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GAA 2.0 – The Case for Renewal Nov 06, 2024

By Ciaran Deely

* A shortened edition of this article was first published in the Irish Examiner Newspaper on Saturday 08.06.2019

By the time you read this art...

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The Dubs- How to Beat the Unbeatable Nov 06, 2024

By Ciaran Deely

Last week I was in a café in the centre of Trinidad- a lovely provincial town on the south coast of Cuba- last week having a Cuba Libre cockt...

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Hardman event 2017 – I am a Hardman (I finished an iron man distance triathlon) Nov 06, 2024

By Mark Deely

I am now a Hardman.

http://www.hardman.ie/index.php/hardman-killarney

Never thought I’d get to say that.  Well I hoped I would but 10 days on i...

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Summary of article by Alex Hutchinson – The Seven Pillars of Running Wisdom Nov 06, 2024

By Ciaran Deely

Really excellent article in Runners World from Alex Hutchinson regarding what’s he’s learned about running and the sport science and performanc...

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Work smarter, not harder – embrace your Downtime! Nov 06, 2024

By Ciaran Deely

I’m in the Barbican Centre in London on my laptop working through my daily tasks, when my minds begins to wander- I’m thinking about my working...

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The GAA ‘#Super8’ restructuring of the Gaelic Football Championship – Super or Superficial? Nov 06, 2024

by Ciaran Deely

There has been much debate concerning the proposed Gaelic Football championship restructure recently, and especially with Congress on this comi...

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Introduction to Wellbeing for Athletes Sep 11, 2024

By Mark Deely.

Introduction to Wellbeing for Athletes

In the last number of years, we have seen terms such as Wellbeing, Wellness and Self-Care emerge as we a...

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