Cuala's victory in the All-Ireland club football championship sparked humorous reactions online, highlighting the club's unique identity compared to the typical portrayal of GAA clubs. The article explores how Cuala's urban setting and socioeconomic background differ from the often-presented rural image of GAA clubs.
Declan Bogue THE FUNNYMEN OF the Internet were out in force on Sunday evening, producing the chucklesome content that still makes Elon’s vanity project worth the odd squint.I do believe it was the venerable Irish Times journalist Seán Moran that, upon Cuala ’s first All-Ireland club title in hurling, coined the phrase – ‘There won’t be an almond milked in Dalkey all week.
The typical image pushed is that of the craggy oul lad with his shirt open, the flat cap and a ribbon pinned to his jacket. Daintily carrying a bottle of mineral and throwing the cap into the air when Ringy plants another shot to the net before a late hurl opens him up from forehead to navel. Advertisement Manager Austin O'Malley and Con O'Callaghan. Ken Sutton / INPHO Ken Sutton / INPHO / INPHO
“And the idea, you know, I suppose two or three years ago, when I came in was the idea of really growing the individual and then growing the group and the game within the club. He added, “I think there’s been sort of a collective kind of consciousness then maybe even from the club and the energy and the support base around us as well that kind of pushed us on as well.
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