by Graham Shaw. I was wholly unprepared for life after hockey. When the game goes you can lose your identity overnight. I certainly did.…
Graham Shaw19/10/2018
by Leon Reid. I’ve a tattoo "English heart Irish blood." Came up with that all by myself. Honestly didn't know about the Morrissey song…
Leon Reid12/10/2018
by Philly McMahon. I've got to a stage in life where I'm not too worried what people think about me. If it wasn't for…
Philly McMahon04/10/2018
by Emma O'Reilly. None so blind as those who will not see. Memories return in snippets. My twenties. Soigneur to US Postal. Lance Armstrong.…
Emma O'Reilly27/09/2018
by Paddy "Rala" O'Reilly. We are in the Ireland changing room underneath the old west stand of the shiny new Aviva Stadium. I'm the…
Patrick "Rala" O'Reilly21/09/2018
By Felipe Contepomi. Life changes. Life keeps going. I come from a big Catholic family, so I believe in God, and this opportunity to…
Felipe Contepomi13/09/2018
by Evanne Ni Chuilinn. You never really know what's going on in the lives of others. I did an interview with Miriam O'Callaghan a few…
Evanne Ni Chuilinn06/09/2018
by Isa Nacewa. The Nacewas are home but I miss the place where all my medals were won. Honestly, I miss Leo Cullen the…
Isa Nacewa30/08/2018
by Rena Buckley. I was out on the pitch in Croke Park for the recent Royal visit. Got to meet Joe Canning. Also came…
Rena Buckley23/08/2018
By Nicci Daly In the tunnel before Ireland v USA at the Hockey World Cup I start feeling emotional. This never happens. Must be…
Nicci Daly16/08/2018
GAA
An Assorted Pick
by Jamie Heaslip My greatest fear is failing to fulfil potential. I turned this "fear" into my primary motivation; to prepare meticulously for each…
by Conor McManus Here's what I know. No matter what rule is brought into Gaelic football, the best teams and cleverest tacticians are going…
