We are Donegal-heavy in today’s Hospital Pass for obvious reasons, Páirc Tailteann introduces American Footballers to the gloom of an Irish summer and also women in the GAA in 1965…
Donegal celebrations
Anyone that ever had to read Dancing at Lughnasa for the state examinations knows that they get up to some mad stuff up the backhills of the county, but you have to hand it to them they know how to party and they were more than entitled to do so yesterday.
Donegal mustered one of the great semi-final performances yesterday to prevail over Cork and thusly Hospital Pass will be heavy on the elation of northern folk post match.
The great, the good and Daniel O’Donnell turned out to see Donegal return to their first All-Ireland final since 1992, when they won their first and only Sam.
This video and posted on YouTube, pretty much captures the post-match euphoria from Croker.
One fan also reckons that Jose Mourhino might put in a bit for one off their heroes:
Donegal boss Jim McGuinness was also suitably delighted after the win saying “I’m unbelievably happy inside. I’m very proud of the lads. I’m very proud to come from Donegal. I think 20 years is too long for us not to be in a final. We’re back there now.”
Big time football comes to Meath
It was a mixed bag for Meath football this summer. They reached the Leinster final before being dumped out of the All-Ireland by Laois.
Forward Joe Sheridan was on hand in Páirc Tailteann this afternoon as big time football came to Navan, except it was American Football, not Gaelic.
The home of Meath GAA is getting one more big time match this Friday as two American Football high school matches take place as part of the Global International Football Tournament.
Oak Park High School from Winnipeg take on Villanova College from Ontario and Philadelphia take on Notre Dame Prep this Friday in Navan.
Joe Sheridan tweeted out this bemused tweet as they trained today:
Not sure how much the cheerleaders will like the gloomy Irish weather…
Women out of the GAA?
Hat tip to Irish soccer international Meabh De Burca on this one, she spotted the below Letter to the Editor from the Irish Independent on the Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s Facebook page:
It’s purportedly from 1965 but it sounds like it could be from the stoneage such are the archaic thoughts in it.
It also reminded us of this Harry Enfield sketch:
Funnily enough the letter comes from a man in Donegal, we like to think the amount of female supporters that packed out Croker yesterday would have annoyed him.
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