An olympic athlete running road races at 6am in the morning down a tacky urban street is right up there.
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It’s the first time a bit of personality has crept out. Poor girl has buried a father and shacked up with a Tipp hurler. Let her fuckin run away till her heart’s content. Tis the conversation that led to it that would be a better watch!
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‘In the inaugural Christmas 1991 edition of the Hurling and Football annual, the late GAA writer Raymond Smith of Tipperary wrote “Bury My Heart On The Killinan End”. He said that his wish was to die during the second half of a Tipperary v Cork Munster final at Thurles. His heart would simply give out. His lifeless body would somehow be passed backwards over the heads of the wedged in spectators, to the back of the terrace, where it would be gently and tenderly placed. Token resuscitation efforts would be made, but there would be nothing to be done, and a Tipperary flag would be gently placed over his corpse. Tipperary would win in epic fashion, and Smith’s lifeless body would later be carried out of the stadium and celebrated and wept both tearfully and joyfully over, like in a jungle tribe in Borneo, celebrated as the martyr like human sacrifice of this epic victory.’
Did he write this or say it while he was off his chops at 4am on pills in the kitchen at a house party?
It is positive 
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A mate of my father’s was the keyholder. He was known as the black lion as he came from Blacklion and was always immaculately turned out in his green GAA blazer, grey slacks and white shirt and tie. On quiet match days he’d let us through from the Canal End to the Hogan with a massive bunch of keys.
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59 year old Raymond said it when he was off his chops on pills at the Happy Mondays at Féile '91 at Semple Stadium.
“For me, personally,” he says, “success is being in the middle of a crowd of people and singing it with everyone, grabbing on to the lads next to you and looking at the people around you and thinking: you’ll always remember this. I think that’s what sport is, and what music is. People are absolutely crying out for that: being part of something bigger than yourself. Being part of a fucking team.”
Hard to argue this lad doesn’t get it
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Youngsters nowadays never had what we had. Community isn’t what it was back in the day. Everyone just wants to belong, be in that moment, to feel connected. Technology should connect them but in truth it makes them even more disconnected.
Nothing connects like the GAA in truth.
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@Cheasty were the aesthetics of Ronan Maher’s speech on Sunday and the break into ‘Glory Days’ by Bruce Springsteen as good as it gets for an All Ireland winning presentation? The timing of the ‘lift’ followed by the music on the tannoy was perfection
And finally, to our supporters, near and far.
Those that are lucky enough to be here today
Those that are back home in Tipperary,
And our diaspora across the world.
Today we are at the summit of a long, hard road.
A journey paved with sweat, sacrifice and spirit
Wherever you are, you are never far from our hearts.
To win this, is a win for the people, for a place, for all of us
Enjoy the moment.
Liam McCarthy is coming home
Glory Days
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In all that, you never mentioned Dessie Mythen. Surprised at you.
I’d say pull up there a bit now, you’re on the bubble