PESS staff member Phil Kearney recently had a blog published by the Irish Sport & Exercise Sciences Association: Phil discussed: Why should sport scientists help develop athletes as critical thinkers? Here are two reasons: 1. […]
Category: Coaching
EMPOWERING HER GAME: COACHING GIRLS AND CHAMPIONING WOMEN COACHES – AMY O’CONNOR & EMMA SWEENEY.
On Tuesday the 3rd of March we had the opportunity to attend an empowering women in sport talk, with inspirational guest speakers – Anna McCarthy (LGFA + Rowing) Denise Murphy (Triathlon) and Louise O’Brian (Gymnastics). […]
Coaches Welcome to Open Evening Discussing Coaching Girls and Championing Women in Coaching -Phil kearney.
Coaching Conversations at UL returns The Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences at the University of Limerick, in association with Limerick Sports Partnership, is pleased to host another Coaching Conversation. Join us March 3rd […]
MSc Applied Sports Coaching: Online Application Open for September 2026 Intake.
The Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences invites applicants for the MSc Applied Sports Coaching. This innovative part-time two-year postgraduate programme will give 15 experienced coaches the opportunity to enhance their practice through engagement […]
Why do you start your session like that? – phil kearney.
PESS staff member Phil Kearney was recently featured on the Rugby Coach Weekly podcast. Host Dan Cottrell wrote on LinkedIn: “Too often, our sessions become about rehearsing movements in isolation rather than helping players read, […]
Is Run-Jump-Throw the way to go for developing young athletes? – dr phil kearney.
Dr Phil Kearney recently had an article published on RTÉ Brainstorm: Phil discussed: How useful is it for young athletes to compete in multi-events? The need to consider the range of sports that a young […]
Humans of Gaelic Football Podcast – karol dillon.
Recently, PESS PhD researcher Karol Dillon had the opportunity to join Kevin O’Brien on the Humans of Gaelic Football podcast to discuss his PhD research on the complex, and often misunderstood, world of bilaterality […]
University of Limerick Alumni Spotlight: Evan Talty
University of Limerick graduate, Evan Talty, who studied MSc Applied Sports Coaching in the Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences (PESS). Evan has over 25 years of experience in Gaelic Games, and recently joined the […]
Can Gaelic footballers and hurlers be trained to make the right decision? – Phil Kearney
PESS staff member Dr Phil Kearney recently had an article published on RTÉ Brainstorm: Can Gaelic footballers and hurlers be trained to make the right decision? Phil discussed: You can read Phil’s article here. RTÉ […]
First Coaching Conversations evening hosted at UL – Evan-tomas amet.
On May 28th, the first Coaching Conversations evening was hosted at the PESS Building, University of Limerick. Coaches from a wide range of sports, including soccer, gymnastics, Gaelic games, rugby, hockey, rowing, archery, athletics, and […]
