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Hosted by
  
Conor Donnelly

Language
  
English

Debut
  
2013

Genre
  
Sports

Length
  
ca. 60min

GAA Scores

Website
  
http://www.gaascores.com/

GAA Scores is a podcast and website about Gaelic Games.

Contents

History

GAA Scores was originally launched as a Twitter account by Conor Donnelly in January 2012, with updates from GAA teams in various countries. The debut match was a Dr. McKenna Cup tie between Derry and UUJ at Celtic Park. The account received almost 1,000 followers on Twitter within the first week. Later that summer a website was founded with news and opinions on Gaelic Games.

The podcast was launched in May 2013 with Conor Donnelly, Pearse Corcoran and Michael O'Connor hosting the first season. Fermanagh footballer Ryan McCluskey replaced O'Connor midway through the second season.

Podcast format

The show is released weekly through iTunes and SoundCloud.

On Thursday 12 February 2015, it was announced that GAA Scores would be linking up with Ulster-based newspaper, Gaelic Life, to bring further coverage of the clubs and county within the province for the rest of the season.

Hosts

  • Conor Donnelly (2013–Present)
  • Pearse Corcoran (2013–Present)
  • Ryan McCluskey (2014–Present)

    • Previous guests

  • Pádraic Collins (Clare)
  • Colin Walshe (Monaghan)
  • Harry Kehoe (Wexford)
  • Oisin Langan (Newstalk)
  • Derrick Lynch (Clare FM)
  • Ronan Scott (Gaelic Life)
  • Ciaran Woods (Gaelic Life)
  • Niall McCoy (Gaelic Life)
  • Shane McCabe (Fermanagh)
  • Damian Stack
  • Cormac O'Malley
  • Conán Doherty (DerryNow.com)
  • Cahair O'Kane (County Derry Post)
  • Dan Bannon (LouthAndProud.com)
  • Ger McCarthy (Irish Examiner)
  • Daragh O’Conchuír
  • Emmet Ryan (action81.com)
  • Fintan O’Toole (the42.ie)
  • Daniel St Ledger (Carlow)

    • Awards and recognition

  • Voted 5th in the Irish Examiner’s "Top 50 Essential GAA Tweeters" (May 2012)
  • SportsNewsIRELAND’s "Top 30 GAA Twitter Accounts to follow" (August 2012)
  • Final 10 in the RaboTweeties Award for the "best use of Twitter by an Irish owner" (September 2013)
  • Semi Finalists in the Bord Gáis Social Media Awards for "Most Innovative and Effective Use of Social Media in Ireland" (May 2014)
  • Finalist in Blog Awards Ireland for "Best Sport & Recreation Blog" (October 2014)
  • Semi Finalist in the Web Awards for "Best Sports Site" (October 2014)
  • Winner of "Best Sports Twitter Account in Ireland" in the RaboTweeties Awards (November 2014)

    • References

    GAA Scores Wikipedia
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