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  • Siobhán Doyle

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    Dr Siobhán Doyle is a historian, author and researcher who works in the National Museum of Ireland. Her first book A History of the GAA in 100 Objects is published by Merrion Press.

    Paul Mescal, the Co Kildare minor lad who brought Gaelic football to audiences worldwide via Normal People

    How the GAA has influenced Ireland's pop culture

    Gaelic games have become embedded in popular culture in ways that we may not even consciously realise

    GAA • 22 Jul 25
    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 • 04 Jul 25
    Mayo , Ireland - 3 February 2024; Mayo players Paddy Durcan, left, and Stephen Coen are interviewed by RTÉ after the Allianz Football League Division 1 match between Mayo and Dublin at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park in Castlebar, Mayo. (Photo By Stephen

    Blood, sweat and milk: the changing world of GAA interviews on TV

    From unruly dressing room visits to celebratory pitchside interviews, GAA TV interviews have evolved over the years

    GAA • 05 Jun 25
    Cullenstown handball alley by the beach in Co Wexford. Photo via Áine Ryan/Irish Handball Alley mapping project http://www.irishhandballalley.ie/

    Here are 10 landmark GAA sites to visit in 2025

    A bucket list of GAA destinations to explore, all offering unique social insight and powerful historical connections to Gaelic games

    GAA • 23 May 25
    Will we see any controversies on the Eurovision stage in Basel this week? Photo: EBU

    8 Eurovision controversies you probably didn't know about

    From allegations of bribery and drug use to political demonstrations, the Eurovision has never been just about the songs

    Eurovision • 14 May 25
    "At the advent of camogie in the early 1900s, women who played camogie were forced to put modesty over practicality." Photo: Camogie Association

    The changing fashions of camogie kits over the years

    Through 121 years of Camogie history, here's how kits have evolved and become stagnant

    Camogie • 08 May 25
    The Leinster Senior football final generated huge excitement on both sides and it was described as 'the chief topic of discussion'. Photo: Irish Newspaper Archives

    When Meath were Leinster football champions for 30m in 1911

    Thousands witnessed the first and last time Meath and Kilkenny would meet in a Leinster Senior football final - but the match almost didn't happen

    Leinster Football Championship • 28 Apr 25
    A group shot of competitors in the debut Irish series of The Superstars. The 1979 contest featured 10 Irish sportsmen, five sportswomen, five politicians and five personalities.

    How Superstars became the most popular show on Irish TV

    At its peak, the show pulled in a million viewers a week to watch athletes, sportspeople and celebrities compete against each other

    Sport • 12 Mar 25
    Wolfe Tones, Armagh, goalkeeper Rosie Lynch during a match against Attical, Down, at the 2022 Gaelic 4 Mothers & Others National Blitz at the Naomh Mearnóg & St Sylvester's GAA clubs in Dublin. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

    What's behind the massive success of Gaelic 4 Mothers & Others?

    The initiative has introduced (or re-introduced) thousands of women to Gaelic football in a fun, non-competitive and social environment

    Mothers & Others • 17 Jan 25
    They know all the words.... Irish supporters at the FIFA Women's World Cup match against Australia in Sydney. Photo: Stephen McCarthy, Sportsfile via Getty Images

    Why do Irish sports fans sing 'The Fields of Athenry'?

    From soccer to rugby, Pete St John's classic is the Irish fans' song of choice on terraces everywhere

    Sport • 16 Dec 24
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