It’s happened again. When Galway and Armagh commenced to batter the heads off each other on live television earlier this year at the end of their match in Croke Park I wrote something to the effect that I was embarrassed to be a GAA man. It is now reported widely in the media, and a… Continue reading Another embarrassment for the GAA
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A player can grow old overnight
Jim McGuinness’s analysis of Gaelic football is always worth a read on a Saturday morning in the Irish Times. He is incredibly perceptive and attuned to the modern game, man management and particularly the tactical battles to be fought between teams. He is looking at the Dublin v Kerry All-Ireland semi-final this weekend in today’s… Continue reading A player can grow old overnight
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
Words Meaning More Than Their Ordinary Meaning
I was watching the championship hurling match between Kilkenny and Cork a few weeks ago and the true meaning of words and language hit me. The game was on RTE and, if my memory is accurate, the hurling pundits were Henry Shefflin, Anthony Daly, and Ken McGrath from Waterford. McGrath was a great hurler, one… Continue reading Words Meaning More Than Their Ordinary Meaning