Language at GAA Games

[Macy]

No WAR, I'd say I was wrong about the boot incident as it was one of the stories I heard when I moved up to the mountains. The incident with the hurls is just another one to add to the list - it was after a game of GAA version of football I was talking about that happened last season - intermediate semi finals iirc.

So many incidents in the family friendly Wicklow GAA it's hard to keep track...

[paul_oshea]

stu, i know well what he was on about, but he was talking plural.

[geysir]

Johhny, post traumatic stress Johnny achieved national fame, not bad for a Wicklow GAA ref. Unlike the aptly named Alcock, whatever happened to that humourless ********?
I once watched part of a GAA championship game somewhere in the Wicklow hills. There was a car load of us, out of our heads in a nice way, we were looking for a pub to watch Holland and Argentina in the WC Final and stopped off for a slash in the middle of nowhere. Just over the ditch there was the sight of a crowd of about 2,000 (4,000 wellies and a shocking smell of hay) packed all around the pitch, not even a rope between the natives and the pitch.We ventured closer, the noise generated was undescribable, our paranoia levels went sky high.
When the play moved up the pitch the crowd on the lower half came on to the pitch to see what was happening. When the ball came back down again the crowd were slow to pull back off the pitch. One of my mates starts running down the sideline beside the linesman screaming out 'Hold the Line' repeatedly at the crowd. Nobody took a blind bit of notice, I think he ran out of breath and got swamped by next line incursion.

[Superhoops]

...... The incident with the hurls is just another one to add to the list - it was after a game of GAA version of football I was talking about that happened last season - intermediate semi finals iirc....

This took place after the Wicklow intermediate hurling championship semi-final between St. Patrick’s from Wicklow Town and Glenealy in October 2006. The row started in the Arklow GAA car park after the game had ended. One Glenealy player alleged that he was bitten on the chest and was also threatened by a group of St. Pat’s supporters that his house would be fire-bombed. A photographer was also threatened during the row. The match ended in a draw, but St. Patrick’s subsequently withdrew from the competition, resulting in Glenealy qualifying for the final against Bray Emmets.

At the time a good number of the St.Pat's team were named O'Brien, all related, all knac*ers, The players and their extended families who supported them travelled everywhere in a fleet of Hiace vans! If you argued or hit one of them the whole lot got involved. Crazy crowd. There was talk about St.Pat's cancelling the registrations and club membership of all them. Not sure what happened in the end. Sad part was the fu*kers could hurl.

[Superhoops]

Brawling was not confined to the men in Wicklow! From the Indo:

By Brendan Furlong
Thursday July 08 2004

Wicklow women match the men as game ends in brawl
THE place was Wicklow. The scene was a GAA match.

Fists flew, kicks were aimed and the event disintegrated into a mass brawl. Not for the first time, as even the most loyal Wicklow fan would have to admit. But the difference this time was that the offenders were . . . women.

Now the county camogie board is to hold a full investigation into the trouble.

It was so bad that referee Martina Kennedy was forced to abandon the senior championship semi-final match between Kiltegan and Annacurra. During the second half of Sunday's match, at Pearse Park in Arklow, most of the 30 players became involved in the brawl. Players were punched and kicked but it is not known if any were struck with the hurleys. Things were going quite sportingly until a player from each side became involved in a serious altercation. All the others then piled in.

"The referee had no option but to abandon the game for her own safety and for the safety of the players and officials," Wicklow's camogie public relations officer Suzanne Pearson said last night. "I would not like to comment as to whether officials were involved or not. I would not like to prejudge the investigation," she said.

Wicklow County Board met on Tuesday night to discuss the referee's match report and will consider the matter again. "We are holding a special meeting on July 19 to deal with the referee's report," Ms Pearson said. "All clubs will be present at the meeting. I cannot take it any further than that at the moment."

At the time the game had to be abandoned, the Kiltegan side were leading 4-5 to 0-4. They had led by 3-2 to 0-3 at the interval.

[smellyfeet]

You don't hear such language at GAA matches so its no wonder why families prefer GAA matches.

Thats bull****,,,Thing is that at gaa matches they are mostly rednecks and farmers that you can't understand

[osarusan]

Thing is that at gaa matches they are mostly rednecks and farmers that you can't understand

50,000 redneck farmers cheering on the Dublin football team. Hill 16 is awash with pigsh!t.

[smellyfeet]

50,000 redneck farmers cheering on the Dublin football team. Hill 16 is awash with pigsh!t.

I can only comment on the Clare area.
Thing is when the muckers use Bad language ya can't understand them.
I.E fickin bisturdzz,puuul haaard,whiip n puuul haaarder.

[smellyfeet]

i assume watching 30 man brawls is better for kids than muffled shouts of words they don't understand then.

They were at it again at the weekend...Bunch of hyped up morons.

[shakermaker1982]

Meath-Dublin was a great game though. Roll on the replay.

[paul_oshea]

savage match alright shakermaker. Seemed like a great atmosphere. why cant we transport all the Dubs to an ireland soccer match?!?! and change blue to green etc etc

people dont like to admit it but the dubs and more so those rivalries are a great advertisement for the GAA.

[shakermaker1982]

It's a game I'd have loved to have played in. Frightening intensity, full throttle for 70 minutes. That Geraghty is a dirty ****e though.

[paul_oshea]

are you that good shakermaker? would ye be willing to come down to london every second weekend?

[shakermaker1982]

are you that good shakermaker? would ye be willing to come down to london every second weekend?

Christ no. I never got the chance to play it much but that kind of game would be my cup of tea - flying hits and aggression!!!

My uncle was a good player. Won a minor All Ireland medal with Mayo back in 85. He lives in North Wembley but I'd say he is a little past his best now still a few Irish lads up his way around the pubs who'd probably play if they aren't already in teams.

[paul_oshea]

i dont live too far from around that area myself.....the team i was recruiting are the other side of north london though