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Three cruciate surgeries would finish most players- not Niamh McLaughlin! A professional footballer with Newcastle & Sunderland, a European championship final and a trip to the World Cup with Republic of Ireland shattered because of injury. Despite this, Niamh picks herself off the floor and earned the biggest individual accolade in Gaelic football- Player of the Year. It's a fascinating insight into drive, achievement and what makes her different?In her only broadcast interview, Niamh explains why she's taken up an offer of playing professional Australian rules with Gold Coast Suns. The Donegal captain lifts the lid on the money involved and why she made the move to the AFLW.Niamh also reveals her aspirations around amalgamation between the LGFA, GAA & Camogie Association. It's honest!Sit back and enjoy another revealing episode of the GAA Social

Louth were in division four. Three short years later, they are one game away from promotion to division one. It's a tough one though- Dublin in Croke Park. We reflect on the Louth project and ask where can they go? Is Mickey Harte the greatest ever- where does he sit? We reflect on a weekend of drama across the Allianz Leagues and preview the final weekend of action- including a Tyrone/ Armagh clinker- and the game is live on BBC this Sunday. David Clifford, his new sock look, Armagh negativity- Wicklow and Fermanagh within touching distance and we ask the question 'What year will the GAA make its competitions fair? It's all crammed into your Monday GAA Social with Thomas Niblock and Oisin McConville #AskOisin

Shane Walsh is one of GAA’s biggest stars. The All-Ireland final shootout between him and David Clifford will go down as one of the greatest battles of all-time. The Galway star sits down with Thomas Niblock & Oisin McConville in a reveal all podcast, providing a rare insight into one Gaelic Games most influential sportsmen.There’s much to discuss. Shane transferred from his club Kilkerrin/Clonberne to Kilmacud Crokes after Galway's All-Ireland defeat to Kerry (although his mind was made up before the Armagh game) the transfer shocked the sport. Why?How did he feel about the abuse aimed towards him, his new club- and will he go back home in the future, if roads lead back West?There’s the All-Ireland club final with Glen. 17 players. Was it cheating? Would the Leinster champions fulfil a replay- if that was the Call? With nothing off-limits Shane opens up to the GAA Social about hopes for Galway in 2023, that battle with David Clifford and the influence Ronan O’Gara had on him the night before the All-Ireland final with Kerry. Oisin loves O'Gara and reveals his own admiration for the former Ireland number 10. The importance of imagination, a lesson he learned as a six-year-old and the influence of Padraic Joyce is all packed into this podcast. Also, how did Walsh manage a substantial break during the inter-county season and could we seriously have lost him to another sport?A mature, confident but humble young man- Shane Walsh comes across brilliantly in another exceptional episode of the GAA Social