Person: Seamus Aldridge

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Tompkins: How coma nearly finished me

Football legend Larry Tompkins spent two days in a coma as a 20-year-old after a foul blow in a championship game in Kildare with his home club, Eadestown.

A view of St. Conleth's Park ahead of the game 11/2/2018

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Kildare GAA president: ‘We’re penalised because Croke Park couldn’t do their business properly’

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‘We’re penalised because Croke Park couldn’t do their business properly’

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Livid Lilywhites back Geezer

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Paying the price of success

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Johnston transfer row escalates

Kildare act to stem cash crisis

KILDARE GAA has been told it must “stop the haemorrhaging” of money as officers negotiate a loan of €500,000 to cover losses over the last four years.

Mon, 12 Dec, 2011

If at first you don’t succeed...

The GAA will today formalise Liam O’Neill’s election as GAA president after all other candidates pulled out for the first time in the modern era, Jim O’Sullivan looks into how it happened.

Fri, 15 Apr, 2011

History favours Cooney to win presidential race

CHRISTY COONEY may gain some reassurance from the knowledge that only once in the last ten elections has the runner-up the previous time not been chosen President of the GAA and he remains favourite to edge out Liam O’Neill and Sean Fogarty in this afternoon’s vote at Congress in Sligo.

Sat, 12 Apr, 2008

Monitoring the men in black

PADDY COLLINS has seen it from all sides — from much respected man in black to chairman of the referees’ body to county board secretary in Westmeath.

Sat, 16 Jun, 2007

Nine names submitted for GAA positions

NINE candidates are in the running for the two prestigious positions of GAA trustees at this weekend’s Congress.

Fri, 11 Apr, 2003

Croke Park revamp put on hold due to funding shortfall

THE GAA is not in a financial position to complete the redevelopment of Croke Park in the short term, even in the event of receiving planning permission to retain the Hill 16 end as a terrace.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2003

'Men in black' have their say

The first ever book exploring the importance and influence of referees in the GAA is to be launched by GAA President, Sean McCague, at Croke Park tonight.

Tue, 19 Nov, 2002

Whistle blown on famous men in the middle

MOST of the top GAA inter-county referees have encountered a defining stage in their careers, where they either learned from the experience and availed of the opportunity to re-establish their reputations or slipped quietly into obscurity.

Thu, 14 Nov, 2002

GAA: Kelly becomes president of GAA

Kerryman Sean Kelly has become the 34th president of the GAA.

Sat, 13 Apr, 2002

GAA: U-turn expected on Croke Park

It’s expected that GAA county boards all over the country have done a complete u-turn on the opening of 'Croke Park for other sport' issue.

Fri, 12 Apr, 2002