Originally Posted by
Billy Lord
Jinxy: what's your problem? Fingal are offering employment opportunities that the GAA can't match as they are an amateur body - unless the taxpayer throws a few bob their players' way.
Besides, organised football was a part of Irish sporting culture before the GAA was invented so the reality is that football is more 'Irish' than all GAA games.
Get used to it: football is the Irish sport, it's what the kids want to play, especially as we become a more multicultural society.
Besides, how many counties play hurling with any seriousness? And what about handball? If the GAA are serious about promoting gaelic games why are they letting their best two activities die a slow death? Hurling and handball are great games that are uniquely Irish yet they're allowed to wallow while gaelic football - which is a poor mix of rugby and football and has more to do with handbags outside the chipper on a Saturday night - gets promoted to the hilt.