Setanta College

31/07/2026

🚨Setanta Coaching Conference 2026
Developing Players, Teams and Coaches

A one-day conference connecting coaches with expert practitioners on what goes into building a team, from the environment a coach creates to the work done on the training ground.

Across four connected sessions, Stephen Rochford, Cathal Sheridan, Rob Mulcahy and Aaron Kernan each take on one part of the performance picture.

Whether you coach at club or county level, you'll leave with practical tools and a clearer way of thinking about how players, teams and coaches develop together.

📆 Date: 14th November 2026
📍 Venue: GAA National Games Development Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin
🎟️ Early Bird Tickets: setantacollege.com/events

30/07/2026

Setanta's PJ Wilson and Declan O'Loughlin joined our partners at Orlando Health for the recent Jewett Orthopedic Institute Performance Health Symposium in Orlando!

Setanta's Academic Director, PJ Wilson, delivered a workshop on coaching tackle to the Health Performance staff at Orlando Health along with their network of external trainers.

Our thanks to Neal Stepp, Barrett Jones, and Orlando Health for the welcome and organising such a high-calibre symposium; we look forward to growing our partnership with the team.

28/07/2026

"My biggest piece of advice is to always think long-term. Build a proper athletic development plan rather than chasing short-term results, especially when working with youth athletes — focus on the foundation first, because everything else is built on top of that. Some of my best results have come from blending different training methods rather than sticking to just one approach."

Abdullah Khalid Alkhathran discusses his path from football and national-level CrossFit to founding Roots Performance, and his experience of studying with Setanta.

26/07/2026

Wishing the best of luck to Setanta students and graduates in today's All-Ireland Senior Football Final!

24/07/2026

Applications open.
Take your next step this September.

Applications are now open for Setanta College postgraduate programmes, starting September 2026.

Seven MSc programmes, all delivered flexibly around your professional commitments.

🔗 Visit www.setantacollege.com to apply

22/07/2026

"My advice to anyone hoping to build or enhance their career in this field would be to make the most of every learning opportunity. Engage fully with the online lectures and don't be afraid to reach out to the lecturers — there is no such thing as a silly question.

One of the biggest pieces of advice I would give is to find a mentor. Learn from the people who have been there and done it."

Paul McDonagh discusses his changing careers, the thinking behind Paul's ABCs, and what studying with Setanta has added to his coaching.

https://loom.ly/AxPd3zs

A Limerick-based coach of more than a decade, Paul McDonagh qualified in Youth Athletic Development with Setanta College in December 2024, went on to qualify as a Personal Trainer, and has since founded Paul's ABCs — a fundamental movement programme now running in schools across Limerick, Cork and...

21/07/2026

That's a wrap on the our Italian Student Conference 2026.

Three days at Zebre Rugby in Parma of expert-led lectures and hands-on workshops.
Thank you to our speakers, our practitioners and every student who showed up ready to learn, question and connect.

Until the next one. 👏

19/07/2026

Wishing the best of luck to Setanta students and graduates in today's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final!

17/07/2026

Understanding the Pathway to Senior Level in Gaelic Games

On Sunday, Galway and Limerick will contest the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final at Croke Park. Some players who take the field will have moved steadily through county development squads, minor and under-20 teams. Others will have been overlooked at an earlier age, developed later or taken a less direct route into senior inter-county hurling.

Research by Setanta Head of Athletic Development Rob Mulcahy and Phil Kearney examined how players progressed from underage county teams into senior inter-county competition.

https://www.setantacollege.com/understanding-the-pathway-to-senior-level-in-gaelic-games/

On Sunday, Galway and Limerick will contest the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final at Croke Park. Some players who take the field will have moved steadily through county development squads, minor and under-20 teams. Others will have been overlooked at an earlier age, developed later or taken a less di...

16/07/2026

💻 Free Webinar

‘AI in Sport: Current Scope and Practical Application’

Setanta’s Dr Christine Büxmann will be joined by Steven Cooper for the latest webinar in our series.

Details:
📆 Wednesday, 22nd July
🕖 7pm (Irish Time)

Register: https://loom.ly/0ch9BWU