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"We loved watching you play. … Now, how about that homework?" Athletes are odd, aren’t they? We often look upon athletes in the limelight with a degree of wonder and curiosity. And an even bigger puzzle? Yep, you guessed it. Teenagers. So if you’re the parent of a teenage athlete. It’s ok, I get it. Life can be bonkers. I’m an Executive Leadership and Wellness coach. I work 9-5 with adults on building positive cultures in the workplace. And afterwards, I work 5-9 as a Footbal

The county of Cavan boasts an unquenchable thirst for football. Each year Cavan supporters dare to dream that the glory days of yesteryear will once again return. “The Future is Blue,” they say, but we are yet to see it come to fruition. But enough about the Cavan men. The Cavan Ladies have flown the flag with pride over the last 20 years and brought an All-Ireland back across Breffni lines in 2013. Three of the heroes that day joined us to pick the best Cavan Ladies team of

The renaissance of Kildare football in the mid 90’s brought them back into the light after years in the shadow of their neighbours Dublin and Meath. With that brought an edge to their club championship. Despite the Newbridge teams taking centre stage, the titles have been shared between 7 Clubs over a 20 year period. But who were the best of this era? We asked Kildare stars of the past and present to decide. Johnstownbridge’s Daniel Flynn, Allenwood hero Johnny Doyle and Sunc

What else can anybody write about Dublin GAA that has not been said already this decade? As a country we have watched on at the greatest period of dominance any county has ever had on the inter-county stage on this island. However, they endured a period of pain and struggle too. To quote the Canadian rapper Drake, “They started from the bottom, now they’re here”. That meant going back to their clubs and constructing a grass roots programme that has now brought the current cro

Over the last two decades, The Kingdom have added another 7 All-Ireland titles to their collection. The conveyor belt supplying the talent within the county is infinitely producing more and more top-level footballers every year. From the year 2000, we have been graced with the likes of Colm Cooper, Declan O’Sullivan and most recently David Clifford to name but a few. In its own way, it must create a headache for Kerry managers to choose from such an ocean of talent. Surely so