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Paddy on the Costa’s Plan for the All-Ireland Final Weekend

John P Brady — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 17:36:50 +0000

Remember there's GAA on that day, find your seat in a rush, miss the first 5 minutes as you were talking shite to someone in the jacks, recount the embellished version of your Gaelic footballing career which never actually got started. Feel a massive shit coming on.

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Lisbon and Sevilla Champions as GAA Season Finishes on a High

John P Brady — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:53:39 +0000

Sevilla’s ladies A team ended an impressive season unbeaten as they took the ladies’ trophy back to the city of flamenco. While they faced a tough challenge from the Málaga girls earlier in the season, the challenge fell away as they asserted their status as the team to beat come next GAA season. Further praise […]

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Sevilla edge Málaga in Controversial Tie – Ladies GAA Andalusia

John P Brady — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 19:00:44 +0000

[Photos by the talented Abel Rodríguez] A tight match between the league’s top two effectively decided the outcome of the second tournament of the season. Both teams had gone into the Gibraltar clashes at almost full strength and enjoyed an intense struggle with the gap having narrowed since their Marbella encounter last October. In […]

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Lisbon win emphatically in Gibraltar – Andalusian GAA Tournament #2

John P Brady — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 02:06:25 +0000

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I Could Eat a Horse – Horse Meat in Sicily

John P Brady — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 13:04:14 +0000

[first published in 2012] Via Plebiscito is the home of the horse. It’s also a fine place to go if you want to get a taste of the, at times, shockingly real Sicily. If you are a ferocious carnivore and prefer generous amounts of meat on your plate, then here you will get your satisfaction. […]

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Determined Marbella Side Edge First GAA Tournament of 22/23

John P Brady — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 17:09:06 +0000

The Andalusian GAA season began in earnest on Saturday last in Marbella rugby club, home of the illustrious Costa Gaels club. This year the tournament has been enriched by the return of the capital of the Costa, the missing link, Celta Málaga. Costa Gaels, unofficial favourites going into the games, were suitably supported by their […]

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Seafood in Sicily: Octopus

John P Brady — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 01:10:14 +0000

Luca glared at the octopus which lay invitingly located between the shrimps and the calamari. He began eating it in his mind. ‘I ate a whole one raw last week, on my own!’ he said as I glared at him in horror. ‘It weighed more than half a kilo!’ He got the fish sellers attention […]

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Seafood in Sicily: Calamari served with sundried tomatoes

John P Brady — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 01:08:28 +0000

Occasionally a fish soup or similar type dish offered calamari in rings in a tomato and white wine sauce which was always good but not as satisfying as the Spanish version. (I expect a reaction from any Italian reading this who was brought up to believe that Italian food is better than Spanish. Is it […]

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Life in Sicily: The Market

John P Brady — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:03:32 +0000

La Fiera di Catania and La Pescheria are the two main food markets in Catania. The former, which is located in Piazza Carlo Alberto, is the one stop solution to all your food, drink, clothes and even household needs. It stocks fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, shoes, home ware, electrical items and clothes of all varieties. […]

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Blitz update: Controversy and scandal as “missing notebook” mars GAA tournament

John P Brady — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 19:50:15 +0000

I’ve heard of whistles being lost on Craggy Island but the ref’s notebook is a new one on me. Questions have been raised now about the validity of suspensions and even the legitimacy of the tournament itself as the referee will now be forced to recall from memory, the scores, cards and results. Rumor has […]

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