Siobhán Doyle

Brainstorm

Dr Siobhán Doyle is a cultural historian who works in the National Museum of Ireland and has lectured in Design History at TU Dublin. Her first book A History of the GAA in 100 Objects is published by Merrion Press.

David Clifford: 'being a sports superstar is much more than just media visibility and is also related to expertise, trustworthiness, likeability and credibility' Photo: Sportsfile

David Clifford and the superstar effect in the GAA

The Kerryman is the latest manifestation of how the superstar effect plays out in Gaelic football

GAA • 15 Mar

A game of Gaelic football at Stafford Jail in England in 1916. Photo: GAA Museum

The All-Ireland behind barbed wire: a history of GAA in prisons

There has been consistent engagement in Gaelic Games in prisons going right back to the period after the 1916 Rising

Sport • 02 Mar

'Ó Glaimín had just scored a goal when he clutched his chest and fell to the ground'. Photo: Independent News And Media/Getty Images

A Croke Park murder mystery: who shot top hurler Séan Ó Glaimín?

When a player is shot dead in the middle of a match, there's only one lad to turn to for answers and that's detective Réics …

GAA • 16 Feb

16 Kilmacud Crokes players on the pitch against Glen at Croke Park.

A short history of other GAA debacles and how they were handled

The focus may be on Glen and Kilmacud Crokes right now, but here are 7 other times the GAA rule book caused a stir

GAA • 25 Jan

The football is a reminder of how objects can be collected, survive in extraordinary circumstances and allow us to retell our own stories Photo: Supplied

The story of the 1943 All-Ireland football rescued from a fire

This football is a treasured piece of GAA history, even more so because it has survived extraordinary circumstances

A History of the GAA in 100 Objects • 11 Nov 22

Young fans check out their programmes prior to the All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 4 football match between Roscommon and Armagh at O'Moore Park in Portlaoise in 2018. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via Getty Images

How GAA match day programmes have changed since 1886

If we want to grasp the spirit of the GAA through the years, programmes provide evidence of a kind not found elsewhere

A History of the GAA in 100 Objects • 04 Nov 22

The changing fashions of camogie kits over the years

Camogie players of previous generations have had to play in floor-length wool skirts, long sleeved blouses and tweed tunics

A History of the GAA in 100 Objects • 28 Oct 22

Frank Hogan on his way into the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick in June 2007 with the John 3:7 sign under his oxter. Photo: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

The story behind GAA fan Frank Hogan's famous John 3:7 sign

How a born-again Christian and his sign became one of the most recognisable faces in the crowd at GAA matches countrywide

GAA • 21 Oct 22

Clare supporters Eileen Callinan and Mary O'Connell check the match programme prior to the 2018 All-Ireland hurling semi-final replay between Galway and Clare at Semple Stadium. Photo: Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile

Why I wrote a book about the history of the GAA in 100 objects

'After creating multiple lists in Excel sheets, taking hundreds of photographs and travelling thousands of miles, I've had my say'

Books • 17 Oct 22

Love of Ireland (Michael Collins) by Sir John Lavery, 1922. Collection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery. Lady Lavery Memorial Bequest through Sir John Lavery, 1935.

How visual images have formed a distorted view of Michael Collins

The Béal na Bláth assassination sparked the beginning of a torrent of artistic interpretations of his life and death

Michael Collins • 17 Aug 22

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