Ireland final, uncut with Oisin McConville, Philly McMahon & Thomas Niblock- Player of the year picked

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Seamus Moynihan. The Kerry legend on coaching David Clifford a life in Green & Gold and the next Kerry manager will be....

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A minutes silence for Jaap Stam, Thomas pinging them over the bar & the All-Ireland hurling final. Limerick magic.

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Brendan Rogers. Semi-final heartbreak, I'll Win All-Ireland, Rory Gallagher, unsure of next Derry manager, Clifford & Kerry

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Dublin- Kerry final. Semi-finals revisited. Referees and big calls.

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Dion Dublin and the GAA. Manchester United, the inner Roy Keane, the real Alex Ferguson and Who will win Sam Maguire

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The Joy of All-Ireland Hurling semi-final weekend. Derry minors win All-Ireland & Football semi-finals preview. Oisin & Neil

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John 'Bubbles' O'Dwyer- Tipperary, Not going back, Futuure of hurling, Migraines & it's up to Kilkenny to save hurling.

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The GAA Social Extra. Quarter-finals uncut. Semi-finals are here

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Rory O'Carroll, 5 All-Ireland's with Dublin, breaking rules, living life differently, working in prison, Jim Gavin & Concussion

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GAA Social- Tyrone v Kerry, Dubs & Mayo- The Draw, the reaction- it's awesome!!!!

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Neil McManus- the journey comes to an end

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The draw, the final 12 and who will make the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Tailteann Cup bursts into life. Officials in the GAA

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Willie Anderson- Ireland rugby captain to playing Gaelic football. Coaching, life and why the GAA works- how it can improve?

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The Glory of hurling,Tailteann Cup quarter-finals and who will qualify (and in what position) for the Sam Maguire knockout

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The remarkable Sambo McNaughton- Speech impediment, won't talk, healing with hurling, improvement of the game-where is football

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The state of the game- is Gaelic football in trouble?

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Philly McMahon- Jim Gavin explained, Cluxton, being different, IRA. Driving success in life and football. A United Ireland

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GAA Social on a Monday. We're ready for Armagh and Tyrone. Monday review

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Kevin Hughes. Football, loss, death, Tyrone. The most powerful GAA Social yet. Darragh O'Se & Kerry, Mickey Harte winning Sam

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All-Ireland preview/review- Tailteann cup. Hurling King once again & Oisin knows who will win Sam Maguire. Donegal of old?

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Francie Bellew in his only ever sit-down interview. Nothing off-limits

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Shane McGuigan exclusive- The GAA Social at the Ulster final

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The GAA Social LIVE -from Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy Co Derry. The Leinster & Ulster finals have arrived.

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Oisin McConville- playing day after dad died. Ulster & Leinster final previews. Masters football, Hurling is king. Kerry Kings

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Brian Canavan- Double murder in Poyntzpass, a life in football, last day of cancer treatment & Derry/Armagh 2000 final reborn

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Greg McCabe- Armagh and Derry in Ulster final. Lucky Dublin & Louth 'could' win Leinster. Big talk

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Barry O'Hagan- Down star player- surgery, Conor Laverty, recovery, family and making a difference

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Michael Murphy & Pat Havern join the GAA Social Extra from Newry. Big weekend of action

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PJ McCamphill. A life in hurling, 55 years in Kenya & making a real difference in life. Hurling in homily. An uplifting podcast

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Ryan O'Toole- Monaghan match-winner. A championship debut to remember

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Sean Quigley. Uncut, honest, raw and with edge. This is his story on championship week.

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Party in the Bronx- and Roscommon! Cork Crisis, Mayo, An Antrim thesis still true. Armagh Unknown & Wicklow blossom

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Paddy McBride- Leading Antrim, the Saffron dream, Armagh in championship & dealing with the death of his sister. Remarkable.

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Championship has arrived- Oisin McConville predicts what's ahead

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Brendan Devenney- like you've never, ever, heard him before. Football, helping children, Tragedy, Donegal commentator and life

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League finals preview- final day drama! Monaghan survival- the real story behind Armagh & Rian O'Neill. Cluxton & #AskOisin

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Niamh McLaughlin- the best gaelic footballer. 2022 POTY, 3 cruciates, Henry Shefflin, professional soccer and Australian rules

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Final League weekend preview

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Shane Walsh. The transfer, the All-Ireland club controversy and David Clifford. Padraic Joyce, trust and what it takes.

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Diving, David Humphreys, Tyrone v Monaghan, Oisin to manage Armagh? Kerry & when to stop taking the Ulster c'ship seriously?

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Seanie Johnston- the transfer that rocked a nation- the summer that enraged a county. This is his story.

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Tyrone love it, Can Derry win an All-Ireland? Relegation & promotion. Oisin picks All-Ireland 2023 winner. Liverpool 7 Utd 0

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Darragh McGurn, Fermangh hopes, drive, turning back on career for TikTok & Insta. Derry in championship- facilities. Honest

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Are Tyrone going down? Mayo for Sam, Dublin in pre-season and improvement for Donegal & Monaghan. Aoife Lennon podcast review

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The utterly remarkable story of Aoife Lennon. Anorexia, surviving suicide, excelling in sport. Our most powerful podcast yet

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GAA Social: Monday review, President elected and North V south

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Conn Kilpatrick- Tyrone, hating us, North v South, gambling- what's next

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The new Tyrone- MacRory cup champions- uncut. Immediate reaction, Omagh CBS- The new breed

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Quitting Derry, full-time job with Slaughtneil, no-more captain. Why? Standards- and belief Derry can win Sam Maguire.

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Armagh madness, Natalie McNally remembered. It wasn't a free, Cork roulette, Derry win, Kilkenny survive Belfast, Cork Hurlers

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Jarlath Burns-Mr President? The rules, changes to come, Kilmacud/Glen explained, Unionists playing GAA & a United Ireland

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Goalkeepers, Donegal delight, Jack isn't happy, 14-point superstar & Tyrone ship 6 goals in two games- but no need to panic!

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Michael Murphy uncut. Donegal, why he retired & what's next

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Michael Murphy, The All-Ireland club final, Who's in the right- what happens next? Award winning GAA Social is back!!

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Austin Gleeson, temper, different breed, Waterford for All-Ireland in 2023, mental frailties, Belfast beers

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Rian O'Neill. That Free, Armagh for Sam- Oisin for Wicklow (Not Mayo) What is 'The main man' Not feeling pressure. Breakthrough

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Rory beggan V Niall Morgan- Rivals, goalkeepers- future for the position. Insight on a different scale- will win Sam Maguire

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Michael Duignan, living with cancer, Tomas O'Se as manager, Shane Lowry's role with Offaly- not sleeping for 3 years.

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BONUS EPISODE:Benny Tierney- uncensored! Armagh days, 2002 hilarious from the start & a focus on this weekends quarter-finals

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Andy McEntee- night of long knives, surviving, managing Meath, online abuse, Shane's death, provincial system is broken

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Daniel Flynn, Life in Oz, the real Jack O'Connor- Hession block, beating Dublin, Mayo, Kerry for Sam- Who is Kieran McGeeney

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Beating Tyrone, preparing to right the wrong of Donegal, Maghery, Love Island, Sean Cavanagh's book. Armagh future & Geezer

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Mugsy, The session, Hating Armagh, All-Ireland winning coach, chopped by Mickey- by the newspaper! All things Armagh V Tyrone

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Mark McHugh on Gallagher- Tony Scullion (Allstar x 4) on life- an Ulster final that defies belief. Oisin is moving to Derry

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Ladies football, where we've come and where we need to go. Armagh leading the way & Derry to lose mens final

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Making it. What it takes, MacRory winning manager Kevin Brady talks coaching youth & 16-year-old Derry player Ruairi Forbes

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Mark Lynch on recovery from cancer, Tyrone, chemo and losing his hair to an All-Ireland semi-final. Tony Scullion in jail.

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Ryan Murray on Championship defeat, Dubai,What is it with Antrim? Tailteann Cup, shoving Sean Kelly

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Mickey Harte & Oisin "Tyrone will win Sam" Peter Canavan won't manage, but Kerry for Sam- BBC pundits & angry Oisin

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Losing dad, contemplating suicide, back with Antrim, two cruciates, from St Gall's to Ballymacnabb. GPA,Slurry & lost at a wake

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Darren Hughes, Tiernan McCann's hair, jealousy, calving, Liam Sheedy, doing goals in championship- what is it about Tyrone?

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Sam Mulroy- Top scorer in Gaelic football, winning Sam, Kildare & Armagh. Horse is THE best. Mickey Harte will take us there..

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Richie Power- Kilkenny legend, a life of success, 8 All-Irelands and keeping a secret. I'm addicted to gambling

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'If Mickey was still manager- I wouldn't be there' Changing wedding date,6 boys leaving, Puma Kings, no drink & inspired by mum

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Neil McManus, A sign on the door 'leave your feelings here' apathy for hurling from those in charge- return Ulster championship

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Surviving cancer, back at football & captaining your county to an All-Ireland. The remarkable story of Mags McAlinden

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Keith Ricken, pulling out of the Trench cup, snobs, dealing with young people, "I dread Tailteann Cup" More clubs than Connacht

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How Kilcoo won the All-Ireland- Conor Laverty like you've never heard him before.

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Crying in the toilet, I want to be marked by the best "he's all left" Walking away from Slaughtneil? Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

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Padraig Hampsey- winner!

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Congress - motion defeated

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How Sam Maguire was actually won

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Enda McGinley & Brendan Maher

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Conor McManus & dealing with defeat

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Rory Gallagher & the art of management

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Championship restructure? Brolly & McConville solve it

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Conor Glass & The Honeybadger

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Paddy Tally reveals all

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Inter-county football... should I stay or should I go?

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The GAA President

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Geezer!

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The Gooch in The Kingdom

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"You're insulting me!" - Brolly v McConville

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RETIREMENT

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RECOVERY: The Graham Geraghty & Rochelle Mullaney story

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Armagh & Tyrone best 15

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What to expect in 2021?

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McConville’s memories