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John Farrell joins the #GaelicLives Podcast and discusses the upcoming 50th anniversary of UU and a range of other topics

We caught up with the Kilcoo camp after they claimed another Down title and now face Derrygonnelly in the first round of Ulster

We caught up with Paul Hughes, Rian O'Neill and Aaron Kernan as Crossmaglen picked up a 47th county title

We hear from Trillick's Rory Brennan and Tommy Canavan of Errigal Ciaran as they look ahead to the Tyrone SFC final

Niall Patterson and PJ O’Mullan reflect on Loughgiel's All-Ireland triumph 40 years ago

Former Derry camog Katie McAnenly looks back on her career, how someone from the Antrim side of the Bann ended up in red and white.Now living in Tyrone, she talks about hurling and camogie in the Clogher Valle y and where Ulster camogie can grow

Crossmaglen and Armagh star Oisin O'Neill tells us about his return from injury

Tyrone Masters attacker Niall Gormley chats to us ahead of their All-Ireland final date with Kerry

Ronan Rocks tells us about getting the Derry Masters team back up and running

Former Down star Kevin McKernan chats to us about his career in the red and black

Donegal star Niamh McLaughlin details her life as a professional athlete in Australia and how playing a range of sports has helped her career.

Gaelic Life columnist and former Donegal footballer Kevin Cassidy chats to us about the return of Jim McGuinness as Donegal manager

Following a career-threatening injury picked up in a club game last season, Ciaron O'Hanlon has worked his way back to full fitness and is ready for the upcoming club championship. The Killeavy and Armagh ace tells us his tale.

In this week's episode, the Antrim ladies football manager Emma Kelly is a guest on Take Your Points and she explains why she regards the past season as a positive experience despite not winning any trophies. The St Paul's woman also looks at how ladies football is developing in Ulster, and she also explains why she thinks female coaches don't get the top jobs. Gaelic Life columnist Kevin Hinphey is also on hand to explain why he wrote a column about how to grow hurling and the challenges that exist to stop this happening.

The guests are Derry player Gareth McKinless and Antrim player Odhran Eastwood who join host Ronan Scott to look back on their respective seasons with their counties while also giving their opinion on the club championships. McKinless explains how Rory Gallagher expects Derry to win Ulster titles, while Eastwood outlines how new Antrim manager Enda McGinley has led his new charges this year.

In this episode the main guest is Down footballer Gerard Collins. He joins Ronan Scott to give some reaction to last weekend's Congress when the two motions to change the senior football championship failed to gain enough votes. He explains why he thinks change needs to happen. Collins also discusses the club championships in Ulster, in particular the Down competition. He also reflects on the Mourne County's season.

Former Antrim captain Joe Quinn joins Take Your Points host Ronan Scott and Gaelic Life columnist Cahal Carvill to discuss some of the most pressing issues within the GAA at the moment. This week, the group discuss the issue of closed changing room due to Covid, the vote on the upcoming change to the All-Ireland championship, and they also debate the issue why the GAA would be stronger if it actually had less clubs.

Antrim camogs Lucia McNaughton and Chloe Drain join Ronan Scott to discuss their recent All-Ireland Intermediate Championship title victory, when they beat Kilkenny in the decider. The girls discuss how the title was won, the challenges they faced and why they believe that they can be competitive next season when they move up to senior level.

In episode 49 Galbally's very own Paddy Tally joins the show to hail Tyrone's fourth All-Ireland Senior Football Championship victory. Tally was part of the management team when Tyrone won their first All-Ireland title in 2003, and he explains some of the challenges that the current team are going to encounter. But he also tells Ronan Scott and Cahal Carvill why he thinks this group have the potential to be very good. Derry camog Aoife Ní Chaisídí also joins the show to discuss Antrim's Intermediate championship win, and she outlines what Derry need to do to catch the Saffrons.

Tyrone will play Mayo in this weekend's All-Ireland final. Host Ronan Scott welcomes former Tyrone player, and the u-20 Red Hand manager, Paul Devlin to the show to talk about how the development systems in the county have helped the current team. Paul Devlin explains why he thinks the current team have an advantage over Mayo. Gaelic Life columnist Cahal Carvill also joins the discussion and reveals the identity of the sporting celebrities who fancy Tyrone. There's also an interview with St Mary's University Sigerson Cup manager Gavin McGilly who explains how third level football has helped many of Tyrone's players.

Kevin Niblock joins Ronan Scott to discuss the Ulster Championship semi-finals. He gives his opinion on why the Monaghan Armagh clash was such an open affair, and explains why he thinks Tyrone will be favourites in this year's decider. Gerard O'Kane also joins to talk about the Derry Minor's All-Ireland winner.

Cahal Carvill and Charlie Vernon join Ronan Scott to discuss the future of the provincial competitions following the news that the GAA are in discussions about changing the format of the championship. The men also look at the form of the teams in the Ulster Championship, including Armagh who reached the Ulster semi-final stages with a win over Antrim.

Former Antrim player Clare Timoney joins Ronan Scott to talk about life after retirement from intercounty football. She recalls starting out as a teenager playing for Antrim, how her club folded and what she did to go to Bredagh, and balancing soccer and GAA commitments. Cahal Carvill also joins the show to talk about his column that looked at players getting involved in social and political issues. Plus the guests preview this weekend's action.

Jody Gormley and Cahal Carvill join Ronan Scott to discuss the league performances of Ulster teams, attacking play and the loss of the schools football during this year.

In the first episode of the new series of Gaelic Life's GAA talk show, former Antrim hurler Brian McFall joins host Ronan Scott to talk about the Saffron hurlers' start to the season which included a win over Clare in their return to National Hurling League division one. McFall talks about how the game has changed compared to his days of playing, and he sees similarities in how Darren Gleeson, the new manager, is caoaching the team compared to Dinny Cahill. Gerard O'Kane also joins to talk about the start to the football League, while Shane Elliott gives a general overview of the hurling leagues.

In episode 40 of Gaelic Life's GAA chat show Take Your Point, four Antrim hurlers talk about this year, a season when they won the league and championship. The players are Neil McManus, Paddy Burke, Stephen Rooney and the goalkeeper Ryan Elliott.

Gerard O'Kane joins Ronan Scott to analyse Cavan's incredible Ulster Championship win over Donegal. Tyrone legends Brian McGuigan and Ryan McMenamin discuss Mickey Harte's tenure as Tyrone manager. McMenamin also talks about his year as Fermanagh manager. Finally Shane Elliott looks at the positives of Down hurlers season, Donegal's Nickey Rackard victory, and what he thinks of Antrim's season.

Podcast version of episode 37 in which Ronan Scott host the Gaelic Life chat show. This episode includes an interview with Derry's Conor Glass who has returned from the AFL to play Gaelic Football. Fionnuala Carr talks about equality in the GAA, and Sean McGreevy discusses the future of Antrim football.

In Episode 36 of Gaelic Life's chat show, Cathal Carvill and Gerard O'Kane discuss the Ulster Championship and discuss whether it should be going ahead at all amid the coronavirus pandemic.

This is the extended audio version of Episode 29 of Take Your Points. Host Ronan Scott asks Gaelic Life columnists Cahal Carvill, Gerard O'Kane, Fionnuala Carr and Shane Elliott to discuss the GAA's decision for games to begin again. The columnists explain their concerns, while others express their delight at the move.

Four hurlers from Loughgiel - DD Quinn, Eddie McCloskey, Neil McGarry and Johnny Campbell tell the story of the 2010 Antrim championship wen they ended the club's 21-year drought.

The story of the O'Donovan Rossa Camogs' 2008 season. Told by Jane Adams, Grainne Connolly, Ciara Lappin, Ciara Gault, Mairiosa McGourty, Fiona Kennedy and Theresa Morrison Adams. An incredible tale of a team who were in despair, but achieved greatness

Listen to the podcast version of the Take Your Points show episode 22. This one has five St Gall's players Kieran McGourty, Sean Kelly, Kevin Niblock, Ronan Gallagher and CJ McGourty along with Lenny Harbinson - who was manager at the time - talking about the famous day when they beat Kilmurry Ibrickane to win the All-Ireland final.

The team give their thoughts on how the GAA has dealt with the coronavirus outbreak. Guests include Cahal Carvill, Gerard O'Kane and Antrim footballer Paddy McBride.

This is the podcast version of Take Your Points. Fermanagh footballer Tomas Corrigan is the special guest in this epiode. Tomas took a year away from county football as he felt he needed a break from the game. He tells Ronan Scott and Cahal Carvill why. They also discuss what is going to happen in the extended break that the GAA faces.

This is episode 19 of the Take Your Points podcast - the extended version of the TV show made in conjunction with NVTV Northern Visions. In this episode, Antrim footballer Paddy Cunningham joins Ronan Scott and Cahal Carvill to talk about his return to county football and the dramatic changes to the way the game is played since he was last involved. The group also discuss Jarlath Burns's presidential bid, Casement Park, Tyrone v Dublin and Schools football.

In Episode 18, Ronan Scott is joined by Gaelic Life Columnist Cahal Carvill and former Derry forward Conleith Gilligan. The trio talk about some of the issues that have come to light during this year's National League. They include the return of Tyrone's Conor McKenna and how he could rejoin Mickey Harte's squad, cynical play and David Clifford, and the possibility of introducing a hooter system to matches. Conleith also outlines his hopes for Kilcoo this year, and he talks about the experience of working with Mickey Moran. Cahal Carvill also addresses the issue of the transfer of players, and explains why he was unhappy to see the Armagh hurers play a transferred player recently.

GEAROID Adams is the special guest in this week’s episode of Take Your Points, and joins host Ronan Scott to discuss the opening rounds of the National League as well as a range of issues facing GAA in the Antrim county. Adams, who is a teacher at Rathmore in Belfast said that he has risked ridicule by pointing out that he thinks the Belfast schools should create an amalgamated team to play in the MacRory Cup, a reversal of his previous stance. He said that he was inspired to change his mind after reading comments from Lenny Harbinson about the importance of MacRory Cup football to young players. Adams and Ronan Scott discuss a range of issues including Antrim’s start to the season, Gaelfast and Casement Park. He also gives his opinion on the Ulster teams who have stood out in the opening rounds of the National League.

In the final episode of Take Your Points of 2019, Ronan Scott and Cahal Carvill discuss Kilcoo's potential after their Ulster final victory, and what Jim Gavin's departure from the Dublin job means for the landscape of football. They also look back on the high points of the 2019 season in football and hurling.

The GAA should be more transparent at Central Council and Congress, that’s the analysis of former Down footballer Aidan Carr. The Clonduff man makes the point in episode 15 of the Gaelic Life GAA discussion show Take Your Points, which will be broadcast this weekend. Another guest, former All-Ireland winning Armagh footballer Justin McNulty agrees with the point, and he added that one of the priorities that the GAA should make is to have equality for all players, whether they are from Leitrim or Dublin. The two men made their points on the episode which focused on the debate about professionalism in the GAA. Gaelic Life columnist Cahal Carvill took opposing points in two of his columns, arguing first that professionalism would be bad for the GAA, and then in his second piece he pointed out that there were already hidden elements of pay for play, which the GAA should come clean about. Both McNulty and Carr disagreed that professionalism would take over the GAA, however they supported the suggestion that the association should guard against any such situation arising. The debate also moved on to the issue of penalties in the GAA. There was a mix of opinions with some supporting the practice, while other being against it. However, the conclusion was that there should be more transparency about what the rule is, and also whether it should be used at ever level of club.

In episode 14, Antrim Director of Hurling Neal Peden joins Gaelic Lifers Shane Elliott and Ronan Scott to discuss the lack of recognision of the Joe McDonagh Cup, the future of Coaching in Antrim, and the Ulster Club Senior Hurling final between Dunloy and Slaughtneil.

Antrim manager Lenny Harbinson is the special guest this week. He joins Cahal Carvill and Ronan Scott to talk about why he is disappointed by the introduction of the offensive mark, why the tiered system is a bad idea, and also his hopes for the new season with Antrim.

The special guest on Episode 12 of Take Your Points is former Down Footballer Shane Mulholland. The Ballyholland man joins the team to talk about the highs and lows of his career, which include turning down a soccer career with Celtic, but also the highs of playing with some of the very best Down players. He joins Cahal Carvill and Ronan Scott to discuss issues such as drugs in the GAA, the GPA, and also the current club championship, with a few predictions for this weekend's Down and Tyrone senior championship finals.

In Episode 11 of Take Your Points, former Derry player Paul McFlynn joins Gaelic Life columnist Gerard O’Kane and reporter Ronan Scott as they look at the big issues facing the GAA this week. This week they debate RTE's decision to drop Joe Brolly for the All-Ireland final replay. They look at Dublin’s All-Ireland victory, and how Jim Gavin’s team have managed to get so far ahead of the teams in Ulster. The panel also discuss the changes to the GAA structures next year, and how a second tier is likely to affect counties like Derry, Down and Antrim. And they also consider the issue of schools football, and the amalgamated An Dun team which won the Mageean Cup title last year.

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The possibility of a Team Ulster Hurling side has been again suggested by Michael McCullough in Episode Eight of Take Your Points. Antrim man McCullough, who has long championed an Ulster select team that would compete against the best in Ireland, said that the proposal should be tried by Ulster council, as he says it will do no harm to help the cause of hurling in the province. McCullough, who coached the Dublin hurlers, this year, joined Ronan Scott, Niall McCoy and Cahal Carvill on this week’s show which will be broadcast this weekend. He also defended the GAA’s expenditure on Dublin, and explained why he thinks too much is made of the gap in resources afforded to the county.

Host Ronan Scott interviews Gaelic Life journalist Cahal Carvill who has been coming to terms with a serious injury, and how it may affect his playing career. Carvill speaks about his rehab, and the advice he has been given from fellow players about how best to get back to the football and hurling fields. The pair also debate TV coverage of GAA matches, in particular the lack of television time for the Joe Mc- Donagh Cup, and how air-time can affect participation. Plus, they also take time to weigh up the potential of the two Ulster teams left in the All-Ireland Football Championship.

This week’s show sees the panel of Ronan Scott, Shane Elliott, Gerard O’Kane and Cahal Carvill discuss issues including criticism of players, sweeper systems and tiered championships. Gerard O’Kane talks about getting slagged by Joe Brolly. Cahal Carvill expands on his column about the media’s lack of coverage of misdemeanors by rugby players, while Shane Elliott suggests that a tiered system may affect club football. Watch the show live on NVTV (Freeview Channel 7 in Belfast, or Virgin media channel 159) or via NVTV Facebook. Broadcast times are Friday at 20:15, and repeated on Saturday at 18:40 and Sunday at 22:30.

GAA discussion show with Gaelic Life. Ronan Scott talks to Chris Kerr about mental health in the GAA and his career with Antrim and St Gall's, Gerard O'Kane looks ahead to the Ulster football final, and the panel discuss the All-Ireland championship qualifiers and the use of Corrigan Park as a venue in the absence of Casement Park.