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The GAA can rightly be described as one of the greatest sporting organisations in the world – and, as we all know, it is much more than just a sporting organisation. It has had a profound impact on local communities all over Ireland, giving those communities a sense of identity and belonging.

The shamrock leaf may be known world wide as the symbol of Ireland but when one mentions its name in Kilkenny thoughts immediately turn to the famous GAA club in Ballyhale. When Ballyhale, Knocktopher and Knockmoylan amalgamated back in 1972 to form what's now known as the Shamrocks who could envisage what lay ahead for what is a relatively small country parish? It’s phenomenal the success they have achieved since 1975 when they first set foot in Kilkenny's top grade. Twelve county, five Leinster and four All-Ireland club titles put them to the forefront of hurling’s elite.

The GAA can rightly be described as one of the greatest sporting organisations in the world – and, as we all know, it is much more than just a sporting organisation. It has had a profound impact on local communities all over Ireland, giving those communities a sense of identity and belonging.

Another man who failed an intoxiliser test got to walk from the court this week (November 24) with his licence intact after the arresting garda got the car registration wrong, the townland wrong, and failed to sign the receipts issued by the intoxilising machine.

Former GAA president Seosamh MacDonncha will be the special guest at the launch of the Mayo GAA 40th anniversary Scór commemorative publication on Friday, March 27 in the McWilliam Park Hotel.

Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the opening of the first new town in Ireland since Shannon and Craigavon. Yes, its time to throw open the gates of Baile an Táicsigh (Toxic Town), the town where we promise to bring you the best of the worst, where you are guaranteed to get the worst service, where the roads will be the worst, the pint will be terrible, where the spittoons will never be emptied and where in order to make the rest of the country look great, we are going to feck everything bad. In demographic terms, it will be like the child in the back room of the olden days. The motto for this town will be ‘Hors de la vue, hors de l'esprit‘ (out of sight, out of mind) and by doing this, everywhere else in the country can feel good about itself.

Colourful Fine Gael TD Michael Ring will launch the election campaign of the party’s Oranmore candidate Eamon Fox in Grealish’s of Carnmore on Friday April 17 at 9pm.

Rower-Inistioge’s Kieran Joyce won €500 worth of training gear for his GAA club at Parnell Park when he won the first ever Bord Gáis Energy Crossbar Challenge.  The event took place at half time during the Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling U-21 Leinster Final when the Cats were also successful in beating Dublin by four points to win the trophy for a second year in a row.

Everyone involved in the world of GAA has a story to tell. If you trace their roots back far enough, there has to have been a starting connection point between them and the GAA.

In 2008 RTE aired the first series of Celebrity Bainisteoir which instantly because a hit. The reality TV show followed eight non-sporting celebrities who took on the challenge of managing an intermediate club football team from their home county in an official GAA competition. Maryland GAA club from Drumraney, Co Westmeath along with their celebrity bainisteoir Mary Whelan were over all winners. The Athlone Advertiser’s DAVID MARTIN was captain of the winning team.