{"id":469784,"date":"2026-05-27T16:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/469784\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:24:16","slug":"10-gaa-stars-who-would-have-done-the-business-on-love-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/469784\/","title":{"rendered":"10 GAA Stars Who Would Have Done The Business On Love Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We will finally get the crossover we have all been waiting for over the coming weeks, with the worlds of GAA and Love Island set to collide when Galway player Se\u00e1n Fitzgerald enters the Spanish villa.<\/p>\n<p>The Barna man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/galway-footballer-sean-fitzgerald-unveiled-as-contestant-on-new-season-of-love-island-655832\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will be part of the new series of the smash hit ITV show<\/a>, which gets underway on June 1st. While it remains to be seen how the Galway defender gets on, he could forge a new path between the GAA and reality television.<\/p>\n<p>It also got us thinking, what other GAA stars from down through the years could have done the business in the villa? Here are ten suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/dublin-fans-jim-mcguinness-complaint-655974\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dublin Fans Have One Big Complaint Over Lack Of Jim McGuinness Punishment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/gaa-rule-clampdown-kerry-donegal-655961\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Major Clampdown On GAA Rule Coming This Weekend After Kerry Vs Donegal Scenes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>10 GAA Stars Who Would Have Cleaned Up On Love Island<br \/>\nShane Curran (Roscommon)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"728\" width=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10-gaa-stars-who-would-have-done-the-business-on-love-island.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-656026 max-w-970 w-full\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now there&#8217;s a man that would shake things up in the villa.<\/p>\n<p>Introduced as a bombshell halfway through the series, you&#8217;d back him to go all the way to the end.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Vaughan (Dublin)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"669\" width=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779899050_634_10-gaa-stars-who-would-have-done-the-business-on-love-island.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-656027 max-w-970 w-full\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A man who was before his time in many senses, Mark Vaughan would have given Love Island a good crack.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/mark-vaughan-pat-gilroy-pub-dublin-career-565513\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">traits that made him awkward to manage at inter-county level<\/a> would have been a big asset in the villa.<\/p>\n<p>Ross Munnelly (Laois)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"1064\" width=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779899051_951_10-gaa-stars-who-would-have-done-the-business-on-love-island.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-656028 max-w-970 w-full\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ross Munnelly was incredibly committed to Laois, spending two decades in their setup as a player before joining the management team.<\/p>\n<p>Whether he would have taken time away for reality television is uncertain, but he would have been well suited.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Galvin (Kerry)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"638\" width=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779899052_240_10-gaa-stars-who-would-have-done-the-business-on-love-island.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-656021 max-w-970 w-full\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Who else?<\/p>\n<p>\n        Recommended\n    <\/p>\n<p>                        <a :href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/article.url\" :title=\"article.title\" :aria-label=\"article.title\" class=\"not-prose col-span-2 md:col-span-1 ga-event\" data-category=\"Recommended Article Tracker\" data-action=\"click\" :data-label=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/article.url\" :data-value=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/article.url\"><\/p>\n<p>                                            <img class=\"aspect-video\" width=\"130\" height=\"73\" :src=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/article.image\" :alt=\"'Image for: ' + article.title\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paul Galvin would have taken no messing in the villa, but you also get the sense he would have been quite the charmer as well.<\/p>\n<p>He definitely had the look for it.<\/p>\n<p>Karl Lacey (Donegal)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"1269\" width=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779899053_642_10-gaa-stars-who-would-have-done-the-business-on-love-island.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-656029 max-w-970 w-full\"\/><\/p>\n<p>No comment needed.<\/p>\n<p>Matty Forde (Wexford)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"639\" width=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779899053_521_10-gaa-stars-who-would-have-done-the-business-on-love-island.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-656025 max-w-970 w-full\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A classy corner forward at his peak, you could definitely see the Wexford man on Love Island.<\/p>\n<p>The wrist tape would look the business lying out by the pool.<\/p>\n<p>Ciaran McDonald (Mayo)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"671\" width=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779899054_944_10-gaa-stars-who-would-have-done-the-business-on-love-island.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-656023 max-w-970 w-full\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The cornrows in the Spanish sun? It just works.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pat Spillane (Kerry)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"386\" width=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779899054_4_10-gaa-stars-who-would-have-done-the-business-on-love-island.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-656030 max-w-970 w-full\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As a man who competed against some of the best athletes in the world in Superstars, why couldn&#8217;t Pat Spillane win Love Island as well?<\/p>\n<p>The Kerry man has the gift of the gab and it would have got him far in the villa.<\/p>\n<p>Trevor Giles (Meath)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"701\" width=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779899055_73_10-gaa-stars-who-would-have-done-the-business-on-love-island.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-656022 max-w-970 w-full\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Someone who cut the sleeves off a GAA jersey is an automatic inclusion on this list.<\/p>\n<p>Bernard Brogan (Dublin)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"661\" width=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779899056_494_10-gaa-stars-who-would-have-done-the-business-on-love-island.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-656024 max-w-970 w-full\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bernard Brogan was built for two things: getting big scores in Croke Park and Love Island.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, he only got to walk down one of those paths.<\/p>\n<p>Let us know who you think would win the lot below.<\/p>\n<p>SEE ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/darragh-o-se-jim-mcguinness-kerry-insight-656002\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Darragh \u00d3 S\u00e9 Explains Why Jim McGuinness Has Kerry Advantage Held By Few Others<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We will finally get the crossover we have all been waiting for over the coming weeks, with the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":469785,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[93,4183,61,60,282],"class_list":["post-469784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-gaa","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/469785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=469784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=469784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}