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1 day ago | 
rte.ie | Paul Rouse
Analysis: Right at its core, Gaelic football is a mirror to Irish society and to the nature of that society at any given timeBy Paul Rouse, UCDBefore January 17th, 1885, there was no such thing as Gaelic football. What there was, though, was centuries of folk football played across Ireland in every corner, recorded in legal texts, in poetry, in newspaper accounts, in travellers' records.
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1 day ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Paul Rouse
Getting into a match for free is one of the great joys of life. The lengths that some people will go to in order to avoid paying suggest something more than a transient joy, of course, but most people look sensibly on a free ticket as a lovely treat.
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2 days ago | 
warwickshireworld.com | Paul Rouse
Chadwick Accountants & Bookkeepers in Bidford-on-Avon has been named Accountancy Firm of the Year in the Central Region in the 2025 Prestige Awards. The Prestige Awards was launched in 2020 to celebrate businesses and individuals who consistently offer excellent products and services within their region, and the award was presented to Chadwick’s at a recent ceremony held at Moor Hall in Sutton Coldfield.
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1 week ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Paul Rouse
The words of Tony Dempsey, the former Wexford hurling manager, are worthy of serious consideration in respect of the danger to hurling of the ‘split season’. When talking to RTÉ’s Pauric Lodge, he said that the reality was that the GAA was handing over the summer to other sports, principally because so many counties were finished their season by the end of May.
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2 weeks ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Paul Rouse
Paul Durcan wrote some great poems about sport. He died last weekend, aged 80, but his work will live on. In a recent tribute to him on the ‘Arena’ show on RTÉ Radio One, the presenter Sean Rocks described him as the “most companionable of poets”. It was a great way to put it.
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3 weeks ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Paul Rouse
The tears that flowed in Croke Park last Sunday when the final whistle heralded Louth’s first Leinster SFC success in 68 years were a joyous reminder of the emotional power of sport. Part of that outpouring was pure relief. If another Leinster final had been lost to a late score, it would have been truly brutal.
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4 weeks ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Paul Rouse
There is a brilliant stretch of the fascinating interview that Jim Young gave to Brendan Fullam for his ‘Giants of the Ash’ book. Young had won it all. The roll-call of his success marks him down as one of the most successful hurlers in history: the topline figures run to five All-Ireland hurling medals, nine county championships, four national leagues and four Railway Cups.
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1 month ago | 
warwickshireworld.com | Paul Rouse
A new monthly networking group for growth-minded businesses in Warwickshire promises a fresh take on the topics of finance and profit. The Jelly BeanNetworking Breakfast is designed for ambitious entrepreneurs and expanding companies, and will offer a unique blend of professional insight and vibrant business connection. The launch event takes place at The Arden Hotel in Stratford-on-Avon on Wednesday 21 June, and runs from 9.30 to 12am.
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1 month ago | 
warwickshireworld.com | Paul Rouse
Rachael Chadwick-Harrison, MD of Chadwick Accountants in Bidford-on-Avon, has been nominated in the CEO of the Year category in the Women In Change 2025 Awards. The independent awards, launched in 2022, were founded by Sarah Bar-Lev – a former experienced change leader herself with the Ministry of Defence – to counter the absence of a dedicated platform for women in business to connect, support and empower one another.
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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Paul Rouse
It is somewhat ironic that the last instalment of the current structure of the All-Ireland SFC should finally throw up groups which promise spectacle and jeopardy. The structures change for next year and there is a chance now that this final spin of the round-robin groups of four, where three qualify, will actually offer great excitement.
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