Pa Ranahan

Pa Ranahan: As kids return to the pitch, the impact of the GAA on their development cannot be underestimated

By Pa Ranahan / April 23, 2021 / Comments Off on Pa Ranahan: As kids return to the pitch, the impact of the GAA on their development cannot be underestimated

At the 2018 Coaching and Games Conference, Shane O’Sullivan delivered a short presentation on a project his club Ballygunner had undertaken. The former Déise hurler described how two tragedies in…

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Pa Ranahan: GAA needs to be careful with constant jigging and rejigging of rules

By Pa Ranahan / March 17, 2021 / Comments Off on Pa Ranahan: GAA needs to be careful with constant jigging and rejigging of rules

Something that hasn’t stopped in recent years is the annual jigging and rejigging of the GAA playing rules

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Pa Ranahan: “Comparison is the thief of joy” but Limerick football can learn from the hurler’s success

By Pa Ranahan / March 12, 2021 / Comments Off on Pa Ranahan: “Comparison is the thief of joy” but Limerick football can learn from the hurler’s success

While Limerick football and hurling are running different races, they can still learn from one another writes Pa Ranahan

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Pa Ranahan: Winning Mentality separates the greats from the good

By Pa Ranahan / February 18, 2021 / Comments Off on Pa Ranahan: Winning Mentality separates the greats from the good

“Deep down in my stomach, with every inch of me, I pure, straight hate you! But God damn it, do I respect you!” (Anchorman) Like a growing number of people…

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Pa Ranahan: Opportunity to play 3rd Level GAA too good to turn down

By Pa Ranahan / February 12, 2021 / Comments Off on Pa Ranahan: Opportunity to play 3rd Level GAA too good to turn down

Pa Ranahan speaks about the opportunity to develop as a player in college and is hopeful that Limerick football can grow from it as the hurling did

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Pa Ranahan: Every student should be afforded the same sporting opportunities

By Pa Ranahan / February 5, 2021 / Comments Off on Pa Ranahan: Every student should be afforded the same sporting opportunities

With the success of school’s hurling in Limerick, Pa Ranahan highlights how those opportunities should be presented to all stdednts

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Pa Ranahan: The influence of Post Primary Schools in turning interest into positive results

By Pa Ranahan / January 27, 2021 / Comments Off on Pa Ranahan: The influence of Post Primary Schools in turning interest into positive results

Pa Ranahan looks at the importance of Post Primary Schools in the development of GAA players with references to his own experience.

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Pa Ranahan: The potential is there for the Limerick footballers to emulate their hurling counterparts

By Pa Ranahan / January 20, 2021 / Comments Off on Pa Ranahan: The potential is there for the Limerick footballers to emulate their hurling counterparts

Early in 2013, Maurice Horan, in his role as manager of the Limerick Seniors, arranged for Gary Keegan – former High Performance Director with the Irish Athletic Boxing Association –…

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Sustaining Progress Vital For Billy Lee & Limerick Footballers in 2021

By Pa Ranahan / January 13, 2021 / Comments Off on Sustaining Progress Vital For Billy Lee & Limerick Footballers in 2021

Every team sets out in a new season with the goal of it being a successful one. From the Junior team who are looking to win a divisional championship, all…

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2020 Green Shoots Cause For Limerick Football Optimism

By Pa Ranahan / January 8, 2021 / Comments Off on 2020 Green Shoots Cause For Limerick Football Optimism

With 2020 now in the rear view mirror, we have a chance to reflect on all that happened, or sadly in a lot of cases did not happen! And seeing…

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