Tag: Clare GAA TV

  • Limerick quell outside noise with deafening crescendo

    Limerick quell outside noise with deafening crescendo

    Aside from the obvious joy of winning, one of the great things about the Meath teams of the 1980s and ’90s was that they never knew when they were beat. Thus, we, as supporters, had that comfort too. Have any counties or their fans currently got that luxury? Well, Dublin, obviously, in football, but, from…

  • There are none so blind as those who don’t want to see

    There are none so blind as those who don’t want to see

    Con Houlihan, after one of the epic Dublin/Kerry encounters of the 1970s, began his summation of the event thus: “House private, no flowers please’. Now read on… The strange opening was a nod to Con’s “Friend Girl” Harriet Duffin who was a Dub. On the said occasion, his would be the happy half of their…