It may not feel like it but this is an historic week for the GAA. Monday morning came around and on the RTE sports bulletin the nation listened – with, perhaps, a less-than riveted ear – to the first ever draw for the Tailteann Cup.
As often is the case with the GAA, the draw felt convoluted and needlessly complicated. We will have another one next week when the qualifiers roll into town. It’s funny. Some people have no interest in this stuff: they just want to see a football game and couldn’t care about the mechanics behind it. But I think the structures are a national …
- May 17, 2022
