Ciaran McCauley

Belfast, Londonderry

Senior journalist at BBC

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Sabotage or safeguarding: How Rory Gallagher row exposes a GAA divide

Jan 9, 2025 | sports.yahoo.com | Ciaran McCauley

New year usually means a fresh start but the opening of 2025 has found the GAA looking at a familiar, and divisive, story. Rory Gallagher, once one of Gaelic football's most high-profile coaches, has accused the organisation's president Jarlath Burns of sabotaging his career and threatened legal action. It came after Mr Gallagher was announced as part of the senior management team at Kildare club Naas on Sunday. However, within 24 hours, he was out again.
Questions over Belfast's readiness for Euro 2028.

Jul 15, 2024 | bbc.com | Faye Kidd |Ciaran McCauley

Euro 2028: Time ticking for Belfast to hostBy Faye Kidd & Ciarán McCauley, BBC News NIPacemaker PressThe stadium, on the Andersonstown Road in west Belfast, has been derelict since 2013Now that Euro 2024 is over, the organiser Uefa will turn its attention to Euro 2028 and the potential for matches to be played in Belfast. Casement Park has been chosen as one of the host venues for the tournament, however, uncertainty remains over how the project will be funded and if it can be built in time.
Five major NI takeaways from a night of election drama

Jul 5, 2024 | bbc.com | Ciaran McCauley

Five major NI takeaways from a night of election dramaBy Ciarán McCauley, BBC News NIPAFormer nursing union leader Pat Cullen was elected in Fermanagh and South TyroneEighteen constituencies, hundreds of thousands of votes and 10 hours of counting - welcome to the 2024 general election in Northern Ireland. It's been a long, bleary night for the candidates, vote counters and commentators watching on but we now know who is being sent to Westminster.
The best lines from commentating legend Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh

Jun 29, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Ciaran McCauley

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh was the voice of Gaelic games, Ireland's national sports. Across a 60-year career, from his 1949 radio debut to his last All-Ireland final on television in 2010, the broadcaster was a constant companion for generations of Irish sports fans. Known for his distinctive lilt and unrivalled turn of phrase, his longevity was even recognised by the Guinness Book of Records.
Euro 2028 and Casement Park: What is going on with Belfast's stadium?

Jun 18, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Ciaran McCauley

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Casement Park and the long road to Euro 2028

May 23, 2024 | aol.com | Ciaran McCauley

May 23, 2024 at 5:08 PMCasement Park has not been in use for 10 years [Inpho]The clock is ticking for Northern Ireland hopes of being part of hosting Euro 2028. It was last October that it was confirmed the UK and Ireland would be bringing one of the world's biggest sporting tournaments to its shores. It will be the first time Wales, the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland have hosted matches of a major international tournament.
Conan O'Brien goes full Irish for soap opera

Apr 30, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ciaran McCauley

Conan O’Brien's CV is pretty much incomparable - from Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons, to 30-plus years as one of the United States' most famous talk show hosts. Then there's the podcasts; the guest spot in the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm; his appearance on the Scoville-scale smashing interview show Hot Ones, which recently exploded across social media in a flurry of memes thanks to the O'Brien's trademark comic energy.
Why The Bear star Ayo Edebiri is 'Ireland's own'

Jan 17, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Ciaran McCauley

Ayo Edebiri after winning an Emmy for her role in The BearThe Bear star Ayo Edebiri is a Golden Globe winner, a Critics Choice award winner, an Emmy winner - and an unlikely "Irish" superstar? The actor has been sweeping award season for her role as chef Sydney in the stress-taurant comedy-drama. And along the way, as she did on the Emmy's red carpet, she's been thanking Ireland. "Shout out to Derry, shout out to Cork, short out to Killarney," she told Entertainment Weekly.
How Bobby Charlton played four games for Irish club Waterford FC

Nov 13, 2023 | bbc.com | Ciaran McCauley

Image source, PA PhotosImage caption, Bobby Charlton lifted the European Cup in blue for Manchester United - eight years later he'd be playing in the blue of Waterford FCIt's 18 January 1976 and the clack of the turnstiles at Kilcohan Park is non-stop as more than 6,000 people cram their way into the home ground of Irish club Waterford FC. The team's golden era is behind them. Waterford won six league titles in eight years up to 1973 but the club has been on the downturn in the three years since.
Casement Park and the long road to Euro 2028

Oct 10, 2023 | bbc.com | Ciaran McCauley

Image source, InphoImage caption, Casement Park has not been in use for 10 yearsThe UK and Ireland will later be confirmed as the hosts of Euro 2028, assuring that one of the world's biggest sporting events will be coming in five years time. It will be the first time Wales, the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland have hosted matches of a major international tournament. But Northern Ireland's contribution to the bid - Belfast's Casement Park - does not yet exist.