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Ireland’s Wars: The Gaelic Revival And The IRB
In this series, I make it a point to prioritize military affairs when it comes to Irish history, but battles and armies and generals don’t exist in a vacuum. They are a product of their cultural, social and political environments, and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1867, cells, clarke, fenians, gaa, gaelic league, gaelic revival, griffith, history, hobson, home rule, irb, ireland, irish republican brotherhood, mac diarmada, sinn fein, war
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On That Limerick Minor/Hawk-Eye Controversy…
While initially I was content to indulge my sorrows and simply ignore all news coverage of last week’s GAA action, the last few days of furore and comment over the first minute incident of the minor match leads me to … Continue reading
Sports – Weekend Hurling And The Confederations Cup
Watching Cork batter Clare in the second half of their Munster semi-final, I came to the conclusion that the rebels were being made to look better than they really are. A strong breeze in their favour would account for a … Continue reading
All-Ireland Changes
So, another year of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship had come to an end. It’s time for some reflection. I really love hurling and the senior county variety, but the whole set up has problems that are really starting to … Continue reading
The Club (Christy O’Connor)
A very interesting look at GAA life on the local level, notable for the darker aspects of the game that it presents. This is going to be a very focused review, so I’ll get some of the basics out of … Continue reading
The Stupidest Thing I’ve Read This Week (31/3/12)
When I read around the internet or newspapers, I very often find myself thinking to myself “That is the stupidest thing I have ever read”. I mean, we’ve all done that. We see some commenter, some news story, some statement, … Continue reading
Posted in Ireland, Sport, Stupidest Thing
Tagged church, forbes, gaa, geek culture, ireland, stupidest, tara tiger brown
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Moments In Irish Presidential History: Archive
I was delighted by the amount of hits and response that my series on Irish Presidential moments of note got. I wrote them to talk about Presidential power, failures, successes and history. I wrote them to inform, educate and entertain. … Continue reading
Moments In Irish Presidential History: Douglas Hyde And The GAA Ban
Commencing a short little blog post series, to discuss some of the more notable moments in Irish Presidential history. Douglas Hyde had a very quiet inaugural term in the new office of President. A candidate picked for his ability to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Clusterf**k To The Aras, History, Ireland, Politics, Presidential Election 2011, Sport
Tagged de valera, douglas hyde, gaa, history, ireland, president, presidential election, rule 27, sport, the ban
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Problems (And Solutions) To The All-Ireland Hurling Quandry
Watching Kilkenny ease to victory over Dublin in the Leinster Hurling Final yesterday, which followed two similar games that saw Galway trample over Clare and my native Limerick stroll past Wexford, I got to thinking more about the Liam McCarthy … Continue reading
Posted in Ireland, Sport
Tagged all ireland, gaa, hurling, ireland, kilkenny, liam mccarthy, sport
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Why Louth Deserve A Replay (Even Though They Won’t Get One)
The events of last Sunday at Croke Park provide a very rare opportunity to the GAA. You see, in the vast majority of situations like this, you can find wiggle room. You can’t really prove that things would have been vastly … Continue reading