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Eamonn, yeah Galicia and Brittany are going well. I visited Brittany this year and I filmed with Galicia at the World Games, but the Middle East clubs are unbelievable. One club, Abu Dhabi, flew 240 players to the one Tournament in Bahrain. They are mainly Irish but serious numbers.

The fastest area for growth of the GAA is in the Middle East. This year alone, they hosted and won the first World Games in both Ladies and mens football, plus this recent video is from the Bahrain Games where 1200 players took part.. think about that, 1200 players who mostly flew into the island of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf to play hurling, camogie and football. It was the biggest ever gathering of GAA players outside of Ireland and the States.. http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/news-archive/1112150944-video-2015-bahrain-gaelic-games-festival-report/

You can't beat a bit of Bruce Springsteen put to GAA action, especially with a track called 'We look after our own'. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mG-ogoNP3s

Video: UCD's non-Irish Ladies Gaelic football team is going to Shanghai.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xctnPN9RYuM

Cool video! It's not just about the Seniors.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp-TZTHT1gg&feature=youtu.be

Bit of craic from Pittsburgh.. dizzy hurling..
http://www.the42.ie/dizzy-hurling-pittsburgh-2258199-Aug2015/
and here's a passionate American whose parents are from Ardara and Fanad...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72vEevzCLTQ&feature=youtu.be

If you missed the Australasia GAA Championships documentary on TG4, it is now available on the official GAA YouTube channel right here... https://youtu.be/Ki4pN8Yt7fI

Here is a video report from the ABCs in London.. including Birmingham, Swansea, and many others in Britain GAA http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/1507150859-video-all-britain-championships-review/

If you missed the Australasia GAA Championships documentary this evening on TG4, it is now available on the official GAA YouTube channel right here... https://youtu.be/Ki4pN8Yt7fI or just go to gaa.ie and it's there on the home page

Here's a video report on the official GAA website from the ABCs in London.. http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/1107151108-2015-abcs-in-london-day-one-report/

Youse would miss Brolly if he quit RTE today. He might annoy you at times but people love to watch him, and I don't just mean people on here. He's the most popular by far, and maybe it's interesting that the following he has outside GAA diehards love him more because they don't take it as seriously. As for the others, think back to Spillane's ridiculous Kerry rant on the Sunday Game evening Show after last year's All Ireland Final. Would you really prefer that crap if Joe left. O'Rourke can be ok but jaysus he can dull.

Despite everything and when our sensitivities are put to one side, you have to say that he gives us something that no-one else can. When on form, he is entertaining, insightful, interesting, articulate, captivating and funny. He's different gravy, on a completely different level intellectually to Spillane or O'Rourke.

Here's an insight into how Joe's mind works.. I once worked on a TV programme where Joe was the special guest on a recorded midweek BBC Show. In rehearsals, I introduced Joe and he thought it would be funny to say that he was happy to be in a studio of the 'national broadcaster'. We rehearsed this a few times and then went 'Live'. The titles rolled and I introduced Joe who surprised us all by changing tack completely and saying 'there's a lot of purple lights in here, it's like a gay hairdressers'. Did he do it mischievously or does he just say whatever comes into his mind? I think it's more the latter. Joe has a very creative mind and goes into a zone where he finds funny and unique ways to describe things. He also feels justified in saying whatever he wants, whether people like it or not. This cocktail means that he has entertained and offended, in pretty much equal measure. I've said it before - we are lucky to have him, but we also know what we are going to get with him. More importantly, RTE know what they are going to get and they only reprimanded him when he insulted one of their own. In conclusion, Joe is Joe. It's only TV, not worth getting too upset about.

Yes Mick is a great fella, his pub is the Ould Sod.

Here's a video report from San Diego GAA, opening with probably the coolest GAA video I have ever used! There's also hurling with the Celtic Cowboys who host the All Stars this year and Cusacks from San Fran who have the brilliant Barry John Walsh and are gunning for North American champions the Ulster Club this Summer..
http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/2605150913-special-video-report-from-san-diego-/