#TheToughest

What a gent… Shane Williams made the step across to Glenswilly in Donegal to try his hand at GAA in the latest series of The Toughest Trade. He came across initially and met with Ulster and Ireland winger Tommy Bowe, who gave him some handy tips on the round ball to help ease the transition. […]

10 years ago

This will be well worth a watch. AIB’s documentary, The Toughest Trade, is set to air on RTÉ2 tonight at 9.30pm. The documentary series explores how professional sports compare to the GAA and discovers whether our GAA stars can hack it in the world of professional sports. The first episode of the series sees Donegal footballer, […]

10 years ago

Diplomatic to a fault, Lee decided it was best to let it slide. There is much excitement in the GAA and wider sporting communities this week about the Toughest Trade, with the first episode going out on RTÉ 2 this Wednesday night. This year, Donegal star Michael Murphy will try his hand at rugby with […]

10 years ago

This is what it’s all about. Mayo teams don’t have the best track record in finals at Croke Park, but there was no stopping Westport as they claimed the All-Ireland intermediate club title with victory over St. Colmcille’s of Meath on Sunday. They had to survive a gusty comeback by St. Colmcille’s at the death, […]

10 years ago

Very interesting… You may remember earlier this year when Aidan O’Shea tried his hand at American football and Brendan Maher tested out his cricket skills in the The Toughest Trade. The show made for enthralling television as it demonstrated whether or not some of the top GAA stars could transfer their skills across to professional […]

10 years ago

We know that training is probably the last thing you want to think of as you settle down for Christmas dinner… The dreaded return to training in January has haunted many young footballers/hurlers over the years and it doesn’t get any easier as you get older either. The ‘fear’ is a word often used to […]

10 years ago