Gaa Go forced me to Croke Park yesterday. And it was great. As a young lad I spend my summer weekends in Croke Park watching every match that took place. But over the last few years it has become so convenient to watch the matches on the telly that I have got out of the… Continue reading GAA Go forced me to Croke Park yesterday
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Why I’m embarrassed to be a GAA man
It’s now 48 hours after that brawl and gouging incident at the end of the Galway/Armagh championship match in Croke Park. And I fear a step that is being suggested as a consequence of what occurred is going to leave me embarrassed as a GAA man. I’ve been a GAA man for over 50 years.… Continue reading Why I’m embarrassed to be a GAA man
Measuring Out My Life in Championships-The Appalling Vista of No GAA Championships in 2020
J. Alfred Prufrock may have measured out his life in coffee spoons. I have measured out mine in championships. Gaelic football and hurling championships, to be specific. And the most appalling vista is looming large in my mind-that is, that there will be no championship this year as a consequence of the coronavirus/covid-19 catastrophe. I… Continue reading Measuring Out My Life in Championships-The Appalling Vista of No GAA Championships in 2020