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GAA:70s-80s-90s GAA:70s-80s-90s GAA:70s-80s-90s GAA:70s-80s-90s GAA:70s-80s-90sCORNERBACK Maurice Fi t zger ald Kerry 1988- 2002 featuring TYRONEULSTER SFC 1989 ALL-IRELAND ON FILM DECLANFLANAGAN MARTIN CARNEY DUBLIN 1979 with JOHNTROY NEILLENNON COLMBROWNE EAMONFITZMAURICE EUGENEMcGEE and PHOTOHEAVEN CLASSICSCORES PROGRAMMEPLUS SEASON1973-74 TEAMSHOTSISSUE 0 5 FEB/ MAR2016 THE RETRO GAA MAGAZINE ?6.99Page

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Munster final. The match in Debuting FEATUREKillarney saw Cork win by with O'Dwyer, treadingthree points and Micko water under O'Sullivan, itrealised that the glory years was in 1994, when Paidiwould never be re-captured O'Shea took over the Kerryand quit a week later. team, that Maurice learnedMICKEY NED the winning habit.? Mickey Ned O'Sullivan was Paidi had taken over as U21appointed manager at the manager before the 1993end of 1989 on a ticket to season. The successreform Kerry's fortunes. Out enjoyed at this levelwent the class of 75-86. Top intensified in this period.of the class being Pat They picked up two titles inSpi l l ane. a row in 1995 and 96. And, while the successful 1990In his autobiography U21 team provided only a'Shooting From The Hip', smattering of players whoSpillane recalled Mickey would go on to achieveNed?s philosophy :? success at senior level, the\"Mickey emphasised to me, 95 team bequeathed a richover and over again, the two inheritance to the Kerryreasons why I was dropped June 19 1998, : M au ri ce scori n g agai n st Ti pperary d u ri n g t h e M u n st er senior side of the late 90s. ?from the Kerry squad (a) I was Ch am p i on sh i p 1st rou n d t i e i n Th u rl es. Kerry won t h e gam e 3- 13 t o No fewer than seven playersgiving out too much to the 1- 0 9. from that side featuredyoung players which was against Mayo in 1997, including Darragh O'Se and Barry O Shea.shattering their confidence (b) I had become an individualist on And the management team that guided them to the u21 titlethe field and wasn't prepared to bring the other forwards into graduated with them.pl ay.\" Supporters still opine that if Maurice had been born ten yearsAlthough the stories of Pat's tears in the staffroom may be earlier he would have been able to doapocryphal , they at least reveal a cruel much better than his two all-irelandtruth. Maurice Fitzgerald performed the \"Mick O'Connell was a Maurice medals. When Paidi arrived with a newprevious year in his first Munster Final,unaffected or intimidated by Pat's Fitzgerald. He would pull, if he broom, Maurices tally stood at zero. Hepresence. Truth be told, Mickeywould had to, a white rabbit out of the explained his thoughts at the time.:? ?You go into a Kerry jersey at a young agehave been better off using Pat as his hat. \" and you think it?s going to be All-Irelandlitmus paper. Weeding out the saplings finals every year. We lost an All-Irelandwho would wilt under his gaze. semi-final to Down in 1991 and I had thisConsequently, Kerry went through the leanest period in their feeling that we?d be back the next year. But a few years flew byhistory for a generation. Although they experienced similar and we hadn?t done anything. It was only when Darragh and cotroughs in the 1950s and 1960s, this predicament was came into it that I became completely obsessed with.compounded by the recent stellar successes of the O'Dwyer era. ? ?I felt that that the time was running out. I was going into myKerry were now having to almost start from scratch. From the 10th year playing with Kerry and if you?re not going to beonce land of plenty, the harvest was suddenly poor. Without any obsessed at that stage, it?s soon going to be time to vacate theAll-Ireland underage title since 1977, the rebuilding job was premises. The pressure wasominous and it would have on and we needed toto be done in the glare of an Brian Sheehan, left and Maurice Fitzgerald, with the Jack Murphy cup after St Marys deliver. We needed to getimproving Cork team and a victory over Skellig Rangers in the South Kerry SFCFinal in Con Keating Park, Cahirciveen. On the back of St Mary's win Sheehan was nominated as Kerry senior there.\"Northern renaissance, team captain in 2015The 1989 and ?90 All-Ireland From that moment on, ittitles went to Cork, The was as if Maurice was1991 to 1994 titles to Paidi's private discovery. AUlster. While ?95 and ?96 player reborn. Rather thansaw the turn of Dublin and risk burning him out inMeath respectively. Kerry's heavy winter and springlowest point came in the training sessions, where hisfamous '92 Munster Final fine, natural style might bedefeat to Clare. In short, it rPuhointoe:d, the Kerry boss gavelooked as though Maurice hFIinmtanplenty of slack to trainwould endure one of Kerry and play with his club infootball's infrequent barren Cahirciveen.spel l s. Thus it is that MauriceThe chickens had come began to enjoy a traininghome to roost and a regime and an unmatchedcomplacent Kerry had lost period in his career wherethe winning habit. But the the rewards matched hisKerry hennery was about to t al ent s.be re-stocked. And the 1997?scrappy little rooster doing The 1997 All-Ireland winall the crowing from the very over Mayo goes down intop tier in the coop was history as the MauricePaidi O?Shea. Fitzgerald Final. After aPAIDI - THE END OF A BAD Photo: The Kerryman good first half Kerry led byDREAM seven. But Mayo fought back, scored a penalty and67

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GAME LOOKBACK Photo: John McAvineyCHANGER 27TH JULY 1985, Kerry's Eoin List on, Charl ie Nel l igan and Tom Spil l ane l ook on hel pl essl y as Eamon McEnaney's l ast minut e 45 met re f ree crosses t he bar f or t he equal izing point in t he Al l -Irel and SFC Semi-Final cl ash wit h Monaghan . The point hel ped Monaghan t o a draw in a game t hey real l y shoul d have won. It signal l ed t o Monaghan, and al l ot her count ies general l y, Even though Kerry were past their peak and Monaghan were much better than they had been, the background to the match was f orbi ddi ng. An Ulster side hadn't beaten the Munster champions in the All-Ireland series for 17 years. Little more than 20,000 turned up, but those who didn't missed one of the best matches of the decade. Then Monaghan manager, Sean McCaugue, recalls: \"Kerry were All-Ireland champions then as well, And they always seemed to have some reason why it was important to win it again.\" Ultimately, it took a 45-metre free from Eamonn McEneaney to level the match, but for most of the 70 minutes, Monaghan had looked like credible winners. \"We missed the boat that day after playing well in the first 25 minutes,\" continues McCague. \"I remember they got a lucky goal when a ball came back down off the top of the post and Ger Power stuck it in the net - they mightn't have come back otherwise.\" IN THE REPLAY the champions won comfortably before a big crowd - an unusual phenomenon for Kerry semi-finals - and duly added the All-Ireland. Monaghan, however, had earned a sense of redemption from the performance and looked to have plenty to build on with a young team, developing experience and already some silverware on the 89

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The Boys Of SummerUlster Final TOTALRECALL1989 By Michael McMahon Sunday 16t h Jul y 1989 Donegal v Tyrone Photos: John McAviney St Tiernachs Park, Cl ones Dead heat. Supporters bask in temperatures of 82 degrees at St Tiernach's Park, CLones as the pre-match parade gets underway.110

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spectators. The attendance on the day reached 35,000, surpassing As well as McKenna the others to make their return to the sidethe record attendance of 34,000 which attended the 1983 decider were cornerback Joe Mallon, in place of Sean Donnelly who wasbetween Donegal and Monaghan. suspended for a month after being sent off against Down. That decision although expected was a real blow to the Trillick man andTicket prices appear, to our eyes today, ridiculous. The Ulster indeed all Tyrone followers as there had been hopes that a moreCouncil imposed a £1 increase in admission charges with the lenient sentence may have been considered.standard admission set at £4 and admission into reserved areas£6. Also out through suspension were Finbar McConnell and John Lynch, who received a 3 month term, and in their places came inThe consensus of opinion around the country in the week prior to Aidan Skelton and Seanie Meyler.the game was that Donegal would win their fourth provincial title.Some 20,000 were expected to make the trip from the county to For the veteran Patsy Kerlin, who was named on the bench asClones. Manager, Tom Conaghan, had named an unchanged reserve goalkeeper, the St Tiernach's Park venue held contrastingstarting line-up and at team training at Townawilly, near Donegal memories, as it had proved to be the scene of some of the highestTown, the week prior to the match, the team trained well with the and lowest points in his long and illustrious career.exception of Brian Tuohy and Charlie Mulgrew. St. Tiernach's Park was the ground for which the Omagh fullTuohy, a Garda based in Sligo, was holding back on a hamstring forward sustained a horrific knee injury which threatened to endinjury while Mulgrew suffered a recurrence of a troublesome his career. That knock cost him his place on the history makingthumb injury. Both players, however, would be named in the Tyrone team of 1986 but against all the odds he fought his waystarting line-up. back into contention and in 1988 he was once more included in Tyrone's plans.\"The biggest game of my life\" was the pre-match sentiment of 21year old John Joe Doherty, the Babe' of the Donegal side for the But it was also the ground on which he won two Ulster Minor titles,f i nal . including one in 1972 when he lined out in the curtain raiser to the last meeting between Tyrone and Donegal in a senior decider.Back in 1989, John Joe, who would go on to win All-ireland title, anAll-Star and eventually manage his county, had just established Although in '89 he was regarded as a forward, the towering Kerlinhimself as the automatic choice at right corner back since he was was in those days better known for his prowess as a goalkeeperfirst drafted into the county panel two seasons previously. rather than a goalgetter and as such it was in this respect he won his place on the bench.Already he had been hailed as one of the \"greats\" within thecounty. His display in The Ulster semi-final, which earned him For Kerlin, however, thoughts of a goalkeeping assignment were\"Man of the Match\" award reinforced those opinions. the last thing on his mind as he prepared for his fourth Ulster Senior Football final and his sixth appearance in all.Doherty's perception. wise and intelligent play had made him oneof the most respected corner hacks in the province. When he \"If I played then it would have been my last chance to add to theentered the county panel it was thought that he would not be Ulster Championship medal I won in 1984 and I believed that wephysically strong enough to cope with the rigours of senior had a great chance of achieving that.football. He disproved that perception quickly. All the same, hewas expected to be in for a tough hour with the prospect of facing \"Of all the Tyrone teams I had been associated with, there was noPaudge Quinn or the vastly experienced Kevin McCabe. doubt that this team had about it a special feel and among the players there was a spirit that I had never experienced before.TYRONE as they prepared for the Ulster Final received a majorboost with the news that Eugene McKenna would be at full THEMATCH - Donegal 0-11 Tyrone 0-11forward in a lineup that showed five changes from the side whichdefeated Down in the semi-final. The Ulster final ended in a draw for the first time in 13 yearsTyrone's Seanie Myler is about to challenge Donegal's centre forward, MartinMcHugh. AAllsl-oIrienlapnidctFuinreal(1fr9o7m3. lBeafctk) i(sl-rA)n: Dthoonni Oy 'MDoonlloovyan(D, D),eEnnisdLaoKngil,pRaatyriCcukm(Tm),inCsi,aJriamnmy Barry Murphy, John Coleman, Dave McCart hy, DeclanMcGarveyB(a3r)r,oBnr,iNaendMKuirrbrya,yD(eDn)i,sMCaorutgyhClaanr.liFnro(nDt)(al-nr)d: JJiomeBMararlelot tn, C(oTn) Hart net t , Kevin Jer O'Sullivan, Billy Morgan, Frank Cogan, Brian Murphy, Humphrey Kel l eher 123

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\"Going into the game I think in 1989, unlikewe were looking to the today, it was possible formidfielders to give a older players to keepshort passing game to pl ayi ng.\"the forwards. Tyronedid not allow that. The 1989 - GETTING THEREgame wasn't physical,but it was tough.\" Tyrone and Donegal wereDONAL REID (Donegal ) unlikely finalists for this Clones decider. However,\" I was not happy with both came through veryour performance. much on merit with theirTyrone seemed to outstanding first round anddirect play. Crowding semi-final victories.'in the midfield was aproblem, they forced Sunday 21st May (at Cavan):our forwards to come ? Donegal 3-12, Cavandeep which forced us 0-14.into playing a short Sunday 4th June (atpassing game. Omagh): ? Tyrone 1-11,\"Their two wing Armagh 2-7.forwards were going SEMI-FINALSvery deep f or the ball TYRONE Back row (left to right) Damien O'Hagan, Paudge Quinn, John McGoldrick, Enda Sunday 18th June (atwhich left four against Kilpatrick, Ciaran McGarvey, Eugene McKenna, Plunkett Donaghy, Harry McClure. Front row Clones): ? Donegal 2-8,four up front. they Stephen Conwav, Kevin McCabe, Ciaran Corr, Joe Mallon, Aidan Skelton, Raymond Munroe, Derry 1-9.switched around Seanie Meyler Sunday 25th June (atquickly it caused problems.\" Castleblaney: ? Tyrone 1-12, Down 1-7,EUGENEMcKENNA (Tyrone) Scoring Totals: ? Donegal: 5-20 (for), 1-23 (against), Tyrone: 2-23Tyrone captain and All-Star Eugene McKenna, who was 33 at the (for), 3-14 (against).time, confesses that Tyrone were extremely lucky to draw withDonegal in the Ulster final. THE REPLAY\"Donegal played us off the field and they could have beaten us by Tyrone 2-13, Donegal 0-7ten points, and we couldn't have complained. We were very luckyto draw with them,\" Ultimately Tyrone captured their sixth Ulster senior football title when they overwhelmed Donegal in a disappointing replay atTyrone, who won the replay a week later, would lose out easily to Cl ones.Mayo in the semi final. The destination of the Anglo Celt Cup was decided by the end of\"There were not enough grafters on our team. The players were the first-half, at which stage Tyrone led by 2-4 to 04. The goalsstrong, but they weren't hard enough, The sort of physical training were the result of some weak play by the Donegal defence.we did a few years earlier ('86) didn't seem to be part of theprogramme. The first goal in the fifth minute came when Harry McClure lobbed the ball into the square and full-forward Eugene McKenna gainedIt was time for some new players on the Tyrone team and I possession. McKenna was tackled by 'keeper Gary Walsh andbelieved that the role of the 1986 team members should be referee Michael Greenan of Cavan deemed it a penalty whichreduced. Stephen Conway converted.\"The 1986 team were treated with a bit too much awe and I felt too For their part, Donegal had as many chances and one suchmuch stock was put in them,. When I first joined the Tyrone panel opportunity from Tommy Ryan was blocked on the line but hein 1975 I used to look at players like Peter Mulgrew. managed a point on the rebound. With the score at 1-2 to 0-3 in favour of Tyrone, Donegal received a body blow from which they\"They were over thirty and I thought to myself: how old they are. never recovered.Once you hit the thirty barrier you begin to think about retiring. But In the 27th minute, 34-year-old defender Brendan Dunleavy, a late replacement for the injured John Joe Doherty, collided with teammate Martin Gavigan and the loose ball was palmed to the net by Damien O'Hagan. Donegal's best hopes of rescuing the game came in the early stages of the second-half and following the introduction of Leslie McGettigan to the attack. No sooner was he on the field than he scored a point which was followed by a similar score from Tommy Ryan. These scores should have been the basis for a spirited revival but three bad wides by an inept attack in the space of five minutes signalled the end of Donegal's ' challenge. If there was one star who shone like a beacon it was Tyrone goalkeeper Aidan Skelton. He was brilliant throughout and came to the rescue when Donegal threatened. Not far behind for the man of the match award was Eugene McKenna.DONEGAL Back row (left to right) Charlie Mulgrew, Tommy Ryan, Marty Carlin, Gary Walsh, cont act CORNERBACK atMichael Gallagher, Brian Murray, John Joe Doherty. Front row ? Martin Shovlin, John web: www.cornerback.ieConnors, Anthony Molloy, Brian Tuohy, Martin Gavigan, Donal Reid, Martin McHugh, Joyce t wit t er: @4cornerbackMcMul l an f acebook 154 www.f acebook.com/ cornerbackmagazine

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EARLY GAA ON FILM ?Ar son an Náisiúin?: The National Film Institute of Ireland?s All-Ireland Films - Seán CrossonOn 4 sept ember 1948 t he Irish PART 1 film censor and demand thatIndependent carried a smal l offensive scenes be removed.announcement on page t en The NFI of Irel andindicat ing t hat t he Gael ic At hl et ic The year 1936 would also beAssociat ion (GAA) had aut horized crucial for the facilitation oft he f il ming of t he Al l -Irel and indigenous filming in Ireland,hurl ing and f oot bal l f inal s of t hat including that of Gaelic games.year. These f inal s were t o be In 1936 Pope Pius XI issued hisf il med by t he Nat ional Fil m encyclical ?Vigilanti Cura,?Inst it ut e (NFI) of Irel and, set up which recognized thet hree years earl ier, and t his potentially ?great advantage toannouncement marked t he learning and to education? ofbeginning of t he f irst sust ained the cinema. Pope Pius?s wordsperiod of indigenous f ilming of inspired clergy members to getGael ic games in Irel and. more involved in film production and eventually toAlthough important research has been organize the NFI of Ireland indone on the crucial link between the 1945 under the patronage of Dr.codification and popularization of John Charles McQuaid,Gaelic games in Ireland and the archbishop of Dublin. Thedevelopment of Irish nationalism in Institute was initially set up tothe late nineteenth century, the role import and distributethat filmic representations of sport educational films around Irishmay have played in this developing schools and parish halls butprocess in the twentieth century has soon began making films of itsas yet been the subject of limited own. From the beginning thesei nvest i gat i on. films would place a strong emphasis on affirming andThis article builds on previous celebrating the still relativelyresearch about the representation of new independent state ofGaelic games in early newsreels Ir el and.between 1920 and 1939 in order toconsider the filmic depictions of Figure 1. Press sheet f or t heAll-Ireland finals produced by the NFI 1936 MGM f il m Hurl ing, whichand their role, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s, in described t he game as \"Irel ands at hl et ic assaul t and bat t ery.\"representing and affirming the Irish nation through sport. This is apparent in one of its first documentary films, A NationThese films also offer fascinating insights into Irish society in the Once Again (Brendan Stafford, 1946), made to mark thepostwar period, while sharing intriguing links with one of the centenary of the death of Thomas Davis, the leader of themost accomplished (and controversial) sports films ever made, nationalist Young Ireland movement of the 1840s. Described byLeni Riefenstahl?s Olympia (1938). Ruth Barton as ?a classic instance of the use of history as a legitimizing discourse,? the film provided, as the title suggests, aFil ming Gael ic Games af t er Irish Independence nationalist and uncontested account of Irish history and identity.The first two decades of independence While exploring Davis?s legacy andsaw little indigenous film work produced celebrating his political ideals, itin Ireland, with coverage of Gaelic games prominently featured Eamon deleft primarily to foreign newsreel Valera, the then taoiseach, as well ascompanies. These representations, found aspects of Irish society and culture,in Pathé, Movietone, and British Gaumont including Gaelic games. In oneNewsreels and less often in some sequence, narrating over images ofAmerican major studio shorts, though Gaelic football and Irish dancing,important as among the only Dan O?Herlihy reminds us thatmoving-image representations of players Davis?s teaching is ?the sure basisof the period we have, nonetheless on which to plan a united nation,sometimes presented these games free from shore to shore, and thecondescendingly. Even where depictions hope of all true Irishmen is that inwere more positively disposed, the this as in most things else this mannarration, offered in contrived, clipped, was prophet as well as leader.?upper-class ?Oxford? accents, oftenindicated less about the sport and more F igure 2. Advert isement f or screeningabout the lack of understanding of Gaelic of t he 1947 Al l -Irel and f oot bal l f inal ,games among British commentators. The Angl o-Cel t , 20 Sept ember 1947.The GAA itself expressed alarm at some of Thus O?Herlihy connects Gaelicthe more questionable representations; games, a set of sports that operatedthe release in Britain and Ireland in 1937 then as now on an All-Ireland basis,of one particularly offensive depiction of with Irish nationalism and itsIrish sport, the short film Hurling (figure 1) ambition for a united Ireland, aproduced by MGM in 1936, motivated a theme that would be continued indelegation from the GAA to visit the Irish the Institute?s highlights films of All-Ireland finals. Among the original167

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FEATURE buildup to mobile projectors from the NFI. By 1958 thethe 1957 football final Institute was filming theincludes images of the games on 16 mm rathercameramen climbing to their than 35 mm and wouldelevated position before the continue with this formatgame and beginning to film in subsequent years.(figure 4). Particularly in the early years, Prints of the finals werethe footage is clearly the also occasionallywork of cameramen learning screened abroad,the art of filming Gaelic including to Irish soldiersgames and challenged in the Congo in 196016above all by the speed of and to viewers in London,play and the size of the ball New York, and Cyprus.used in hurling, as well as bythe limitations of the The 1960 Rome Olympicstechnology that required also included a specialreloading of film stock at screening of theshort, regular intervals. Institute?s films of theDuring the period of Monk?s football and hurlinginvolvement cameramen finals from the previousshot the games on Newman year. Footage from theSinclair 35 mm cameras hired from London. These were Institute?s film of theclockwork cameras that could hold a maximum of two hundred 1962 hurling final was incorporated into an episode of thefeet of film? equivalent to approximately two minutes of popular series Irish Diary, broadcast on twenty U.S. channels infootage? before the magazines had to be reloaded. the mid-1960s.As a result, filmmakers missed many of the scores, and it issometimes difficult to follow individual passages of the play, Part - 2 Issue 6 Cornerbackalthough the commentary of Mícheál O?Hehir in particularnonetheless manages to communicate some of the excitement Seán Crosson is the Programme Director of the MA in Film Studies:and significance of the occasion. Another commentator who Theory and Practice and the MA in Screenwriting at the Hustonfeatured regularly in the packages by the late 1950s was Frank School of Film & Digital Media in Galway. His research interestsRyan, who spent a period as secretary of the NFI. include film and sport, Irish film, and the relationship betweenAs with the 1947 final film, announcements for these films music and poetry and he has published widely on each of thesefeatured prominently, sometimes above titles of popular topics. He has given invited lectures and keynote addressesHollywood releases, especially in local newspapers (figure 5), nationally and internationally on his research including in Norway,while newspaper reports indicate that local audiences took Austria, Belgium, China, Finland, Sweden, Spain, Italy, France,considerable interest in the sports screenings. Portugal, the UK and the U.S. and has contributed to leadingThe Meath Chronicle of 9 October 1954 describes the film of the international cultural events1954 Meath-Kerry All-Ireland football final, for instance, as onethat viewers ?should not miss,? after being screened to CROKEPARK GOES PLUM CRAZY?enthusiastic audiences? in the Lyric and Palace cinemas atNavan and in the Savoy at Kells. The Tuam Herald of 3 November THE1937 ALL-IRELAND FOOTBALL FINAL1956 also described the ?great interest taken in the NFI?s film ofthe All-Ireland football final shown at the Mall and Odeon Rare video footage of the All-Ireland Final in 1937 hascinemas this week. emerged online, giving an insight into the style of the game inSean Purcell and Frank Stockwell [two of Galway?s star players at the early 20th Century and beginnings of Croke Park.the time] were guests at the Mall on Monday night, and the twoTuam men heard the Croke Park plaudits re-echo in the cinema The video comes courtesy of British Pathé, a prominentwhen they flashed on the screen.? newsreel producer in Britain which operated between 1896 and 1976. Pathé has recently made all of its classic footageFigure 5. Announcement f or t he showing of t he Al l -Irel and available to view for free on YouTube.hurl ing f inal in 1953, Munst er Express, 2 Oct ober 1953.In addition to the 35 mm prints sent to cinemas until the late The 1937 All-Ireland Football Final between Kerry and Cavan is1950s, 16 mm prints produced from the mid-1950s were just one of hundreds of pieces recorded in Ireland during theexhibited in clubs and parish halls around the country by using early 20th Century that can now be viewed online. 189 Most viewers will instantly be taken aback by the size of Croke Park at the time. The original Hogan Stand, built just 10 years earlier can be seen, as can the iconic Hill 16. The Cusack Stand was not completed until a year after the footage was taken. According to the commentary on the Pathé newsreel, 53,000 people attended the All-Ireland Final in 1937. The current capacity of GAA headquarters is 82,300. In the end, the match ended in a draw with a final score of Kerry 2 ? 5 to Cavan?s 1 ? 8. Despite this, the old GAA tradition of a pitch invasion carried on regardless. The rematch 3 weeks later ended in Kerry winning by 6 points. It can be viewed online at the following link: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=IPkWTnkbsGQ

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MEMORIESDeclan with a n array of Jerseys collectedover his career with Monaghan and hishome club Castleblayney Faughs Photo: Finatn McTiernanPAST MASTERS Declan Flanagan Monaghan 1982-1994 15 positions at one time or another during his career. It's a fact heIt'sbeen said the game of football wasmuch easier in the won one of his six County Championships medals, with his home1980sand 90s. There were no blanket defencesand players club Castleblayney, playing in goal.stayed in their positions. Playerswere required to stickwith their man but pricipally they were meant to last the Even then his attacking instincts were never totally curbed, aspace for 70 minutes. You also hear it said the playersof many who recall those county finals will remember. It was a giventhat era would never cope with todayshectic running that 'Flan' would take off on a galloping solo run from his goal linegame. Declan Flanagan would quickly convince you at some point during proceedings.otherwise. Todays six sub rule affords the luxury of fielding half a team ofHe was a natural athlete who could also play a bit. His natural 'pace-makers' to maintain a counter attacking system. It's a 21position was left half back but he thinks he may have played in all man game now and players are not meant to last 70 minutes. How could they ? The more pertinent question may be. Would these 2 3 players have performed in the 80s and 90s ? 1 Of course there are the exceptions as Dublin's Johnny Cooper and 4 Cian O'Sullivan will attest. These rare super athletes can do the mileage and still play to a high level. Their natural attacking instincts are inbred. Declan Flanagan was in the same mould His career overlapped with a golden era for Monaghan football during the 1980s. A National League title in '85 and Ulster Titles in '85 and '88 as well as numerous close-calls in semis and finals. He also won an Ulster Club Championship title with Castleblayney Faughs along the way. The National football league title of 1985 was deservedly won against pre-match favourites Armagh. Declan lined out in the half forward line and he recalls how the game was effectively settled by an Eamon McEneaney penalty in the first half when referee John Gough from Antrim decided that an Armagh defender had taken too many steps in his own penalty area. In atrocious playing conditions, Armagh got to within a point in the second half but a flurry of exceptional long range points from Bernie Murray, Eamon McEneaney and Ray McCarron brought the trophy to Monaghan for the first time ever.201

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ISTRADITIONAL FOOTo underst and what is meant by Tradit ional Gael ic positions would be an understatement. Woe betide theFoot bal l or at l east t o def ine what const it ut es Tradit ional wandering corner forward, the flash wing back careering up theGael ic Foot bal l woul d t o me be a sensibl e and l ogical field or the midfielder who didn't dutifully man the area betweenpoint f rom which t o st art . the two 65's.I humbly ask you then to permit me to take you on a journey that Even the everyday language that punctuated the game wastouches on some of the changes that have occurred in the way light-years removed from what you hear today. Stock phrases likethat Gaelic Football is played since I first had contact with the \"Mark your man\", \"get tuck in\", \"Where's your glases ref?\", \"takegame over 4 decades ago. I believe that over that time span we your points and the goals will come\" were more commonplacehave nibbled at the building blocks of the game to the extent that then than now. Todays footballing lexican has borrowed freelywhat constituted Traditional Gaelic Football is dead, buried and from other codes where references to \"pressure\", \"ball retention\",ultimately may never to be resurrected. \"shot selection\" have replaced what were the traditional war cries.Traditional Gaelic Football was a game over which managersdidn't preside, coaches were 4-wheeled vehicles which took you Every sport evolves and changes with time and Gaelic Footballto and from games - if you were lucky - and changing facilities has experienced this evolution and revolution in the way it isranged from the hedge to the shed depending on where you played. Some of the changes occured naturally, some came aboutl i ved. as a result of outide influences and others have been imposed in the interest of improving the game. Both skill wise and in terms ofExternal influences were minimal. As a nation we were insular tactics, today's game has changed to the extent that the game ourboth in thought and ambition. T.V. coverage of the sport was forefathers knew and promoted is far different from what we arelimited to showing the Railway Cup Final, The All-Ireland playing, watching and promoting at the moment.semi-finals and Final. Football existed in an analysis free zone,steel-plated from change by an impassioned membership who There is no doubt in my mind that the traditional game is a thingsaw participation in our games as something that defined \"true\" of past and what we have to reflect on is whether the modernIrishness. version is a superior one or not. I first played the game in the 1960's as a child when forwards lined up in centre field for theThe game itself placed a premium on moving the ball with the throw in. Anyone harbouring a grudge against an opponent oftenfoot. Kicking the ball was the primary means of transferring the exacted their retribution in the skirmish that followed theball and the punch pass was used only as a subordinate skill. throw in. The abolition of this start up in 1965 for what we haveCatching was recognised and revered as a supreme skill and for at present was welcome and sensible.many a player's aerial ability marked him out as one ofexceptional talent. So much lore is associated with the old pig skin ball of yore. To have owned one was to have possessed something special.Formations in general were more rigid than what we see today. Around 1972 a laminated version of the ball was introduced. WithThe inflexible 3-3-2-3-3 pattern of team formation was a its introduction one immediately noticed an increase in the speedconstant and to say players were dicouraged from vacating their and fluency of the game and players were able to get extra 232

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TAKE TWO Court esy Raheens GAC Sept ember 1988 Omagh St Endas, 1988 Tyrone Senior hurling championship finalists. 1988 was a year to remember for Omagh St Endas. Their senior footballers bridged a 25 year gap to claim the county championship again while their hurlers wereunlucky not to make it a football and hurling double with Carrickmore scoring two late goals in Healy Park to snatch victory. Final score 2-8 to 1-6. Back row ? Kieran McLaughlin, Donagh O?Reilly, Ciaran Bolger, Owen McMullan, Barney McKenny, Kieran McMahon, Fergal O?Reilly, John McGrath, Terry McGrath, Brian Quinn. Middle row ? Dominic McClements, Terry McGowan, Paddy Hunter, Sean Quinn, Gabriel Mulryan, Ciaran McKenny, John McQuaid, Damien McKinney, Sean Haigney. Front row ? Tom McCusker, Malachy McClements, Rory Cunningham, Conor McQuaid, Eugene Haigney, Michael McCarney. Mascot ? Peter Hughes. June 1994: St . Jarl at h?s Col l ege Tuam, Hogan Cup Champions 1994. St Jarl at h?s reached f our Al l -Irel and senior school s f inal s in f ive year during t he earl y 1990s, winning once in 1994 wit h a 3-11 t o 0-9 vict ory over St . Pat rick?s Maghera. It assured an 11t h Hogan Cup f or t he Col l ege. The t eam f eat ured a number of f ut ure Al l -irel and winners, incl uding Michael Donnel l an, Decl an Meehan and t eam capt ain Padraig Joyce. Back Row: E. King, J. Caf f erkey, O. Higgins, M. Turner, J. Haran, M. Higgins, E. Brown, J. Divil l y, G. Curran Middl e Row: M. Cl ohert y, T. Joyce, S. Tighe, M. Donnel l an, D. Devaney, D. Meehan, F. Kel l y, K. Winst on, J. Concannon Front Row: J. Regan, M. Wal dron, T. Meehan, J. Long (Trainer), P. Joyce (Capt .), D. Reil l y, P. Coyne Phot o: Sport sf il e 254

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SEASON REVIEW 1967/ 68 SEASON REVIEW 1967/ 68 byEugene McGeeGOODBUTNOTGREATThe f oot and mout h precaut ions hadcurt ail ed act ivit ies on t he pl ayingf iel ds t owards t he end of 1967 , sot here was very keen int erest when t heseason re-opened on January 28.Up in Newry, Down held the all-Irelandchampions, Meath, to a draw with the helpof two points from Paddy Doherty, makinga comeback fter a 16 months absence,while in Croke Park U.C.D. regained theSigerson Cup after a six year losing spell.When Down defeated Meath in the replayat An Uaimh the following Sunday intPehroetsot:in the concluding stages of the League wasgiven a new impetus. Eventually, the fourdivisional winners emerged as Down,Galway, Sligo and Kildare, the big surprisebeing the emergence of Sligo from a groupthat included Derry, Cavan and Longford.The hurling League was also sorting itselfout with Cork, Clare, Kilkenny andTipperary qualifying for the smi-finals. Thefirst indications of the imminent decline ofKilkenny from their position as All-Irelandchampions were evident from the fact that The hurling League final was won by Cavan awaited them. The absence of Raythey were held to a draw twice by Clare, Tipperary after a tempestuous game which Carolan was too great a handicap for thebefore winning narrowly at the third was later the subject of an official Breffni men and Joe Lennon brought homeattempt and qualifying to meet Tipperary, investigation by the Central Council. As a the Anglo-Celt Cup Down.easy conquerors of Cork, in the final. result Ollie Walsh (Kilkenny) and John Flanagan (Tipperary) were each suspended But it was from Leinster that the shocksThe month of March as usual brought us the for six months causing one of the most continued to emanate. Laois proved thatRailway cups, and the smallest recorded stormy controversies that the game had their Kildare success was no joke by beatingattendance on St. Patrick's Day in Croke known in modern times. a fancied Offaly team in Tullamore, whilePark watched Ulster footballers and the greatest shock of all was caused byMunster hurlers emerge victorious. In the The way was now clear for the Longford who trounced All-Irelandhurling game nether side managed to score championships and it was generally agreed champions Meath in Mullingar. Thea goal. On the same day in far away that neither Meath nor Kilkenny had very Midlanders then made history by takingMelbourne, Meath concluded their historic strong grips on their titles. It was no real their first Leinster title with an easy wintour of Australia with their fifth win in five surprise then when Laois beat League over Laois.games, thus avenging the heavy defeat finalists Kildare by nine points. On the sameinflicted upon them by the Aussies in Croke day, in Ballinascreen, Down were fortunate In Connacht, Galway managed to scrapePark the evious October. to beat Derry by two points in a game in home in a replay with Roscommon and which four players were sent off, while one Mayo again proved their superiority overAll this time the triennial assault on Rule 27 week later a crowd of 15,000 saw Galway Sligo to setup another Mayo-Galway final.and its relations was reaching its climax luckily survive the challenge of Roscommon In a thrilling game, the feature of which wasbringing forth the usual amount of heat but to earn a replay in the Connacht semi-final. a magnificent second-half rally by Mayo,very little light. Congress on Easter inday Galway won the Connacht crown andhad only to put the rubber stamp on what Longford overcame their bogey team, qualified to meet Down in the semi-final.was merically a foregone conclusion by Dublin by a goal at Tullamore, thusretaining the rules a vote of 220 to 88. qualifying to meet Meath in the Leinster Kerry, scoring long range points from all semi-final. There were no surprises in the angles, took the Munster title from Cork toAttention was now turned to the playing early rounds of the hurling championship set up the unique pairing of Kerry andfields again d Sligo surprised once more with the old firm of Kilkenny and Wexford Longford in the second semi-final.when drawing with Kildare in the League qualifying for the Leinster final.semi-final. Down gave further evidence of In July there was a disappointing Munstertheir rapid development by decisively In Munster it was again a Cork-Tipperary Hurling final at Limerick. Cork were wellbeating Galway and in the final itself they final. Tipperary, on their turn from the beaten by a lively Tipperary team, in whichwon an exhilarating tie with Kildare by a United States where they had beaten New Michael 'Babs' Keating had an outstandingmargin of three points. Sean Neill scored a York, got the better of Clare, while Cork game. Their opponents in the All-Irelandgoal in the first minute for Down which is were hard pressed to beat Limerick in the final were Wexford who dethroned thecountered two minutes later by a Tommy other semi-final. champions Kilkenny by a single point in theCarew goal for the Lily Whites. Leinster final.The attendance was the biggest of the Some off the field activity was provided in In August, fans were treated to twoseason up to then ? almost 48,000. On the June by the impending visit to the U.S.A. of splendid semi-finals. The first of thesestrength of this showing Down became the the U.C.D. club when several counties between Kerry and Longford was fast openfavourites of many neutrals to win the realised they would be missing players for and high scoring, with the Kingdom'sAll-Ireland title again. Meanwhile little or championship games. After much first-half lead of eight points being wipedno attention was given to news concerning negotiations and manipulation of fixtures out by an extraordinary ten minute rally bythe appointment of former star Jackie Lyne all sides were satisfied th the exception of Longford, mainly inspired by theas trainer to the Kerry team. Down who could ill afford the loss of John dominance of Tom Mulvihill at centre-field. Purdy since they already had two players But Kerry still had something in reserve andIn the Cardinal Cushing games in Gaelic Mick O'Dwyer and Brendan Lynch shot the suspended since Ballinascreen. winning points towards the finish.Park, London caused a major surprise byhammering New York, who were then However, Down found little difficulty in Down's victory over Galway was alsoNational League champions. beating Donegal to qualify for their tenth highlighted by a second half rally by the successive Ulster final where the holders267

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1968 Al l -Irel and Senior Foot bal l Final Down 2-12 Kerry 1-13 22 Sept ember 1968 Croke Park, Dubl in At t endance: 71,294 DOWN 45 DOWN KERRY KERRY 1.D Kelly In -Hand 2 3 1.J Culloty 2.B Sloan Foot Pass 86 2.Seamus Murphy 3.D McCartan Hand Pass 100 70 3.P O'Donoghue 4.T O'Hare Goal 79 17 4.S Burrows 5.R McConville Poi nt 27 1 5.Denis O'Sullivan 6.W Doyle Wi de 2 13 6.M Morris 7.J Lennon (capt) Free Kick 12 13 7.Donie O'Sullivan 8.J Milligan Turn Over 9 26 8.M O'Connell 9.C McAlarney Kick Out 12 56 9.M Fleming 10.M Cole Line Bal l 62 23 10.B Lynch 11.P Doherty K/ O won (K) 27 0 11.P Griffin (capt) 12.J Murphy K/ O won (D) 3 11 12.E O'Donoghue 13.P Rooney K/ Os won 12 16 13.T Prendergast 14.S O'Neill Possessi on 11 27 14.DJ Crowley 15.J Purdy 23 15.M O'DwyerSubs: L Powell for Lennon, G Glynn for 52.32% 47.68% Subs: P Moynihan for Prendergast, S Pow el l . Fitzgerald for Burrows. A feature of the game was the small number of frees compared to recent All-Ireland finals. There were 38 in the hour the lowest since 1961, apart from the Galway-Meath game of 1966 in which there were only 28. The fouls-against stat shows that Down were the biggest transgressors. Their defence was not easily breeched while. Kerry played a brand of football reliant on a traditional catch and kick approach with a defence utilising tight and rugged man marking. Down won the possession stats but, after a slow start, Kerry did regain some momentum in the second half gaining an upperhand in Kick-Outs won. Their traditional fielding strengths were clearly displayed. Their shooting let them down badly with a bad wide count compared to Downs. Also Downs turnover rate is higher. Again testament to their desire, fitness and defensive strength.310

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THE LAST WORD The GAA & majority in colour. It covers Dunshaughlin GAA club, Royal Gaels, Revolution in Drumree and St Martin?s and also includes sections on handball, Ireland 1913-1923. camogie and Gaelic games in each of the parish primary schools and Dunshaughlin Community College and will sell at ?30. Gearoid O Tuathaigh, edi t or. The authors are Jim Gilligan and Patsy McLoughlin, and the publication is an updated edition of the book published by the Col l ins Press. club to mark the GAA centenary in 1984. It covers the famous Reviewer: Barry Shepperd Dunshaughlin club championship encounters with Rathnew when the club won three-in-a-row county senior championships at the turn of the millennium. Despite overlapping themes, ?Centenary Year was motivation,? says Gilligan. ?People were which are of course saying, ?What will we do??I had the idea about a history of the unavoidable, this edited club. The initial reaction was, ?Sure there?d be nothing to write collection does much to dispel about?. I had seen a club history of Dunmore McHales, which had some of the myths which have impressed me as well but at that stage we didn?t even know where arisen over the years around the colours had come from.? such an iconic organisation, many of which were promoted The updated book, a handsomely produced hardback volume, was in regional and provincial a more complicated project than simply tacking a few chapters on studies during the centenary to the original. New material had been uncovered and previouslyyear of 1984. The overall picture of the GAA is an organisation unthought of developments had acquired new significance.which attempted to remain dignified during the period, a periodwhich witnessed much hardship for all concerned, including ?We got updated information on the early years and moved thecentral members of the GAA as well as many grass roots chapters around because the first time we ended up in 1984,support ers. which wasn?t a natural break in the club?s history. Then a whole lot of different things happened, like ladies?football where there hadI felt that chapter on Irish America, while it provides an excellent been activity, which we?ve included but which wasn?t in theinsight into Irish America and the GAA, and the freedom withwhich the organisation could exert power and influence (sharply original because it was nevercontrasted with the stifling atmosphere on Irish soil in the North brought to my attention,?of Ireland), the chapter may have been enhanced to see what, if Gilligan says.any, conflict there was between Irish American GAA circles and theBritish diaspora in the United States. ?We did some research on it and discovered that there had beenOveral, the book shows shows an organisation which attempted to a pre-history back in thestick to its ethos while those around it attempted to use the 1960s.?association for political ends. This book will not appeal to all whoare interested in this pivotal decade, especially those who seek The Golden Years -out purely military studies. Nevertheless, using the GAA as a Longford GAA 1965barometer of Irish opinion in the period (as some of thecontributors do), this collection gives a great insight into various - ?68?strands of Irish life such as political, cultural and social, in adecade which will be dissected and discussed vociferously for a By Mattie Foxnumber of years to come. As a 15-year-old, Mattie,Black and Amber: A History of the GAA in courtesy of his late father Matt the Parish of (who was Longford GAA Co Dunshaughl i n, Board secretary at that time), 1886-2014 was privileged to have a coveted ?ringside seat?to by Jim Gilligan and witness Longford?s greatest ever victories. Patsy McLoughlin The book, which retails at ?15 and is on sale locally, is ?a fantastic A late, but timely, review for an publication?and gives a wonderful insight into the mechanics of excellent publication launched Longford GAA during that glorious era. and sympathetically.? in December considering the 1916 centenary celebrations. Mattie Fox said the origination of the Longford team of the Sixties was something like the Northern Assembly, ?the right people, in the right place at the right time?. ?There?s was an unselfish committed enterprise that came to fruition and blossomed into something very unique indeed.? GAA national president Aogán O He added, ?Talk about St Mel?s Cathedral rising from the ashes like Fearghail officially launched the the Phoenix, it was nothing compared to the rising of this Longford book, ?Black and Amber: A team from losers to winners on the national stage.? History of the GAA in the Parish of Dunshaughlin, 1886-2014?, 'The Golden Years?, which is crammed with memories, key match at the Black Bush Golf Club in day incidents, funny stories and statistics, gives a fly on the wall the village in County Meath. account of four incredible years for Longford GAA. is teammates and his home shines through, and though it can get a bit The book contains 700 pages sentimental and crusading in parts, this book really does she with 22 chapters and 17appendices, including over 500 pictures and illustrations, the vast d light on what it means to be involved in the GAA at the very323

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OBITUARIESPADDY BEHAN (LOUTH) club trustee up to the time of his untimely passing. H e was the oldest member of the club having joined in 1946. Paddy was20t h February, 2016 predeceased by his wife Patty and is survived by daughters Bernadette (Daly) and Laurie (Molloy). Ar dheis De go raibh aThere was much sadness amongst the people of Ardee and the anam.county on the recent death of Paddy Behan Castle Ardee who diedon 20 February last. Paddy was a sporting le-gend. He won 12 PADDY O'BRIEN (MEATH)champion-ship and O'Donnell Cups finals from 1946 to 1956. Hisachievements also include representing Louth at senior level from 26t h March, 20161951 to 1957 and winning a Leinster Senior FootballChampionship medal in 1953.St Mary'sArdee were only formed about 13 years when Paddy wonhis first championship in 1943 as a 16-year-old on a minor teamthat won out againsta star-studded Marist College team fromDundalk. Two years later in 1945 he collected his secondchampi-onship medal in the second division championship andalso won his first league medal in the Ranafast Cup.On top of that he also played in seven winning O'Donnell Cup finalteams -starting in 1947. Then subsequent successes in 1949 andan amazing five year run in 1952, 1953,1954,1955 and 1956. OldGaels Cup successes came his way in 1955 and 1956. In those twoyears all Senior County Board competitions were won by St Mary's.What an unbelievable sequence of playing in and winning 12Championship and O' Donnell Cups finals for one man from 1946to 1956.He won five Louth County Senior Championship medals:1946,1948,1951,1955 and 1956. His career also includedrepresenting Louth at senior level from 1951 to 1957 and winninga Leinster Senior Football Championship medal in 1953. Thesewere the glory days of Louth football culmating of course in theAll-Ireland victory over Cork in 1957.Back in 1953, there were three sets of brothers on the Louth pane-all of them from mid Louth. There was Tom and Jim Conlon fromStabannon, and Jimmy and Michael McDonnell from Darver and ofcourse Paddy and his brother Kevin. Paddy played hurling with thelocal Naomh Colmcille Hurling Club and won several JuniorChampionships with them.Paddy was also an accomplished member of Ardee Golf Club andwas club Captain in 1962, club President in 1992 and 1993 and aPaddy Behan Paddy O'Brien354 Paddy O'Brien made his senior début during the 1944 Leinster League.He found himself at full-back as a temporary measure. The man facing him that day was the famed full-forward, and the 'Babe Ruth' of Gaelic football, Peter Donohoe. Meath were well beaten that day, O'Brien held Donohoe scoreless. After the game, he was congratulated on his performance by the great John Joe O'Reilly. From that day until he retired, O'Brien was the Meath full-back. Meath won the Leinster title in 1949 after three close games with Louth. he had an outstanding game in the final match clearing countless times from the Louth forwards. Westmeath were easily defeated in the final. The meeting with Mayo in the semi-final was the first outing for the famed full-back line of O'Brien, O'Brien and McConnel l . Micheal had been sent off in the second match against Louth but was now available for selection. In a moment of inspiration, the selectors slotted him in at right full-back and so began that famous line. It was a baptism of fire for the three because the favourites Mayo bombarded them with attacks from all angles, but the great line held firm.

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OBITUARIES ?The Down corner-back said nothing but when he got the opportunity he kicked McCormack in a tender place. And when Sad days for Down gaels with passing of Brendan Sloan and Brendan looked around he saw his team-mate Sean O?Neill Eugene Treanor laughing so much that the tears were streaming down his face.? Sad days for Down gaels with passing of Brendan Sloan and Eugene Treanor Atticall PRO Liam Sloan said the committee and club members Brendan Sloan rises high to claim the ball for Down during the were deeply saddened by Brendan Sloan?s death: ?Our club is 1968 Ulster Senior Football Championship final against Cavan at going from strength to strength and we at Atticall appreciate all a packed Casement Park in west Belfast. Eugene Treanor was that Brendan did for our club. also a member of the Down ?68 squad. Picture courtesy of Down County Board PRO Fiona Murphy ?He was one of the founder members in 1962. He put the club on the map and was always a great club representative. Brendan BRENDAN SLOAN (DOWN) was a quiet man who never boasted about his All-Ireland success and played for his county for 12 years. 21st March, 2016 ?In 2009 we held a special night of appreciation for Brendan and all the 1968 team attended. Kerry legend Mick O?Dwyer was also invited and he told everyone how Brendan had kept him scoreless in the final at Croke Park.? EUGENETREANOR (DOWN) 22nd March, 2016Brendan Sloan riseshigh to claim the ball for Down during the 1968 Eugene Treanor, whose funeral at Newry?s Monks Hill drew aUlster Senior Football Championship final against Cavan at a packed huge crowd, passed away suddenly on 22nd March. HisCasement Park in west Belfast. premature death was a mighty shock to his immediate family of Olivia, Gavin and Eugene. Our thoughts are with them.Brendan, who played his club football with Atticall, is the first Eugene, known to almost everyone as ?Sparky?, was a Downmember of the 1968 All-Ireland winning team to die. The footballer of some note. He was fast, strong and so determined.67-year-old had been ill for a number of months and passed He also was a tremendous soccer player who scored many fineaway yesterday morning. goal s. John Murphy who played with him for Down, Newry ShamrocksLegendary Down great Paddy Doherty said of Brendan Sloan, and with Shamrocks soccer team, said of him: ?I first met Eugene?There were few as good as Brendan. He was a great fielder of in 1964 when we both played in street leagues.the high ball and there was no dirt in him. He was undoubtedly ?We went on to win three minor championships with Down andthe best player ever to come out of Atticall.? we reached the All-Ireland minor final too but unfortunately there we lost out,\" he said.On his passing Paddy said: ?It was so sad, although I knew he ?Sparky was totally fearless. A top player. He always gave 100hadn?t been well.? per cent and he was a man you would always have wanted on your shoulder in the trenches.?Mayobridge defender Tom O?Hare, who also shared that 1968full-back line with Brendan and Dan McCartan, said of the Gerry (right) beforeAtticall star: ?Brendan was a true Mourne great. He had a heart the 1962 All-Irelandof corn and sadly in the end it was that big heart that let him FInal v Kerrydown. GERRY O'MALLEY (ROSCOMMON)?I went up to see him last week in Daisy Hill Hospital and,although he was just after going through a long and serious 5t h January 2016operation, he was in good spirits,? said Big Tom. I didn?t expecthim to go so soon.?Newry Shamrocks half-forward John Murphy who played inCroke Park on that memorable September Sunday in 1968, saidof his Down team-mate: ?Brendan was a great catcher and socl ean.?He didn?t give away unnecessary fouls. He wasn?t a big guy buthe was so efficient,\" he said.?There was no hassle, no problems with Brendan. He didn?t lookfor the limelight and as such he was often under-rated - but notby his team-mates.?Larry Powell, another of that 1968 squad, said: ?Brendan was aclean player and a clean fielder. For a corner-back he was one ofthe game?s finest fielders: ?His timing was perfect and hisbalance was incredible. Brendan was quiet and a perfectgentleman. He didn?t say a lot but when he spoke peoplel i st ened.?Powell told an amusing story of the Atticall star: ?A few monthsafter Down won the 1968 All-Ireland final, we were playing afriendly match with Offaly in Oxford, England.?Offaly had a hard man, Paddy McCormack, who had delivered acouple of heavy tackles on Brendan Sloan,\" he said. 367

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LOOKBACK Great photographs from the archives that you may not have seen before. We aim to make this a regular feature and we hope you enjoy our selection. If you have any photos you wish to share with our readers then please do. Email your photos to: [email protected] Donnellan 1964 In 1964 John Donnellan was appointed captain of the 389 Galway senior football team. That year he won a third Connacht title before leading histeam out in the All-Ireland final against Kerry. Galway were victoriouson that day by five pointsand Donnellan captured hisfirst All-Ireland medal. His moment of triumph was short-lived as, shortly after hoisting the Sam Maguire Cup, he learned that his father Michael had died in the Hogan Stand shortly before the start of the second-half. In 1965 Donnellan added a fourth provincial medal to his collection. In the subsequent All-Ireland final against Kerry he was sent off but Galway were still victorious, giving Donnellan a second consecutive All-Ireland medal. The following year he won a fifth Connacht Championship title before qualifying for a fourth consecutive All-Ireland final appearance. Galway had a six-point win over Meath thus giving Donnellan a third consecutive All-Ireland medal and establishing that Galway team as one of the greatest of all time. In 1967 he won a Railway Cup medal with Connacht before winning a sixth and final provincial medal in 1968. Donnellan retired from inter-county football shortly after. A career in politics beckoned John following the sudden death of his politician father, and at the resulting by-election he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael TD for the Galway East constituency. He succeeded in election to the next eight Dáileanna. From 1982 to 1987 he served as a Minister of State, first at the Departments of Transport and Posts and Telegraphs, and then at the Department of Health. He retired from politics at the 1989 general election. Lef t: John Donnellan, unaware his father has passed away while attending the game prepares to accept the Sam Maguire from GAA President Alf Murray after leading Galway to their 1964 All-Ireland SFCvictory over Kerry. The expressions on the faces of dignataries (including Taoiseach, Sean Lemass and President Eamon DeValera) and supporters in the stand betray the sad truth.

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Dubl in. Sunday, November 4t h, 1979A rel axed and smil ing Dubl in t eam l ine up bef ore t he 1979 Ceannarus t ournament Semi-Final at Croke Park wheret hey l ost out t o Monaghan, t he t hen Ul st er Champions, 0-10 t o 1-5. It was widel y, and erronousl y, hail edbef orehand as t he f arewel l game f or t he Dubl in \"Ol d Brigade\".The mat ch was hardl y a cl assic wit h t he \"Super Bl ues\" showing l it t l e of t he magic which had won t hem f ame in t heprevious six breat ht aking years. Even t he bol d Jimmy Keavcney ? t he man t he Dubs woul d normal l y t urn t o on anunproduct ive af t ernoon ? was having a hard t ime of it . He was of f t arget wit h about f our pl ace kicks. Back (L-R): Mick Kennedy, Ant on O'Tool e, Tony Hanahoe, Jimmy Keavene Front (L-R): Brian Mul l ins, Fran Ryder, Pat O'Neil l , Sean Dohe 410

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432 MEMORIES JOHN TROY, OFFALY, 1992-2001 Came into the Offaly minor team at just 14 years of age and went on to win three All-Ireland medals in the grade as a sub in '86 and two more in '87 and '89 when he played in goal, the position in which his older brother Jim played when the senior team won in '85. He won All-Ireland medals in '94 and '98 and may be best remembered for performance in the All-Ireland quarter-final against Antrim in 1999 when he scored a memorable goal. Born: Lusmagh, County Offaly Cl ub: Lusmagh Appearances (Scores): 33 (8-56) Int er-count y t it l es All-Irelands: 2 Leinster titles: 5 NHL: 1 All Stars 1 (1999)

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LOOKBACK Photo: John McAvineyJu l y 16t h , 1989NEIL LENNON, ARMAGH , UlsterMinor Football Final v Derry. Score:Armagh 0-10 Derry 1-06.Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June1971) ,f oot bal l manager and f ormerNort hern Irel and int ernat ional .He was al so a usef ul Gael ic Foot bal l er,making his name wit h his cl ub inLurgan and represent ing Armagh int he 1989 Ul st er Minor f inal . At enacious hal f f orward, his t al l y of 3point s on t he day wasn't enough t oget past Derry.It was his l ast game f or Armagh as hel ef t f or a career in Engl ish soccer. Hejourneyed around t he l ower l eaguesbef ore making his name wit hLeicest er Cit y and Cel t ic who hejoined in 2000,He made over 200 appearances f ort he hoops and went on t o manage t hecl ub in 2010, winning t hree Scot t ishl eague championships, t wo Scot t ishCups and qual if ying f or t he groupst age of t he Champions League t wice,bef ore l eaving in 2014. 445

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