G'Day GAA: Recent Episodes
Liam Lenihan, John Heneghan, Sean O'Leary
This is a podcast where three Irish guys living in Melbourne discuss all things GAA in Australia and back in Ireland
Episode 131 - Cork Bottle it again - All-Ireland Final Preview by Liam Lenihan, John Heneghan, Sean O'Leary
Join Seanie, Giggles and Liam as they return to their airwaves for this first appearance in 2026. Please get in touch with us at gdaygaa@gmail.com
Join a broken Seanie as he picks through the bones of the greatest All-Ireland Final collapse with Giggles and Liam
Join Liam, Seanie and Giggles as they look back the last two weeks of hurling and look forward to a great weekend of hurling.
Liam, Giggles and Seanie make their return for the champtionship and are ready to roll.
Join Liam, Giggles and Seanie as they look back at the All-Ireland final. Giggles also has a special Giggles Corner. We pick our TOTY and look at the World Games up in Derry,
Join Liam, Giggles and Seanie as they look back at last week's action and look ahead to a cracking weekend.
Join Seanie, Liam and Giggles as they look back at another brilliant week of hurling and preview whats to come.
Join Seanie, Giggles and Liam as the look back at an exciting openeing round of the Munster and Leinster championship.
Tune in as Liam, Seanie and Giggles unpack the current league form, Giggles has a new championship strucutre, the 7s were in flow and Liam attends congress
Join Liam, Seanie and Giggles as they look ahead to the national leageue and disect the split season.
Giggles, Seanie and Liam share their thoughts on the exciting prospect of Kilkenny and Limerick.
Tune in as John Mulhall joins the lads to look ahead to the quarter finals as well as looking back at the provincials. Giggles also marks the centurion with his best Giggles Corner to date.
Tune in to Liam, Giggles and Seanie as they look ahead to the most exciting weekend of hurling this year.
Tune in as Liam, Seanie and Giggles look back at Kilkenny v Galway and Cork v Clare. We also look ahead to TIpp v Limerick and Giggles is back with Giggles Corner.
Tune in as Liam, Seanie and Giggles look back at a great weekend of action and look forward to this weekend.
Liam, Seanie and Giggles are back and can't wait for the Munster and Leinster Championship to kick off.
Liam, Giggles and Seanie look back at a dramatic finish in Club All-Ireland Final, preview the 7s and review another fascinating round in the league.
Liam, Giggles and Seanie sit down to look back on an awesome performance from Limerick and a capitulation from Cork.
Cathal Naughton joins Liam, Seanie and Giggles as the boys look forward to the All-Ireland Hurling Final. Seanie and Cathal are riding high after Cork's semi-final win over Kilkenny. Liam and Giggles try their best to ground them.
Giggles and Liam lick their wounds while Seanie is still riding high. Tune in as the boys look back on another blockbuster weekend of hurling.
Tune in as we look ahead to two mouth watering semi-finals this weekend. Can Waterford turn the tables on Limerick? Kilkenny and Cork is perfectly poised with not many people willing to call it.
Tune in as we look ahead to another exciting weekend of hurling. Tipp and Waterford looks like the game of the weekend but could Dublin cause an upset against Cork? Giggles is also back with a controversial Giggles corner.
Tune in as Giggles joins us from the glorious sunshine in Clonmel. We look back at the provincial finals and look ahead to two exciting qualifiers.
Tune in as we look ahead to two intriguing provincial finals this weekend. Liam, Seanie and Giggles give their thoughts on how these games will go as well as what's happened in the last few weeks.
We also farewell Giggles who heads back to Ireland
Tune in as we preview Clare and Waterford in the opening game of the Munster Championship.
There is also some intriguing games in Leinster with a much fancied Antrim taking on Dublin and Laois playing Wexford.
Tune in as Liam, Giggles and Seanie return from a 6 month hiatus to look at where we are up to in the world of hurling
Tune in as we look back at a Limerick display that has set the bar for teams around the country. Will they push on and become of the great teams? Tune in to hear our thoughts.
Tune in for our All-Ireland final special as we look ahead to a repeat of the Munster final.
We also look back in detail at the two semi-finals and also pick our All-Star team to date.
Tune in as we preview the upcoming All-Ireland Semi-Finals after another brilliant weekend of hurling. The All-Ireland champions Tipp said goodbye with a bitter taste in their mouth, is it the end for Liam Sheedy? We have some inside information.
Tune into this week's episode as we look back two excellent provincial finals. We also preview the quarter-finals coming this weekend. Giggles is back with a special Giggles' Corner
Tune in as we look at another bumper weekend of hurling where we will see Munster and Leinster titles decided.
We also preview the second round of the qualifiers (Tier 2 hurling teams ;)
Eddie Brennan fuels discussion as well with his "off-the-record" conversation with Parkinson.
Tune in as we look back at mega weekend of hurling. Limerick laid down a serious marker with Tipp looking shaky! We think they Limerick are the team to beat.
Cork bow out with a whimper against Waterford that leaves Seanie asking the question if they will ever see Liam in Cork again!
We also look at Kilkenny and how they just about survived a Dublin comeback
Tune in as we look back at the first weekend in the intercounty hurling season. We also look ahead to a bumper weekend with two Leinster and two Munster semi-finals.
We were delighted to be joined by Lismore and Waterford great Dan Shannahan as he talks us through his thoughts on an exciting 7 weeks for the All-Ireland series.
Dan also gives great insights on the club season this year and what Giggles was like to train in Lismore!
Tune in as we look at the latest developments in a rapidly changing Covid-19 environment as the GPA issue a survey to all inter-county players.
Giggles brings us his latest on the world-cup of inter-county managers.
Brendan Long joins us from Brisbane to talk to us about hurling in Queensland.
Finally, we look at the dilemma Cork camogie and ladies footballer dual stars are facing.
Tune in as we look back at another vintage county final in Cork with Blackrock coming out on top after extra time.
Giggles has finalised his power rankings and has also opened up a new debate in his world cup of best players.
We also look at the GAA's decision to call a halt to the club season and if its been done to protect the inter-county series.
Tune in as we look back at a dominant Ballyhale who made it 3-ina-row in Kilkenny.
Who will make it to number in Giggles' powe rankings? The listeners have had their say on instagram!
Seanie give us an in-depth preview of the Cork county final
Tune in as have Brian Vaughan, manager of St Pats in Sydney talk us through their great win in the New South Wales Hurling Final at the weekend.
We also look back at some cracking county finals and action coming up this weekend.
Giggles shocks us with his latest power rankings
Tune in to this week's episode as we look back at yet another fantastic weekend of club hurling across the country.
Giggles also has an update of his club power rankings.
We also look at how the GAA is going to fund the intercounty season to the tune of 30 million euro.
Tune in as we are delighted to have former Cork hurler, Cathal Naughton join us to talk all things hurling in Australia and Ireland.
We also look at the club scene at home as Kilkenny hits county semi-final time with Tipp just finishing theirs.
Tune in as the club scene comes to an end in Wexford and starts to rev up around the country
We also have a special guest from Perth, Western Australia giving us the low down on how they are faring in what is a very normal life for them at the moment.
Tune into to this week's episode as we have Jack Anderson, Professor of Sports Law at Melbourne University talk us through what the GAA is navigating at the moment.
We also look at how the club scene is unfolding as we head towards knock out in most of the counties.
Tune in as we talk to Brian Vaughan from the St Pats club in Sydney as he talks us through what life has been like since they returned to the field in a live Covid-19 environment.
We also have a detailed look at how the club championships are going in the counties of Kilkenny, Cork, Waterford and Tipperary.
Finally, Giggles is on with a special Giggles Corner where he picks his dream team for the Kilmacud 7s.
Tune in as we have Damien Bowe from Rathdowney Errill talk us through his unexpected return to Laois hurling after his Australia closed its borders.
We also look at the club action around the country and celebrate the fact that nearly all club games are now available to watch online.
Tune in for a fantastic insight on what its like on the ground in the GAA in Ireland since the return of games. Davy Ryan from the Dicksboro Club in Kilkenny joins us to tell us how they have got the show on the road again. Giggles corner is also back and we reflect on lock down 2.0 in Melbourne.
Tune in to a brilliant and insightful interview with Mayo and Collingwood star Sarah Rowe.
Sarah gives us great insights in to the world of professional sport and the challenges of adapting to playing two codes.
Tune in and listen as we go through the top 5 greatest robberies of all time.
Giggles, Seanie and Liam also go through their top 3 favourite matches not involving their own county.
Tune in for a special edition G'Day GAA.
First up is a Giggles Corner looking at the top 10 media personalities at the moment. Giggles also gives a run down on the worst 5.
Secondly, Giggles and Seanie take up Liam's challenge on running off the inter-county hurling championship in 4 weeks.
Giggles Corner part 2 looks at what difference it makes if your born in the first half of the year.
Finally, we wrap up by looking at a straight knock-out format similar to 1997.
An amazing day for the GAA in Australia and New Zealand at the Padraig Pearses 7s with over 2000 people in attendance in Melbourne.
Get the low down on the day.
Join us for a very special G'Day GAA with special guest Francis Collins who was an All-Ireland Club winner with Borris-Ileigh in 1987.
Tune in for our live coverage of the Geelong Youth Championships. Over 200 boys and girls playing a Gaelic Football blitz in regional Victoria.
Join us for an action packed show as we look back at a festival of GAA in Waterford for the world games.
This week we also have a very special Giggles corner.
Finally, we finish up with a preview of the mouth watering All-Ireland final between Kilkenny and Tipperary
Join us as we preview two tantalising All-Ireland semi-finals this weekend.
We also look ahead to the World Games taking place in Waterford next week.
Episode 50 - Laois reign supreme - Cork and Kilkenny by Liam Lenihan, John Heneghan, Sean O'Leary
Join us for a preview of the upcoming Leinster and Munster Finals. We also have a very special Giggles Corner as we look at the All-Stars based on the round robin series.
Join us for a G'Day GAA first. Liam and John Mulhall recording live in Ireland with Seanie and Giggles on the line.
We look back at a fascinating weekend of hurling where the Leinster Chmapionship reigned supreme
The hurling championship is up and running with the game of the year so far in Nowlan Park.
Giggles' Corner is back with a statistical analysis on the qualifiers since their inception in 1997.
Munster goes down to the wire next Sunday with it all to play for.
Tune in as we look ahead to great weekend of hurling. Kilkenny and Galway is the game of the round with Kilkenny looking like favourites.
We also look at Munster but upsets are looking unlikely as Waterford have hit rock bottom.
Tune in as we get a great insight into a history making trip with Western Australia taking part in the Féile in Ireland.
We also look at this weekend's Munster and Leinster championship.
Giggles is back with a less controversial Giggles Corner but a great insight some of the biggest shocks in hurling history.
Join us as we look back at last weekend's action. A major upset in Munster with Cork overcoming the All-Ireland champions in the Gaelic Grounds. Tipp reign supreme in Thurles with Waterford looking all but gone.
Giggles corner is back with the top 5 hardest won All-Irelands and the top 3 softest All-Irelands.
We also look at Leinster and how Kilkenny are shaping up a tilt.
We're back after a bumper weekend of action. Two home defeats in Munster and two home wins in Leinster. Have a listen to our take on events.
We also look at some do or die games for Cork and Waterford this weekend.
Giggles also brings us another Giggles Corner.
Join us as we preview the upcoming Munster and Leinster Championships as well as a new installment of Giggles Corner.
Join us as we broadcast live from the Victorian Amateur Football Association home ground at Elsternwick Park for a very special event.
Two international rules matches in ladies and mens and a inter-provincial hurling match.
Tune in to this episode as we assess the relevance of the National Hurling League and also who we think are the top three teams in the country at the moment (3:02)
Giggles also brings us a very special Giggles Corner where he looks at some of the best outside county managers in recent times (19:59)
Finally, we finish up with a preview of a fantastic celebration of Irish and Australian culture with the Ireland comes to Bayside event this Saturday in Melbourne (34:50)
Join us for a live episode at the Pearses 7s in Melbourne. We were delighted to be joined by the winning captain of the ladies football, Linda Lodge, from Michael Cusacks in Sydney.
We also had Brian Deane who managed the Young Ireland team to victory in the mens football.
Finally, we speak to Claire Gallagher from Padraig Pearses on how the day went for them.
We are delighted to bring you a G'Day GAA exclusive, a live draw of the Padraig Pearses 7s.
Aaron and Fergus from Pearses join Liam and Giggles to announce the details and groups for the 7s competition that will be taking place on Sunday 24 February 2019.
Tune in for a special episode recorded in GAA headquarters in Melbourne. We speak with the founder of KidsGAA, Michael Comerford who talks to us about all the great work going on in underage GAA in Melbourne.
Giggles also brings us a special Giggles Corner.
Tune in for an amazing live episode in the Spotless Stadium in Sydney.
Aaron Cunningham joins us to review the Victoria and New South Wales game (4:04)
Kilkenny captain Cillian Buckley joins us to talk 2018, injury woes and hopes for next year (12:58)
Finally, we finish up with the victors on the day James Skehill and John Hanbury who give us a great insight into the Galway setup (26:57)
Join us as we review the All-Ireland final between Limerick and Galway.
We also look back at the Sunday Game team of the year and see if they got it right.
We finish with looking at the U21 All-Ireland between Tipp and Cork.
In this episode we take a look back Galway v Clare (6:44) before a bumper special Giggles Corner (20:50)
We can't wait for the Galway v Limerick game on Sunday, listen to our extended preview(31:00)
Seanie covers off the football semi-finals(58:49)
We have have just witnessed the greatest weekend in hurling history. Join us as we look back at Cork v Limerick (5:49), review and preview of Clare v Galway (31:50) and HOTY (51:45)
First up we preview the first All-Ireland semi-final between Clare and Galway. Liam, Seanie and GIggles can't wait to see the battle between John Conlon and Daithi Burke (4:32).
Secondly, we look at the second semi-final which will be just as exciting between Cork and Limerick (20:23)
The GAA have gone through another PR blunder with the handling of the Liam Miller charity game. The boys talk about the changes that need to be made (34:23)
We say goodbye to Kilkenny after a thrilling encounter with Limerick in Thurles (5:47)
Giggles Corner returns and Pa just shades "Who am I?" (24:21)
We look back at an easy win for Clare over Wexford (34:02)
We finish up by having a quick look at the so called "Super 8s" (48:47)
Great to have All-Ireland winner John Mulhall back on the show to review the Leinster Final and preview Kilkenny v Limerick(3:32)
We also review the Munster final and look ahead to Clare and Wexford (33:37)
Is Derek McGrath bringing the Sunday game analysis to the next level? We give our views (56:08)
We were delighted to get Brendan Bugler on the line to give his thoughts on the upcoming Munster and Leinster Finals.
We also look at #newbridgeornowhere and if it is a new dawn for the power struggle between the GAA administration and players.
We are delighted to be back again after another cracking weekend in hurling. Firstly, we look at the Munster championship and we say goodbye to Waterford and Tipperary (5:16)
Giggles Corner is back after lots of listener feedback from last weeks's show. Giggles takes us through his mid-year All-Star selection (33:03)
Finally, we look at the final standings in Leinster (41:27)
We are back this with a bang. The Munster hurling championship served up two draws this weekend and we review it all (7:15)
Giggles Corner is back and fresh off the controversy in Tipp Waterford game we look at some of the biggest officiating blunders in GAA history (38:16)
And finally, we finish up with the second cousin at the moment, the Leinster championship (53:08)
We are back and the Munster hurling championship is heating up with Tipp and Waterford propping up the table (3:59)
Giggles corner returns with the latest installment looking at the top 5 hurling games of all time (23:37)
The Leinster championship will become more clearer after this weekend. Have a listen on our thoughts(43:16)
Finally, we finish by talking to Paul Sergeant from the Magners Sydney Irish Festival and he tells us what is in store for November (1:01:07)
In this episode we have John Mulhall back to talk all things hurling with us.
We look back in detail at the first weekend in the Munster championship and how Tipperary are now behind the eight ball. This weekend will be just as interesting as Waterford enter the equation(3:46)
Leinster is shaping up nicely and John tells us why he thinks Galway and Wexford will get the wins the weekend (23:32)
We're back in action after our bumper John Mulhall episode last week.
In this episode we take a deep dive on the Dublin and Kilkenny game (5:38) while also looking at how Galway overcame Offaly in style.
Munster hurling is back in action this weekend, Seanie and Giggles are very excited and discuss Limerick v Tipperary as well as Cork v Clare (23:31)
We finish up by looking at how Galway overcame Mayo for the third year in a row in Connacht (37:00)
Join us for a G'Day GAA specialas we have John Mulhall live on the line to talk all things hurling.
We start with his short but distinguished career with Kilkenny (6:22)
John also talks about his breakthrough year and his relationship with Mark Landers during his time at UCC (17:40)
Not many people know this but John hurled with Garryowen in Melbourne back in 2014. He talks to us about his time in Australia and how it differed from America (33:21)
John was also kind enough to stay on the line and preview this year's All-Ireland Championship with us (49:19)
Finally we finish off the show with a look ahead to the start of the football championship (1:18:00)
We had great interest in our competition on picking the best hurling team for the last 25 years from the listeners' entries. Tune in to see who won.
It was a pleasure to have a young Australian man join us on the line and the tell us why he chose to play Gaelic Football when he moved to London instead of AFL (22:05)
Brilliant to mark our 20th episode with a fantastic competition thanks to O'Neills International Sportswear.
First up we talk about the fantastic club All-Irelands where Cuala came out on top (2:44)
We also discuss Kilkenny's latest addition to the trophy cabinet with an excellent win over Tipperary (12:59)
Giggles corner is back with a brilliant a competition for our listeners (22:24)
Finally, we finish up with a review of the football league so far (29:16)
Tune int to hear all about the National League quarter finals.
We also preview the Club All-Ireland.
Giggles corner is back with a bang.
How Cork and UCC managed to cross swords.
Great to have Seanie back on board for this weeks episode. We open the show with some great feedback from the listeners.
First up was the national league (16:00), we stake stock on where we following the "Beast from the East".
That's followed by our new segment known as "Giggles' Corner" (30:10) which is a throwback to Know Your Sport.
Finally, we finish up with a look with came out of Congress and some interesting motions (38:00).
Tune in to our live show in Melbourne at the Padraig Pearces 7s.
Former Carlton AFL player and Cork Senior Footballer Ciaran Sheehan (5:05) give us his insight on playing Gaelic football in Australia and his new career direction.
We also had the pleasure of former Cork Senior Hurlers Cathal Naughton and Mike Walsh (14:03) talking to us about playing Gaelic games abroad and how the hurling landscape has changed dramatically.
Great to be back in action for 2018.
In this episode we have a look at the National League so far (04:35).
We also have a new segment on the show "Giggles' Corner" (19:37).
We're delighted to be back with our end of year Christmas Special. In this episode we review the hurling year and discuss the defining moments as well as the breakthrough teams (3:30). This is followed by a special quiz on Waterford for Giggles (16:28).
In the second part of the show we review the Gaelic Football season (19:28) and also quiz Seanie on his native Cork (31:29).
Finally, we finish up with a look ahead to the season ahead in Australia next year and what we are doing for the Christmas (37:43).
We were delighted to be joined on the line by Gary Brennan in Perth as he talked to us about what it was like to play for Ireland in the International Rules Series (2:47).
The series was ultimately a success even though Ireland lost. We give our thoughts on where we could have improved (28:34).
Finally, we finish up with a quick review of the club championships at home (49:03).
We were delighted to have John Fogarty from the Irish Examiner join us to talk all things International Rules ahead of the second test in Perth this weekend (2:50).
Liam, Giggles and Seanie also have an in depth look at where the second test will be won and lost (32:52).
We also get a brilliant insight from John Reaney who is doing fantastic work in promoting and developing Gaelic Games in regional Australia (53:52).
Finally we have a quick chat about the latest appointments in Ireland (1:07:17)
This episode was an International Rules Special as we look ahead to the first game on Sunday between Ireland and Australia.
We were delighted to be joined on the line by Conor Costello (3:07). Conor is a Melbourne based gaelic footballer and he was called in to train with Ireland ahead of the big game at the weekend. He gave us the insight on how training is going.
Following Conor's interview we preview the upcoming game between Ireland and Australia in the Adelaide Oval on Sunday (16:48).
We also review the All-Star selections and player of the year winners (43:05) and we finish with a catch up on the club championships in Ireland (1:01:35).
Join us for this special podcast with a live performance from the great trad band "Alma Road". They open with Mr Brightside. In this episode we we interview Tom Murphy in Western Australia on the success of their underage setup (11:17).
We also speak to Dara Blake from County Clare. Dara is a primary school teacher in Melbourne teaching Australian children Gaelic Football (33:35)
Fishermand Blues cover by Alma Road (46:07)
The manager merry go round is in full swing and we see who's in and who's out (50:25).
Galway Bay cover by Alma Road (1:10:47)
We finish off by looking at some of the club championships back home (1:13:47)
Rainy Night in Soho cover by Alma Road (1:32:35)
In this episode we were delighted to interview Maebh Moriarty (4:30), captain of the victorious Victorian Ladies Football team. We also reviewed the Australasian State Championships in Perth (31:28). Giggles and Seanie also dissect the Paul Kimmage debacle (50:21) and we finish by giving our two cents worth on Colm Cooper's testimonial dinner (1:04:22).
We were delighted to be joined by Aogán Ó Fearghaíl, President of the GAA, at the Australasian State Championships in Perth. Aogán talked at length about his experience in Australia so far and the upcoming changes to the All-Ireland Senior hurling championship.
We were delighted to be joined on the line with Tom Murphy from Western Australia as he talked about the preparations ahead of the State Games this week in Perth. His big news is that the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, will be attending the State Games in Perth. It was great to hear how all that came about.
Heartache yet again for Mayo but triumph for Dublin. We look back at where the All-Ireland Football final was won and lost. We also have a look at the All-Star nominations. We finish up by previewing the ladies football final.
In this episode we look ahead to the exciting prospect of another Dublin and Mayo All-Ireland Final. We also review the U21 and Camogie Finals. We finish by having a look back at the Melbourne championship and preview the upcoming Australasia State Games in Perth.
In this episode we review the All-Ireland Hurling Final. We unpack where it went well for Galway and where Waterford fell down. The Minor All-Ireland final is also reviewed along with previews of the upcoming U21 All-Ireland Hurling Final between Limerick and Kilkenny as well as the camogie final between Cork and Kilkenny.
In this episode we preview the upcoming All-Ireland Hurling Final between Waterford and Galway. We are also delighted to have an interview with former Waterford hurler Richie Foley. The All-Ireland Football Semi-Finals are also reviewed. We finish up by talking about the experience of watching the All-Ireland Hurling Final in Australia.
In this episode we review the Mayo v Kerry game and look ahead to the replay next Saturday. We also discuss the plight of the club player and what can be done to improve their season. There is also an insight into some of the tournaments played in Australia and how the men's and ladies' teams are closely linked. Buff Egan is also discussed and how he gives a great insight to whats happening at home for the overseas GAA fan. We also look ahead to the All Ireland Hurling Final and our upcoming interview with former Waterford hurler Richie Foley.
In this episode we discuss the bureaucracy of the GAA disciplinary process in Ireland and Australia. We also review Cork v Waterford and look forward to the All Ireland Final. We also talk about Donal Og and Henry getting heated.
This is our first podcast where we touch on GAA life in Melbourne Australia. We also review the All Ireland Semi-Final between Tipp and Galway. Finally, we preview Waterford v Cork.