The GAA Social

What a weekend of championship football in New York, London and Ireland. Cork get their win in Munster as do Tipperary. Big win for Laois and Justin McNulty. 5-25 for Westmeath is ruthless shooting in Leinster and Oisin McConville and his Wicklow team pick-up a huge win over Carlow. Next for Wicklow is Dublin! Conor McManus called the Leitrim footballers win over Sligo "The result of the weekend"...

In the eyes of many- Jack O'Shea is the greatest player of all time. It's a huge claim, his roll of honour is staggering. Seven senior All-Ireland titles, three U21 All-Ireland championships, a minor All-Ireland, six All-stars, three Leagues and 4 time Footballer of the Year. He's ten Munster championships. But there's so much more to Jack. His father had an accident in his early 30's. Growing up...

Philly McMahon, Conor McManus and a 'kinda’ special guest, join Thomas Niblock and Oisin McConville for this special recording of the GAA Social. The BBC Live championship games in 2026 is announced, with some of the punditry team. The lads pick their talking points, provincial winners, Tailteann Cup champions and who will win Sam Maguire. This episode is also on YouTube, where there's previously...

Everyone in Gaelic football knows Matty Forde. For Leinster, Ireland, his club and Wexford he was different class. Winning an All-star in a team that didn't have much success, cemented his status as one of the best in the sport. In many ways, Wexford are the story of 2026 with two consecutive promotions. Next year they will travel to Tyrone, Derry, Dublin and Monaghan. What's happened? Matty revea...

We dig into the four league finals at Croke Park, hope the hooter is sacked and review the standout talking points in a brilliant league. We're now officially in Championship season

This was a lovely hour with one of the most recognisable faces and voices in Irish sport. Anthony Daly is a former Clare captain, manager, leader of Dublin and has also managed in Limerick. He's a familiar face to us all as a pundit, columnist and now podcaster! He guides the ship and reinvented himself into something different. Behind the smiles and the craic is a touch of anxiety and how he's ma...

All the football covered. Are Wexford the story of the year so far? Conor McManus joins the podcast. Recorded at the Armagh- Kerry game. We're struggling to think of a better game of football- it really was that good

This podcast meandered into a subject we didn't expect to explore- professionalism! Anthony Cunningham is a top class coach, winning provincial titles in football and hurling. He's also a double All-Ireland winner with Galway. Growing up in strict hurling country, but developed into a fine football manager. It started by working with John O'Mahoney and a career that navigated through inter-county...

All the games and leagues reviewed and we begin our look ahead to the final weekend. There's quite a bit of Louth chat. What's the glass ceiling?

Liam Sheedy managed Tipperary to two All-Ireland titles. He famously stopped Kilkenny winning five-in-a-row. Driven, passionate but in touch with his place. A stunning bond with his mother who raised four boys alone. She sung at the Tipperary homecoming in 2010, a very special moment. Concerns for today's young people, getting the best out of people and the possibility of managing again. We discus...

Hurling games reviewed and a look ahead to the penultimate weekend in league football. Will Armagh stay up? Also, should we have Friday night games?

All the games analysed on a brilliant weekend of Gaelic football. Oh, and happy birthday Martin O'Neill. 74 years young

Ahead of Railway Cup final, Down great Sean O'Neill was lining up the coke bottles at dinner "I want you there, him there and you back there." Tactics in the 70's. It Blew the mind of Eugene Young. Different phrases, keeping wide, shape. From then, the former Ireland basketball player tuned into coaching. At 66, he retired last month from his role within the GAA as Director of coaching and Games d...

All the games reviewed on a significant weekend of Gaelic Games

We don't say this lightly, but this podcast sits with the very best on the GAA Social. "Moving forward" that's what John McAreavey calls it, not "moving on." There's a difference. In his mid-twenties the world of John McAreavey collapsed after his wife Michaela, daughter of All-Ireland winning manager Mickey Harte, was murdered on honeymoon. The search for justice continues. Hope flickers dimly at...

All the games reviewed, plenty happening in the company of Thomas & Oisin. Can you win the All-Ireland from division two?

This felt like the quickest ever hour. The great Jamsie O’Connor. Player of the Year, four Allstar's, double All-Ireland winner and a teacher. Clare to the bone. We talk phone calls to Kerry great Maurice Fitzgerald, The influence of Ger Loughnane and a surprising one from Tipperary. We talk Cork, are they just not liked? And his run-in with Ronan Curran, now with Ben O’Connor in charge. Teaching...

Three-time All-Ireland winner Ciaran Gourley along with his Centre half forward Aodhan Quinn Joined Thomas and Oisin on the Podcast. Former Down great Kevin McKernan and the Abbey full-back Conor Laverty also joined the lads after one of the great MacRory Cup finals. 8,000 people in the Athletic grounds for one of the most incredible comebacks. Everything left on the pitch and it finished a draw,...

This is great stuff. A dive into the life of an inter-county captain. Aidan Forker missed much of 2025 and is on the brink of returning to play for Armagh soon. They're as good as anyone. There's a deep thoughtful side to Forker. He's married with a third child just arrived, a career change and has always enjoyed leadership. He's been reared in the blue of Maghery and the orange of Armagh. It's in...

All the talking points covered on a busy weekend of Gaelic Games.

Danny Quinn is one of those special people you come across in life. Kind, respected and loved. He's the Principal of Anahorish Primary school, where Seamus Heaney was taught how to read and write. He won an All-Ireland with Derry in 1993, captained Bellaghy to Ulster club success and Croke Park. He also won a Sigerson with St Mary's, living with the now Tyrone Manager Malachy O'Rourke for a period...

We're back, and we're happy. We think?

It's been two months that's changed his life. In his first interview since making his debut in the NFL, Charlie Smyth discusses his breakthrough year. Doubts, not finishing the season in the way he hoped and what's next. At times, it's been lonely and there's the reality of when it goes wrong. The brilliance of Jude McAtamney dashed in an hour. The online abuse directed towards the Swatragh man at...

Seamus Birt is a championship winning player and manager for Bellaghy in Co Derry. He's a year into a Motor Neuron disease diagnosis. The former corner back believes he had it a year before doctors confirmed the condition. Four years of life is the average. There are exceptions and the mindset of Seamus would suggest he might be just that. He's different. Father of Séamus Óg & Éamon, Stella hi...

Immediate reaction from Croke Park- Broadcast on BBC iPlayer Live. The panel pick their team of the year and we also speak to the Kerry chairman and players about the future of Jack O'Connor. The BBC crew pick their player of the year too