All-Ireland success for the likes of Cuala and Na Fianna may not be universally popular but both clubs have served the GAA well over the decades
All-Ireland success for the likes of Cuala and Na Fianna may not be universally popular but both clubs have served the GAA well in Dublin over the decades
Hypothermia aside, it was hard not to take it as a major show of strength by the two major GAA sports in Galway. In the end, the county’s footballers wouldn’t even make an All-Ireland final for another 16 years, and despite having the young star Joe Canning who won man of the match for Portumna that day, the hurlers would go 11 years before finally winning Liam MacCarthy.
The first thing to say about Cuala and Na Fianna in particular is that they offer both sports, hurling and Gaelic football, and make absolutely no bones about parity of esteem. Speaking of rugby, the issue of just how middle-class Dublin GAA has become is interesting too. I’m not sure that necessarily feeds into any antipathy people from outside Dublin might feel towards them though – although there’s no doubt that antipathy is felt by some Dublin clubs towards other Dublin clubs.
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