John Kelly

Murphy’s law: A US Navy Seal, Iran and the Irish connection Lieut Michael P Murphy came under intense fire and was mortally wounded in Afghanistan in 2005

My Irishman's Diary today on
Murphy’s law: A US Navy Seal, Iran and the Irish connection

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Very difficult to see the lines on the pitch on TV. The IRFU must have watered down the paint.

"The GAA Covered" is a stunning visual celebration of over 100 years of GAA match day programmes, showcasing history, culture, and sport!

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The match programme: A treasure trove of Gaelic games history dating back to 1913 An extract from The GAA Covered details the origin story of the match programme across Gaelic games.

The match programme: A treasure trove of Gaelic games history dating back to 1913

An extract from The GAA Covered details the origin story of the match programme across Gaelic games.

The match programme: A treasure trove of Gaelic games history dating back to 1913 An extract from The GAA Covered details the origin story of the match programme across Gaelic games.

A collector's delight - An extract from The GAA Covered details the origin story of the match programme across Gaelic games jrnl.ie/6880253t

Delighted to join Maura and Daithí on @rte.ie Today Show to talk about The GAA Covered and match programmes. The book is available in all book shops now!
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My piece today includes a reference to the earliest known GAA match programme for matches played at the home of Parnell.
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Honoured and humbled to be included in the shortlist for the @irishbookawards.bsky.social
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#AIPBA #StoriesMakeUs

From collecting over 5,000 GAA match programmes to converting a passion into a book A fascinating new book, ‘The GAA Covered’ explores the evolution of these documents through the years.

A fascinating new book, ‘The GAA Covered’ explores the evolution of these documents through the years. www.the42.ie/gaa-covered-...

50 years after the Vietnam War ended, my article on how Hollywood portrayed the conflict is contained in the Ireland's Own autumn special out now.

After winning five in-a-row All-Ireland titles as a manager, the first programme @gavinforthearas.bsky.social looked for was the one he won as a player in 1995! Loads more in #TheGAACovered available from bookshops now.

Mark O'Connell: ‘That was my first elimination’: IDF snipers are wilfully blind to the humanity of their victims International law explicitly prohibits attacking unarmed people, and people who are retrieving bodies

‘That was my first elimination’: IDF snipers are blind to the humanity of their victims

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Thanks a million Frank. Hope to make it up. Best of luck with it.

Congrats Frank. Looking forward to it.

Turning my old GAA programmes into a book: From treasured games to elusive collectors’ items The inspiration behind the creation of a new visual compendium of over 100 years of GAA programme covers

Writing in the @irishtimes.com today about programme collecting and #TheGAACovered published by Gill Books.
Turning my old GAA programmes into a book: From treasured games to elusive collectors’ items

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The launch of #TheGAACovered is tomorrow night in Palatine GAA Club at 7.30pm.
All welcome!

In this case, I think the cover is overloaded. There were three matches on that day, and the result is, as you say, a bit clunky. Still in the early days of programme production though, so I'll give them a bit of leeway!

Long Day’s Journey Into Night – @frankie49.bsky.social on Monaghan's only All-Ireland final appearance.
The programme for the 'last battle of the civil war' between Monaghan and Kerry in the All Ireland football final of 1930 features in 'The GAA Covered'.

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My book 'The GAA Covered' published by Gill Books, is available in shops from Sept 4th and to pre-order via the link in my bio now. The Ulster Final programme in 2023 featured Conor Glass and Jarly Óg Burns among others.

Very excited that my book 'The GAA Covered' will be released by Gill Books on September 4th. It's a history of the GAA's match programmes dating back to 1913, featuring the covers of those programmes. Pre-order via the link in my bio.

The dignity and bravery of Zelenskiy is something to behold.

Just reading the book Miguel. Great line about the Man City project, 'That's not a story, it's an equation'.

Can you have a word with whoever set the Christmas Crosaire please!!!! It's hard enough at the best of times!

This year's edition of Carloviana, the journal of the Carlow Historical and Archaeological Society, includes my history of Netwatch( Dr) Cullen Park from 1936 to 2016, headquarters of Carlow GAA . Thanks to Dermot O'Brien for the use of some of his photographs.