
All-Ireland Buzz: Rivalries, History and Hype
18 July - 23 minsIt’s All-Ireland Hurling Final weekend — one of the biggest in the Irish sporting calendar.
In today’s episode of Newstalk Daily, Ciara Doherty is joined by Sinéad O’Carroll, camogie veteran and editor of thejournal.ie and Paul Rouse, professor of history at UCD and former Offaly football manager, to talk all things GAA.
They dive into the ticket frenzy, the deep-rooted county rivalries, the origin stories of our Gaelic games, and why Croke Park on All-Ireland Sunday is more than just a stadium.
But this conversation isn’t just for the GAA faithful. Paul and Sinéad reflect on their own experiences of playing sport, and on the deep connection between Irish identity and place — the role...