The GAA Social

The Championship, should it stay or should it go? How should it be restructured? Joe Brolly & Oisín McConville debate it and give their proposals on how the GAA should restructure the competition. The former All-Ireland winners also preview the 2021 Ulster Championship final. Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh catches up with John Heslin to get an inter-county player’s views on the current structure o...

Derry footballer Conor Glass sits down with Thomas Niblock and former All-Ireland winner Oisín McConville to discuss why he left a professional AFL career in Australia to return to play GAA. What could Rory Gallagher have possibly said on the phone to get someone to leave Melbourne for Maghera? Does Conor think he will win an All-Ireland, what rules need to be scrapped, should McGeeney stay on at...

In his only interview since leaving Down, Paddy Tally chats with Oisín McConville and Thomas Niblock to exclusively reveal the truth behind many stories. Tally talks about the real reasons why he left Down and the truth behind the covid training ban. Oisín and Paddy discuss the art of management and what it is really like for an inter-county manager in the modern game. Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh a...

Former Tyrone footballer Connor McAliskey and Antrim’s Michael McCann join Oisín McConville and Thomas Niblock for a frank and open discussion about all things GAA. Connor talks about his recent decision to walk away from the Tyrone set up, the real truth why he did it, does he regret it and could he have been convinced to stay? Michael McCann who came back into the Antrim panel talks about the re...

Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh speaks with GAA President Larry Mc Carthy in a wide ranging and fascinating interview. The president discusses the importance of club, the recent rule changes, will Ladies Football and Camogie come under the GAA and what will happen with the provincial championships? Former All-Ireland winners Oisín McConville and Peter Canavan discuss Larry McCarthy's views and give the...

Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney sits down for a rare in-depth chat with former team-mate Oisín McConville and Thomas Niblock. 'Geezer' tells us if Armagh are good enough to win an Ulster Championship and an All-Ireland. Whether he would like to stay on as manager and gives us honest thoughts on what is wrong with the Tailteann Cup. McGeeney, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt also reveals what Conor...

Thomas Niblock and Oisín McConville travel to the heart of Kerry to meet arguably the greatest Gaelic footballer of all time, Colm 'The Gooch' Cooper! The Gooch talks about his own career & identity, what made him so good and does he still hold a grudge against Oisin? What is it about Kerry and football? How good is David Clifford really? What happened when the bone in Kieran McGeeney's finger...

It was never going to be quiet! Joe Brolly and Oisín McConville join Thomas Niblock to discuss this week’s theme, punditry… Just like in the studio, it gets heated! They clash, they disagree and they tell each other what they think of each other’s styles! Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh also chats with Michael Duignan about some of things he has regretted saying and why being a pundit is not as easy as...

Former Tyrone All-Ireland winner Colm Cavanagh discusses the reasons behind his inter-county retirement with Oisín McConville and Thomas Niblock. Could he have been persuaded to stay on? What is his relationship with Mickey Harte really like? Does inter-county football hold you back in life? Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh also chats with All-Ireland winning camogie player Sarah O'Donovan. The former C...

Graham Geraghty joins Thomas Niblick and Oisin McConville to give his first broadcast interview since he almost died late last year from a brain haemorrhage and aneurysm. He reveals to The GAA social he almost gave up on life, “If you’re going to take me, take me". The former double Allstar, All-Ireland winning captain & Oisin name their three most difficult defenders they ever faced. Máire Tr...

It was a rivalry that defined a generation. Armagh against Tyrone in the noughties, Irelands two best sides. Oisin McConville and Peter Canavan join Thomas Niblock to pick their best Tyrone and Armagh teams they played in between 2001-2005. Both then create the best combined Armagh/Tyrone side, leaving out friends and teammates to replace them with sworn enemies!! There are arguments, but a combin...

Marc Ó Sé and Oisín McConville join Thomas Niblock to discuss what we can expect from the GAA in 2021 - all the winners and losers! Kerry legend Ó Sé tells us why ‘the Gooch’ is to blame for a softness in the Kingdom and why the mark has to go. Oisín and Marc debate who will win each provincial championship, why Tyrone will be contenders this year and Shane Lowry's involvement with Offaly. Ryan O’...

Oisín McConville shares his memories from that 2002 All-Ireland final, from the agony of a missed penalty to the ecstasy of finding the net.