Tales from frontline as GAA ticketing system struggles
For all of my adult inter-county playing life, which ended in June 2020 in the heart of a pandemic, I never once had to worry about tickets for games, or helping my friends and family out.
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Hungry Déise to pip Cork and then push on for Munster
Growing up a kid, as mad as it sounds, I had an obsession with Clare hurling. In the late nineties, as I became a fanatic of the game of hurling, I had Clare flags hanging out the front windows of the house.
League semi-finalists need to look at the bigger picture
In about eight weeks' time, either Kieran Kingston or Liam Cahill, or indeed Wexford boss Darragh Egan, will be a genius - or else John Kiely will be.
The GAA need to remember it's all about the players
Hats, flags or headbands. The chipper vans. The stewards. The pubs. The trains and the buses. The sponsors. The media. Can you tell me what they all have in common?
Limerick red cards 'a headache' for John Kiely - Liam Sheedy
Limerick need to tighten up on their discipline ahead of the Munster championship, Liam Sheedy and Shane Dowling believe.
Cork's rabbit is out of hat but Limerick won't panic
Above in RTÉ last Sunday afternoon, I was surrounded by two Cork men. Donal Óg Cusack reckoned that by John Kiely putting out the team that he did, Cork were really on a hiding to nothing. I'm not so sure about that though.
Cian Lynch red card further proof refs require video assistance
Last weekend saw a thrilling finish to the Fitzgibbon Cup final. It looked like NUI Galway were home and hosed, certain to be crowned champions. Until the sending off.
'Tis only the league but the league is crucial now
'Tis only the league' is a phrase of the past. We are all programmed in such a way it takes us all a while to adapt to change, whether is it right or wrong.