Gaelic games coach and referee
@Camogiecoach
Followers
1,860
Following
2,070
Media
637
Statuses
6,701
LGFA, Camogie, and GAA referee. Camogie and hurling coach. Interest in politics. Live in Dublin, Ireland.
Dublin City, Ireland
Joined May 2015
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
Father's Day
• 993716 Tweets
Eid Mubarak
• 481853 Tweets
GO TO URANUS2324
• 310529 Tweets
Stop Killing Animals
• 298618 Tweets
England
• 253780 Tweets
Dads
• 224898 Tweets
Dudu
• 154095 Tweets
Cruzeiro
• 119181 Tweets
Ferrari
• 95750 Tweets
Feliz Día del Padre
• 85284 Tweets
#POLNED
• 78370 Tweets
Poland
• 74412 Tweets
Netherlands
• 71227 Tweets
JUNGWOO AT MFW SS25
• 68410 Tweets
#アンチヒーロー
• 65281 Tweets
Dutch
• 43102 Tweets
Denmark
• 42487 Tweets
Weghorst
• 35778 Tweets
Eriksen
• 34780 Tweets
#無職転生
• 30394 Tweets
Gakpo
• 26532 Tweets
Dinamarca
• 24541 Tweets
Slovenia
• 22115 Tweets
ハーメルン
• 20648 Tweets
オランダ
• 19694 Tweets
Depay
• 18329 Tweets
Holanda
• 17736 Tweets
Países Bajos
• 16801 Tweets
Albanians
• 15723 Tweets
#日向坂で会いましょう
• 14320 Tweets
ポーランド
• 13343 Tweets
Koeman
• 12037 Tweets
桜蘭高校ホスト部
• 11219 Tweets
@ShaneMcAuliffe1
I'm not shocked at all. These are the beliefs of the Catholic Church. If you don't like them, don't be a member. If you are a member, these are the beliefs you sign up to. Pretty straightforward.
30
15
1K
@WithingtonRed
@ManUtd
Loyalty has zero value. I'm not sure why ppl don't understand that. I'm even more confused when ppl think it's more valuable than anything else.
United sell seats. That's it. If you don't pay, there's a queue of ppl who will.
The 28 years only means something to you, not them.
21
34
959
@WithingtonRed
@ManUtd
I'm not trying to be awful there. Just pointing out the reality of business. United is a business and loyalty has no value. In many respects, loyalty gets you worse deals. That's why discounts apply to "new customers only" a lot of times.
21
18
638
Found out from my U16 daughter that her camogie coaches are using subs in training... so during the game in training, players are standing on the sideline. Looking. Watching their friends play. Not playing. She's 15.
Please explain why a coach would do this. Make it make sense.
89
16
561
@extra_sobriquet
@jthomsonPHIL
Why would we replace non-soluble plastic with non-soluble paper.
The ones in
@McDonalds
are SO bad. The mouth feel is absolutely awful. Like drinking while your teacher screeches their nails across a chalk-board. We don't use them. Pasta straws are a bit better though.
35
3
418
Some clubs are doing it right!
Saw this out in
@Peregrinesgaa
today while umpiring at the intermediate 2 final.
#respecttheref
8
45
310
Ref insight:
Controversial one perhaps. Gaelic Referees ARE VOLUNTEERS!!!
That €20 you give them for a match is to cover their expenses, of which there are a lot. Boots, gear, diesel, etc. I bought radios for €300, umpire coats cost me €200 recently.
Refs volunteer. Be kind.
22
12
222
My eldest lassie heading off to ref today. She has stolen all my gear!!!! 🤔
6
0
188
@OurGameHQ
I see two players competing for the ball. Almost no contact. Where's the foul? I know he fell heavy... but that seems to be because of his jump rather than any foul on him. Am I misreading this?
1
0
154
@joncoopertweets
As an outsider... it baffles me how political your judicial appointments are and the impact your judiciary has on the interpretation of the law in the US. We don't have political judges in Ireland... just judges.
16
8
151
@aoifeallen00
Its a personal choice. Like your pink hair or dress from your profile. Probably not everyone's cup of tea but live and let live. Speaking personally, pink dresses do nothing for me... must be my hairy legs!
I like some of Sheerans stuff. Was at his concert last night.
2
0
119
Reffed a Camogie game today.
1st half: Girl A pulled on a leg in a ruck.
2nd half Girl A gets a belt on the leg (accidental). On ground. Crying. Sore.
Coach comes on:
You gave a bang, ya got a bang, ya know how it feels now. Get up and get on with it.
Gotta ❤️ some coaches! 🤣
2
10
111
@michaelmezz
I think she comes across quite well. Quite articulate about her points. I don't agree with her style of protest, but it's certainly effective (we are talking about it). Mission accomplished for her.
4
2
105
@reptracker
This is actually hilarious!
Q: Why are you so committed to Ireland?
A: I'm Irish.
Like, would they ask a French, German or Spanish player that question????
2
3
104
@rteliveline
@joeliveline
Michelle Smith was fully tested at the Olympics she won triple gold at. She passed all tests. Her medals were achieved without doping according to the official records.
I don't know what happened with the dirty sample. Nor does anyone else on here.
17
1
100
@AymannJames
Can the school not ask parents if they want to exclude their children from these debates? Why are 2 able to hold up the progress of the reminder of the class?
6
7
94
@mountai11860984
@SqueakinglyJen
Really, this is just silly. The hatred some ppl have for other humans is beyond me.
Little britainers were content to pillage an empire but don't want to accommodate even their fair share of the ppl the regimes they left behind displace.
3
1
93
#GAARefRespect
I had people on a sideline today, tell me I had played way more time than needed. Told me they had timed it themselves! Did you stop it for injuries, substitutions, cautions? Coz I did and I played 5 seconds more than the 30.
Let the ref do their job!!
6
0
91
I had the pleasure of refereeing
@nbarrog
v
@theislesclg
on Sunday. 2 incredible teams who produced a fantastic display of end to end, thrilling football.
After the game, they asked to have a photo with the ref as a mark of their respect. Beautiful gesture.
@dublinladiesg
1
5
76
Delighted to have passed the national LGFA referee testing today. Pictured here with the impressive Marion Hayden, who is such an amazing ref. We are both doing the national accelerate program with
@LadiesFootball
@auramarion
@dublinladiesg
@CarlowLGFA
@StFiniansSwords
6
3
75
@Reforminator
@CilComLFC
@SarahMorrisIOW
Don't apologise for me. Or our generation. You can only speak for yourself. Immeasurable? Irreversible?? Come on now. Times were tough, there was a global pandemic. We all made sacrifices. We are out the other side now.
6
0
72
Scary scenes in North Dublin tonight....
5
2
70
@ESPNCFB
There is no skill in this. A blindside hit of a basically defenceless player. A bit pathetic really. Kudos to the receiver for holding onto the ball. That's the real play here.
1
0
66
16-y-o daughter came back from reffing a
@CamogieDublin
game today. Upset.
U13, Div8. Not the All Ireland. Told me coaches and parents on one side continually tried to ref the game for her. STEPS! CHOP! WIDE! Constantly questioning her decisions.
10
1
68
A few stern words with sons new soccer coach today. He's 8. Left on the sidelines for too long despite only 6 players in 5-a-side. Coach started BSing me saying everyone was getting the same playing time which was patently untrue. Words were definitely exchanged. 💣
26
0
63
Overheard the coach of a 10 year old girls team my young lassie was playing against giving his pre-game instructions. So calm, attentive to his team, listened, answered questions. Then - Go out and enjoy yourselves.
He has created a lovely environment for those kids. Fabulous.
4
2
63
Delighted to receive the Award2 coaching certificate in Croke Park last Sunday. A long time coming with Covid getting in the middle of it all! Congratulations to all recipients.
#DubGAAGraduation
#DubGAACoach
#DubGAACourses
@StFiniansSwords
@MooneyOwen
5
0
60
@nusairat
@Diogoepronto
@amazingmap
Lots of people do business with folks in the US. It's actually a very real issue.
Plus, many computer software is initially configured for the US format (think Excel, Google sheets, etc).
2
0
58
@__shaneholden
@Shaneytweet
Ireland produces world class:
Golfers
Rowers
Boxers
Runners
Walkers
Rugby players
That's off the top of my head. GAA also produces fantastic domestic athletes. We punch way above our weight in athletic terms.
9
0
57
So, so true.
RTs Appreciated
Message from an Unknown Coach
Today I heard a comment made about me behind my back, I started to turn around and look but decided better of it, I know I make mistakes.....
35
444
989
2
13
54
@DanielHussey2
Great officiating by the ref and his team. They got one look at it, at match speed, in a highly congested space. And I think they got the decision bang on. Shoulder to the head. Behaving in a manner dangerous to an opponent. 🟥
Cheap shot. No place in the game for it.
5
2
56
@thegaeliccorner
I think he realises and doesn't catch it... therefore, the 2nd 'bounce' was not a bounce... he dropped it and then toe-tapped it back to himself. Incredible awareness.
3
0
54
Ref insight:
If one of your players is constantly roaring STEPS or shouting for frees during the game, don't be surprised if s/he gets a 🟨.
Constantly trying to ref the game undermines the authority of the referee - a 🟨 offence!
I have given cards for exactly this.
13
3
53
Delighted to pass the national referee Camogie panel fitness test this morning in Abbotstown with
@Ronanc11
. Definitely blowing hard at the end but we both made it through!
@StFiniansSwords
@CamogieDublin
@LeinsterCamogie
@OfficialCamogie
5
1
49
@DLynchSport
I don't like this hate towards Vera P. at all. A highly successful coach who brought IWT to their first EVER world cup and played well against some of the top teams in the world. Its a life's work for her, let her celebrate it. Im delighted to came to Ireland and helped lead us.
4
0
48
@Opiumpicks
@WithingtonRed
@ManUtd
As others have pointed out, repeat customers spend less. The game is all about new. That's why most offers & discounts are for new customers only.
I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news. But don't attack me for stating the truth, please.
6
0
45
@paddycosgrave
I went to Web summit in Dublin several years ago. Very expensive tickets. Desperate ppl trying to hawk their web applications in a cold, soulless hall. Crappie on-stage discussions where so many were just going through the motions. Virtually no value in it.
Never went back.
3
3
42
@LilevjenSpecial
@courtenayrogers
Not really. Do you trust a man who has consistently lied and already had 15 boxes of classified materials repossessed.
Or do you trust an agency that is responsible for your nations security?
No other POTUS would have or has willfully mishandled classified documents.
15
1
42
@the2johnnies
The official rulebook says it's a hurley. 49 times!!!!
Never says hurl. Ever. Not once.
So there's no debate. It's officially a hurley.
1
0
44
New hurley bought yesterday for the oldest boy. Do people put linseed oil on hurleys anymore?
#hurley
#linseedoil
10
0
44
@AnalysisGaa
That is absolutely savage stuff. Physical without fouling. Every ball contested. I'm exhausted looking at it!! Brilliant play from both teams.
1
0
42
@AnalysisGaa
@BoyneJack
Really interesting, Ray. He takes 5 steps while the ball is in the air, changes direction as he catches it (who does that????!) then bounces it almost immediately (on 2 steps). He knows he's going into contact and wants the steps available to evade. As it happens, he's tripped.
2
0
42
@TrainorChris
1 - I haven't dug anyone out on SM. You literally don't know who I am talking about.
2 - we've spoken with this coach b4. We can't fix this with him.
3 - volunteering doesn't give ppl the right to treat kids poorly. Any coaching material at this age focuses on inclusion.
2
0
43
@AineMarieMahon
Wait until the day you press the button to call the lift and toddler wanted to do it....
CARNAGE!!!
My eldest (15 now) had an absolute meltdown at 3 1/2. I still remember it 12 years later!!!
1
0
41
@LaurCah
I have daughters and sons playing hurling, football, lgfa and camogie. I coach.
I pay my membership. I don't get paid. The fees, pitches, gear are the same. The treatment is the same. In many cases the coaches are the same!! Yours experience is not the norm at all.
1
0
42
Absolute privilege to be dad to this amazing family. All out of bed at 04.30 this morning, my 50th birthday, to catch the sunrise on Portmarnock beach. Great individuals and a brilliant family. I'm just along for the ride!
7
0
42
Myself and Ciaran Groome after passing the
@OfficialCamogie
national championship level in Abbotstown this morning. Both Ciaran and I are on the
@LadiesFootball
National panel too.
6
0
42
Nearly €500 on gas for 2 months!!! Holy heart of God. Anyone else getting bills like this???
@ElectricIreland
21
4
39
@Rootz_TV
Two footed challenge, with force. No attempt to play the ball. Dangerous contact with opponent.
Absolutely an offside!
4
0
42
I have been thinking about referee abuse quite a bit recently. There have been incidents in Roscommon, Wexford and Kerry. Plus I have my own experiences. So how do we solve this?
Here are some thoughts in a🧵
@officialgaa
@OfficialCamogie
@LadiesFootball
5
9
40
@JournalistJill
I had the pleasure of refereeing Giulia and the Na Gaeil Aeracha team against
@Peregrinesgaa
a few months ago. I believe it was their first ever game.
Best of luck to Guilia &
@NaGaeilAeracha
as they build a club and play a sport so many love.
29
1
38
Had a ref for an U13 game on Tuesday. Absolutely fantastic. Spoke with the players right through the game. Clear, kept up with the game, took no nonsense. Spoke with him after to congratulate him on a brilliant game.
Best ref I have ever come across. Top class.
3
1
38
@OurGameHQ
No strike. He pushed him. Ref gave what he gave but i think its harsh. Very poor from the Derry player diving as he did. He threw a punch to the gut of an opponent (Fenton). Embarrassing stuff from him to be honest.
6
1
40
Met the wonderful Larry McCarthy, President of the GAA, at the Monica's v Raheny Junior hurling match I was refereeing this afternoon. No crowds. No fanfare. Just a GAA fan out seeing games. Our future is in great hands.
@mccartla
2
0
37
Delighted to pass the
#lgfa
National referee championship fitness test with this great group of referees today. We've all been on the National Accelerate program run by
@LadiesFootball
Looking forward to the games!
2
1
39
@DailyAstro20
@GothamChess
Nope. Nowhere near the best country. By any measure... except guns per head, murders per head, death by cop, racism, school shootings, mass shootings, incarceration rates, etc. Yes, then the US is the best country.
3
0
35
Last communion of the 5 today. An absolutely great day. Grateful to be able to take a picture like this with 3 generations of O'Donnell's able to mark the event.
#communion
#3generations
#grateful
1
0
39
Haven't gotten away 'foreign' together in 17 years! Paris bound for the
#RWC2023
opener between
#France
and
#AllBlacks
tomorrow night. Can't wait!!
2
0
38
!!!!! 5,000 days off booze today !!!
Quitting booze was, without doubt, one of the best decision I ever made. I have never looked back.
#sober
#soberlife
5
0
36
So true! Whenever I have someone shouting at me, questioning decisions, I ask if the referee themselves. The answer is ALWAYS NO!
3
2
37
Very grateful for the friendship of
@KeithCahill
and
@Ronanc11
. Great referees and great people to be around.
We met this morning for the dreaded Broncos as we train for the
@OfficialCamogie
fitness test in January. Always better with friends.
@CamogieDublin
@LeinsterCamogie
2
1
35
Refs are normally like ships passing in the night. But I got a chance to see my brother Greg refereeing today ahead of my own game. Definitely keeping it in the family!
@dublinladiesg
@OfficialSylsGAA
0
1
35
A thread on making sure you listen to your players (and their parents) and that fun is the number 1 thing to think about in sports.
Kids really don't care what division they are in. They want to play with their mates and have fun. They want to play. THEY WANT TO PLAY!!!
1
2
36
So my eldest took a figary to write her Leaving Cert history project a year early and submit it as part of the inaugural DCU History in your hands awards. She only went and won it! Published author at 17.
I taught her everything I know, of course. 🤣
@DCU
5
3
35
@PremierviewPod
This is brilliant officiating. Lino is in a perfect position, immediately signals the foul. Ref knew the rules and applied them. Could have fudged it by issuing a 🟨 for careless use of the hurley but went with the correct decision. Top class officiating. Well done. 👏👏👏
1
0
35
Provincial referee fitness test this morning in Abbotstown. Happy to say I passed the yo-yo!
@LeinsterCamogie
@CamogieDublin
@StFiniansSwords
#yoyotest
#fitness
6
0
35
Spoke (nicely!) with a ref after our U13 game tonight. Lots of frees given against us but no explanation from the ref. I really feel we have a duty as refs to explain our decisions. Particularly when marginal. They had no ability to adjust. Very frustrating for the boys.
5
1
33
@TheDublinJenn
Depends on the age. Secondary school is impossible to avoid. I still have 3 in primary and never check their homework. Sometimes they do it. Most times they don't. Never been a problem. I don't get parents who obsess over it tbh.
7
0
33
Privileged to referee two brilliant U21 teams this morning in the Div3 Camogie semi-final in Somerton.
@CastleknockGAA
eventual winners against a skillful and dogged
@naomhmearnog
team.
1
4
34
@J3MMO
Astonishing that someone who was a professional athlete for so many years would let themselves go so quickly. He was playing up until late 2020!! He's only 36 ffs!
16
0
32
@LVRaiderTickets
@SMB_Attorney
No, no, no... not just Joe Anderson...THE Joe Anderson.
"You're not very well informed, are you"
I reckon he's 5 foot 7, balding, slightly overweight, 53 years old, and was out the back gardening!
2
0
32
@Skattalite65
@Bergie100
Ppl in the photograph all shouting 'cheese'... then the photographer gets hit with a lump of cheese. The photographed were trying to warm him about the impending cheese bit he ignored them....
2
0
31
Unfortunately, this type of abuse (and it is abuse) happens at all levels of the game. It undermines the authority of the referee and seeps onto the pitch making it much harder to control the game.
Referee abuse in all its forms needs to stop.
Let the ref do their job.
6
0
31
@SmallerFishGAA
I couldn't believe it... I thought he had a great game. Not sure it was Dublin fans tbh. But any booing of the ref like that is absolutely ridiculous. Certainly one of the best refs in the country and clearly has the respect of the players.
0
0
32
@CallMeSteve___O
Do you refer to everyone else by what they do?
Hi plumber John
Hey electrician Fred
Why put Coach in front of their name?
In my experience, 'Coach' is used when you don't know the person's name. Eg when I referee a game I often say hello Coach bcoz I don't know their name yet.
4
0
30
@jalex2003
@Codie_Sanchez
Sounds like a business he needs to build brick by brick...
Sorry... I'll get my coat!
2
0
30
Ref insight:
Despite some believing otherwise, Refs work hard to stay on top of the rules. I read the rules before pretty much every game. I get probably 90% of my decisions right. We do try our best. Sure, we won't get them all correct but allow us to be human!
3
0
30
Match tonight so prep (and charging!) has already started. That draw on the
#electricitygrid
is from my house!
@LadiesFootball
2
1
30
Delighted to graduate from the Peter Downey National Camogie referee academy at Croke Park today. Thanks to all who helped me over the past year. Might see you at your county game next year.
@CamogieDublin
@LeinsterCamogie
@OfficialCamogie
6
2
29
Observed a minute silence at a
@CamogieDublin
@OfficialCamogie
game tonight between
@Peregrinesgaa
& St Pats of Palmerstown as a mark of our respect and condolences for Kate Moran.
Each of the teams lined up in linked arms in total silence. Very moving.
Rest in Peace, Kate.
0
7
28
@Skuby1968
@AndrewBrownhil
Maybe so... but teams don't let one man carry the disappointment on his own. They ALL contributed to the scoreline over 80 minutes. Not just him at the end.
0
0
27
In the GAA Blitz debate there's a belief that b/c there is no cup, the games are somehow non-competitive. My 7, 8 and 11 year olds all played
#gogames
this weekend. All games were competitive and the kids competed. But nobody cared about a cup. It's a false equivalance.
1
1
27
@1044inProgress
Some do, some dont. Personally, I don't think so. I didn't ask my wife to (she did anyway). Same question if your wife was vegan. Are you now vegan?
Partners are on 2 separate journeys, undertaken together and shared. But 2 different journeys all the same. Not her journey.
4
0
27
@ArcaneKnowledge
@JoelTory
Its hardly experimental with close to 8 Billion doses given so far.
Very few side effects... fewer than Aspirin.
You are incorrect on every point.
11
0
26
@IrlagainstFash
@lidl_ireland
Spoke with someone in Lidl in Omni - the staff are not allowed ask people to put on masks. Seems daft given there is a sign on the door that masks are mandatory! It probably isn't worth the hassle for them, in fairness. Fair play to this fella - taking no nonsense!
3
0
23
From my eldest this morning!!! What a wonderful human she is! ❤️
2
0
26
Today marks 13 years off alcohol. I quit booze on 1st Jan 2010 as I headed off to a project in China. It's 1 of the best things I have ever done.
#sober
2
1
26
Had the pleasure of meeting
@KeithBegley
and Antonio
@Coachdiary
today in
@NewstalkFM
to discuss respect for referees today. Fab discussion hosted by
@offtheball
@JohnDugganSport
3
2
25
Back refereeing today after a few weeks out with injury. U18 Div2 shield finel between 2 very impressive teams
@theislesclg
&
@RahenyGAA
The
@CamogieDublin
future is bright!
It lashed rain during the game but both teams were really impressive in difficult conditions.
1
0
25
@GAAKeeperCoach
Totally different game models. One is a chaotic field invasion game (GAA), the other a HIGHLY structured field invasion game (NFL). Longest plays in NFL are 15secs. All set plays. GAA is free flowing, largely unscripted. Preworked tactics v decision making in the game.
3
0
26
What I hadn't considered when I took up refereeing was the friends I would make and support I would have.
Got to officiate at a challenge
@OfficialCamogie
game today excellently reffed by
@Ronanc11
with
@KeithCahill
on the opposite line.
@KilkennyCamogie
@antrimcamogie
0
1
26
@cillian_butler
Our opponents are not our enemy... they are our rival. This is completely disrespectful. Total bully move.
1
0
25