Quotelife long hatred for the GAA, abit harsh did they murder your family or something?
Never Never Never
Never never never was a speech by a certain reverend Paisley in the north quite a number years ago but today he wants to be sat at the same table as the republicans and looks forward to power sharing , strange times indeed . This week for the first time in my life I will entry a GGA stadium to watch my beloved Irish team take the field against Wales at Croke Park many people said it would never happen in my life time and yet I will be walking up the steps knowing that my life long hatred of the GAA will at last come to an end . It will no doubt be a very emotional time for me but I look forward to the future as I glance back over my shoulder at the past .
life long hatred for the GAA, abit harsh did they murder your family or something?
Well if he has relations in NI, it is quite possible!Originally Posted by citizenerased
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Gavin
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"Ex Bardus , Vicis"
A bit of confused/misinformed historically I think.
I think not!
Really, enlighten me who the GAA have murdered in Northern Ireland.
Chill out lads. The original post was rejoicing in a changing Ireland, no need for you guys to rake up old hostilities.
Always look on the bright side of life
Where to start , the GAA have hated all non Irish sports due to the fear factor they have this idea that people would stop wanting to be GGA players and turn to soccer instead . You will never see a soccer club in Kerry will not until Jack turned up and now the county is awash with them . So did the GAA fall apart in Kerry again no . So at long last we (and I mean all soccer loving people of of country ) will get our chance to see OUR TEAM play in croke park this is change yes Rugby was first up but this means the world to me as it's always been a dream of mine that this would happen . Now the last part of this jigsaw is to see us play under a united Ireland team , some of you may laugh but 20 years ago who would ever think this Saturday would ever happen ?
The GAA is a staunchly republican organisation and if you are seriously trying to tell me that no members of the association in NI have ever been linked to paramilitary organisations, ........
I will say no more on this.
Thank you. We already have a thread for arguing about the GAA - the Rovers Tallaght Stadium one. Frankly, we don't need another.
Watching an Irish team play in Croker will be a great joy for me. Pity I have such low expectations for this one.
You can't spell failure without FAI
The GAA is a republican organisation, its whole existance is based on the idea of preserving Irish culture and heritage. To suggest that it is directly tied to paramilitary organisations is ridiculous..Typical anglophile response draped in ignorance, a hatred of something ya know nothing about. If you despise our heritage and culture so much why dont you change your nationality.Read a history book and find out what the GAA did for this country...and then come back to me with a point that isnt founded on presumption and cliched stereotypes...
oh dear, do stop digging. do you actually equate the GAA with "our heritage and culture"? they've got you hook line and sinker, so much so that you're willing to turn a harmless joke into an embarressing tirade so typical of the very thing you're denying.
Your Chairperson,
Gavin
Membership Advisory Board
"Ex Bardus , Vicis"
FFS. Could a mod lock this please? We already have a thread for this ****.
You can't spell failure without FAI
Seems to be a bit incongruent to have a lifelong hatred of the GAA while at the same time harbouring a dream to see the Irish soccer team play in Croker.
You can say what you like about the GAA but they as an organisation they have managed to defend the interests of Gaelic sports over the decades ensuring they go from strength to strength, a trajectory that has culminated in the construction of one of the top stadia in Europe.
Meanwhile, back at Merrion Square...
Greece 1 - 0 Germany
Socrates (89)
why do GAA heads always trot this old donkey out? it may be by far the best stadium in ireland, for lack of competition, but it hardly compares to other stadia around europe as "tops". for gods sake, its not even a full oval.
Your Chairperson,
Gavin
Membership Advisory Board
"Ex Bardus , Vicis"
It's one of the top five as regards capacity. Facilities are decent too. Didn't realise symmetry was a key criterion for greatness.
Greece 1 - 0 Germany
Socrates (89)
Reder, there is a bit of a difference between this post, which implies direct involvement on the part of the GAA........
And this post, which claims that some of its members are linked to other organisations...........
One of the main reasons why the GAA has been so successful since the foundation of the state was that it was backed by the Catholic Church and the Government. A luxury football never had.
Thats not to take anything away from the organisation but it perhaps partially explains why the FAI have always been lagging behind. I remember the days when soccer was banned in schools.
Always look on the bright side of life
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