Ciaran Murphy
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Second Captains, Irish Times GAA columnist, author "This Is The Life" (2023)
Delighted to be heading back to the Galway International Arts Festival this Saturday for a chat with two heroes of mine - Dr Paul Rouse, the GAA polymath, and
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. All organised by the wonderful Catriona Crowe, limited tickets still available on
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four 2025 division 1 teams in the connacht winnersâ group, and then not even one team that started the year in division 1 in the Leinster winnersâ group - bloody hell
5 months ago
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I watched the entire 6-min clip the Masters put up this morning, and thought maybe theyâd edited out some of the CBS comms. But no! They really did just let the pictures tell the story. Pretty brilliant
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The Iditarod Trail is one of the great endurance sporting events in the world, and right now Gavan Hennigan is taking it on - with every cent raised going to
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Galway branch, a charity very close to our hearts. You can donate here -
www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/I...
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Support Gavan Hennigan's Iditarod Challenge on iDonate.ie
Gavan Hennigan's Iditarod Challenge for Parkinson's Ireland Galway Branch, created by Gavan Hennigan | iDonate.ie
https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/Iditarod1000
7 months ago
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This week's column. The verdict from Junior B football is in. These rules... are pretty bloody good
www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic...
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CiarĂĄn Murphy: âSolo and f**kinâ go, will ye' - how the new football rules are landing in Junior B
The game is slightly better, slightly faster, slightly more vertical, and slightly more fun to play. And all those minor improvements add up to a major impact
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/03/06/ciaran-murphy-solo-and-fkin-go-will-ye-how-the-new-football-rules-are-landing-in-junior-b/
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This weekâs column - the BIFFOs might, just might, be back
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CiarĂĄn Murphy: Ye of little counties can have faith in Offaly again
Offaly's Adam Screeney will be an adornment to the Leinster championship this year
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/02/13/ciaran-murphy-ye-of-little-counties-can-have-faith-in-offaly-again/
7 months ago
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Second Captains
8 months ago
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This week's column - hope that everyone gets back on their feet soon, I know there are plenty in Galway still waiting for their power to return
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CiarĂĄn Murphy: The most important rule now is we must support clubs that suffered storm damage
The destruction of Connacht GAAâs Air Dome in Bekan is a travesty for thousands of kids around the entire province
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/01/30/ciaran-murphy-the-most-important-rule-now-is-we-must-support-clubs-that-suffered-storm-damage/
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Some all-Ireland final themed humour in Salthill
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The Irish Times
8 months ago
Storm Ăowyn canât destroy Connacht GAAâs ambition â Prentyâs Tenty will rise again
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Storm Ăowyn canât destroy Connacht GAAâs ambition â Prentyâs Tenty will rise again
The Air Dome is a unique kind of west of Ireland miracle and though John Prenty and his staff stayed until 2.30am on Thursday night to try and save it, the storm ripped through it
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/01/24/malachy-clerkin-storm-eowyn-cant-destroy-connacht-gaas-ambition-prentys-tenty-will-rise-again/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=HP-SubDesc
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This week's column - More than one of my brothers have already threatened legal action
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CiarĂĄn Murphy: Brothers-in-arms set to have a big impact on final day
Canavan sharpshooters RuairĂ and Darragh Canavan come up against Cualaâs Con and Niall OâCallaghan with All-Ireland glory the glittering prize
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/01/16/ciaran-murphy-brothers-in-arms-set-to-have-a-big-impact-on-final-day/
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This was a very nice message to get - here's the column in question, it was in the paper on St Stephen's Day
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8 months ago
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It's my first GAA column of the year with @IrishTimes - and you can tell I'm already busting down doors trying to get a look at NEW football (and bemoaning competitions who eschewed the enhancements for possibly valid reasons)
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CiarĂĄn Murphy: Sigerson Cup missed a trick by not playing by new rules
In the absence of traditional preseason provincial competitions, high-quality collegesâ fare would have attracted extra interest
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/01/09/ciaran-murphy-sigerson-cup-missed-a-trick-by-not-playing-by-new-rules/
9 months ago
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9 months ago
If you didnt get a chance to see it in Cinemas, An An CailĂn CiĂșin / The Quiet Girl has its tv premiere tonight on TG4 at 8.
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9 months ago
Delighted to have Passing It On: Ballymun Kickhams back on the RTE Player. It's a project that I both directed and produced, working very closely with editor, Jamie Fitzpatrick, and many people from the club. It is available to stream now. Check it out if you can!
#documentary
#gaa
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Mark Horgan
10 months ago
Thanks for all your messages on Stakeknife so far. Tomorrowâs episodes feature the actual Boston tape recording of Brendan Hughes. Available from 7am
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This week's column - the dual club. The likes of Slaughtneil and Loughmore/Castleiney are unbelievable, but they are such outliers we can't feel too bad about everyone else being unable to match their success in 2 codes
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CiarĂĄn Murphy: Are Loughmore-Castleiney and Slaughtneil what all GAA clubs should strive to be?
The spectacular dual success of of both clubs suggests that offering both sports is not a hindrance to any clubâs potential chances of success
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2024/12/12/ciaran-murphy-are-loughmore-castleiney-and-slaughtneil-what-all-gaa-clubs-should-strive-to-be/
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ahh tå sé sin iontach ar fad!
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This weekâs column - the FRC showed the oil tanker of GAA democracy can get turned around. Now itâs your turn, hurling
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CiarĂĄn Murphy: The FRC could be a good template for the renewal of hurling
Hurling is doing fine in its nine or 10 traditional counties but could there be a way to grow the appeal of the national game beyond the heartlands?
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2024/12/05/ciaran-murphy-the-frc-could-be-a-good-template-for-the-renewal-of-hurling/
10 months ago
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I canât wait to see this film
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10 months ago
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Cillian O'Connor - discuss. This week's column for the Irish Times
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CiarĂĄn Murphy: Cillian OâConnor is one of footballâs greats, the numbers donât lie
There is simply no gainsaying the combative Mayo forwardâs record scoring rate over a long career
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2024/11/28/ciaran-murphy-cillian-oconnor-is-one-of-footballs-greats-the-numbers-dont-lie/
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10 months ago
Hi folks, thanks to everyone who has gotten in touch with me so far since we released the series on Friday, the response (especially to episode 2) has been amazing. I hope youâll add it to your playlist for the week ahead & make your own mind up (1/2)
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RELEASED TODAY
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Hereâs this weekâs column - are Dublin and Limerick about to find out what âirreplaceableâ really looks like?
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CiarĂĄn Murphy: Limerick and Dublin now bereft of linchpin players
With Nickie Quaid and Brian Fenton out of the picture weâre about to see what âirreplaceableâ really looks like
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2024/11/21/ciaran-murphy-limerick-and-dublin-now-bereft-of-linchpin-players/
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Is this show - a) more stupid, b) less stupid, or c) about as stupid as this post suggests it is? Listen now and find out
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