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Apologies in advance if this seems like it is alienating younger fans. I'm curious to see what memories other GAA fans have from the 1980's.
Does anyone remember these?
1 - Magazines like 'Gaelic World'
Monthly publication that was packed full of interviews, analysis and match details. Being on the front cover of this magazine seemed to be like being on Time magazine. There was one month they had a picture of Stephen O'Brien from Cork and an article about the world at his feet. It was taken in New York.
2 - The Game on Monday
The Sunday Game showed highlights of the games each Sunday night. Michael Lyster & Co. But then on Monday they had a smaller highlights package followed by a viewing of an older game from yesteryear. I remember watching highlights of the Galway footballers' three in a row team for example. It was a fantastic idea for younger fans to see what previous years were like.
3 - Sports Stadium
Obviously this showed all sports but there was often a segment around October where they would show 'goals and saves' of the year in both codes. Mick Dunne was often the commentator, the man had a different style of commentary to Micheal O'Hehir and Micheal O'Muircheartaigh but again a tasty highlights package for fans to watch.
4 - Micheal O'Hehir
Obviously this man's career spanned a lot more than the 1980's but his voice on TV commentary was legendary. Probably most famous for 'A GOAL A GOAL' when anyone rattled the net, but he seemed to add to the drama of the occasion. From memory, I think Ger Canning's first all Ireland final was 1986 and it took a while to adjust away from Micheal O'Hehir, a lgend.
5 - The Sunday Game
Obviously a show this is long running but the Sunday Game in the 1980's didn't seem to have pundits wanting to make a name for themselves. It all seemed very innocent and after the 1999 All Ireland football final between Cork & Meath, the Sunday Game did a montage of all the work they'd done in that century. It was a mice look back on the later 70's, the 80's & 90's and how the games had changed. Few posters here may remember playing football and all sideline kicks being taken off the ground, or the days before the advantage rule.
Hopefully a few others remember these.
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Each and every one of them :D
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Replying To slayer: "Apologies in advance if this seems like it is alienating younger fans. I'm curious to see what memories other GAA fans have from the 1980's.
Does anyone remember these?
1 - Magazines like 'Gaelic World'
Monthly publication that was packed full of interviews, analysis and match details. Being on the front cover of this magazine seemed to be like being on Time magazine. There was one month they had a picture of Stephen O'Brien from Cork and an article about the world at his feet. It was taken in New York.
2 - The Game on Monday
The Sunday Game showed highlights of the games each Sunday night. Michael Lyster & Co. But then on Monday they had a smaller highlights package followed by a viewing of an older game from yesteryear. I remember watching highlights of the Galway footballers' three in a row team for example. It was a fantastic idea for younger fans to see what previous years were like.
3 - Sports Stadium
Obviously this showed all sports but there was often a segment around October where they would show 'goals and saves' of the year in both codes. Mick Dunne was often the commentator, the man had a different style of commentary to Micheal O'Hehir and Micheal O'Muircheartaigh but again a tasty highlights package for fans to watch.
4 - Micheal O'Hehir
Obviously this man's career spanned a lot more than the 1980's but his voice on TV commentary was legendary. Probably most famous for 'A GOAL A GOAL' when anyone rattled the net, but he seemed to add to the drama of the occasion. From memory, I think Ger Canning's first all Ireland final was 1986 and it took a while to adjust away from Micheal O'Hehir, a lgend.
5 - The Sunday Game
Obviously a show this is long running but the Sunday Game in the 1980's didn't seem to have pundits wanting to make a name for themselves. It all seemed very innocent and after the 1999 All Ireland football final between Cork & Meath, the Sunday Game did a montage of all the work they'd done in that century. It was a mice look back on the later 70's, the 80's & 90's and how the games had changed. Few posters here may remember playing football and all sideline kicks being taken off the ground, or the days before the advantage rule.
Hopefully a few others remember these." I remember them all. The Sunday game was a must then.
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 06/07/2023 14:07:30
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Replying To slayer: "Apologies in advance if this seems like it is alienating younger fans. I'm curious to see what memories other GAA fans have from the 1980's.
Does anyone remember these?
1 - Magazines like 'Gaelic World'
Monthly publication that was packed full of interviews, analysis and match details. Being on the front cover of this magazine seemed to be like being on Time magazine. There was one month they had a picture of Stephen O'Brien from Cork and an article about the world at his feet. It was taken in New York.
2 - The Game on Monday
The Sunday Game showed highlights of the games each Sunday night. Michael Lyster & Co. But then on Monday they had a smaller highlights package followed by a viewing of an older game from yesteryear. I remember watching highlights of the Galway footballers' three in a row team for example. It was a fantastic idea for younger fans to see what previous years were like.
3 - Sports Stadium
Obviously this showed all sports but there was often a segment around October where they would show 'goals and saves' of the year in both codes. Mick Dunne was often the commentator, the man had a different style of commentary to Micheal O'Hehir and Micheal O'Muircheartaigh but again a tasty highlights package for fans to watch.
4 - Micheal O'Hehir
Obviously this man's career spanned a lot more than the 1980's but his voice on TV commentary was legendary. Probably most famous for 'A GOAL A GOAL' when anyone rattled the net, but he seemed to add to the drama of the occasion. From memory, I think Ger Canning's first all Ireland final was 1986 and it took a while to adjust away from Micheal O'Hehir, a lgend.
5 - The Sunday Game
Obviously a show this is long running but the Sunday Game in the 1980's didn't seem to have pundits wanting to make a name for themselves. It all seemed very innocent and after the 1999 All Ireland football final between Cork & Meath, the Sunday Game did a montage of all the work they'd done in that century. It was a mice look back on the later 70's, the 80's & 90's and how the games had changed. Few posters here may remember playing football and all sideline kicks being taken off the ground, or the days before the advantage rule.
Hopefully a few others remember these." Yes remember them all. Some other found memories…
Rattlers
Scarves - regardless of weather
Canal End Crush - pay at the stiles in those days. The Da used to lift me over them in the 70s. You had a brush with death on the way in and out.
Tissue hats that dissolved in the rain and had the county name stapled on as the colours were interchangeable between counties.
3 bars for 50. Chocolate was sold on the terraces as no shops in there.
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West of Ireland teams mostly made up of hardy farmers or tall and strong Garda lads.
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Queuing outside McGraths and Quinns the night before a match, and then following the 6 packs to see where the party was on in Drumcondra. Hiding your own very expensive 6 pack in the oven, if you had a boogie with a young one.
This all stopped when the motorways were built.
The nights before a big match in Drumcondra is not the same any more.
letsgetgoing (Roscommon) - Posts: 535 - 06/07/2023 15:11:56
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When you went to matches you brought your own sandwich or bought Mars bar and a can of coke. No deli counter or pre packed sandwich in a fridge. Fridges were for ice cream. Match programs for sale outside the ground. The further from the pitch you bought it the more you were guaranteed it wasn't genuine. On the way home then it was pints, pints and more pints . Remembered the ad on TV if you have lost count of how many pints you had just have 2 more and leave it at that.....
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having the minor final on in the background As Gaeilge while having the spuds and getting ready for the senior final. all after mass of course.
meathbasedfan (Leitrim) - Posts: 66 - 06/07/2023 15:27:30
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Lots of bad cars in car parks, and everyone pitching in to give someone a push start. Great crack, almost a disappointment when it started lol.
Handkerchiefs on heads instead of sun hats.
Players taking pride in staying on their feet when shouldered / tackled.
Goalies driving the ball out to midfield every time, even when it was obvious their midfield was being destroyed.
The tension and drama of proper frees off the ground.
Being blown for overcarrying.
Liniment.
Rugby boots with big round toecaps for backs.
points50swiththeargyllsonthewrongfeet (Tyrone) - Posts: 243 - 06/07/2023 15:45:00
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The smell of tobacco pipes, grass banks and taking hard cash at the gate. Can we have the latter one back please
Passer_By (Carlow) - Posts: 511 - 06/07/2023 15:58:48
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Hunger Strikes parades; RUC/UDR harassment going to and from games; players & officials being murdered; clubhouses being attacked and burned down; trying to get a pitch to play on; Unionists & Loyalists protesting about ANYTHING to do with the GAA. I make these points only to highlight how certain memories of the GAA from the 1980s mean different things to different Gaels on the island.
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Some great replies there, had a good laugh at them all. The push starts though, Jesus for anyone that didn't experience them you missed out on something hilarious. Often a great big beast of a car like a Ford Cortina, some lad in the driver's seat smoking like mad shouting 'Push' out of the corner of his mouth and then his car smoking even worse when it started. Five lads behind it like a scrum and the smell of petrol that wafted through the air once it started!
slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 06/07/2023 18:18:59
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Replying To eoinog: "When you went to matches you brought your own sandwich or bought Mars bar and a can of coke. No deli counter or pre packed sandwich in a fridge. Fridges were for ice cream. Match programs for sale outside the ground. The further from the pitch you bought it the more you were guaranteed it wasn't genuine. On the way home then it was pints, pints and more pints . Remembered the ad on TV if you have lost count of how many pints you had just have 2 more and leave it at that....." Yes the dodgy match programmes bought outside Croke Park, I still have some.
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Pairc Ui Chaoimh and the rivers of urine cascading down the terraces.
Diddedly aye music blasted over poorly maintained loudspeakers.
And in one Limerick county ground - a tradition which is maintained to the present day when a match is in progress - the PA man on the tannoy beseeching the owner of car registration number 0123456789 to move the vehicle as it was causing A Serious Obstruction (the obstruction never being specified!).
Grass and all types of weeds on the terraces of Limerick Gaelic Grounds. I often wondered did the terraces have to be maintained with a lawnmower.
And so on ......
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Hardly anyone had county jerseys. The best we could do was County coloured flat caps
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2747 - 06/07/2023 21:38:45
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Or those wool plats on your wrists
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Replying To Ulsterman: "Hunger Strikes parades; RUC/UDR harassment going to and from games; players & officials being murdered; clubhouses being attacked and burned down; trying to get a pitch to play on; Unionists & Loyalists protesting about ANYTHING to do with the GAA. I make these points only to highlight how certain memories of the GAA from the 1980s mean different things to different Gaels on the island." Great post. Summed up very well. We will never know down here the value of Gaa up the north.
eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1683 - 07/07/2023 09:50:34
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Joe Connollys Speech!
The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 710 - 07/07/2023 10:13:09
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Replying To Ulsterman: "Hunger Strikes parades; RUC/UDR harassment going to and from games; players & officials being murdered; clubhouses being attacked and burned down; trying to get a pitch to play on; Unionists & Loyalists protesting about ANYTHING to do with the GAA. I make these points only to highlight how certain memories of the GAA from the 1980s mean different things to different Gaels on the island." Fair point Ulsterman.
I would say in our part of the country we were aware of this. but we didn't live through it as you had to. Different memories, sobering really.
slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 07/07/2023 10:16:33
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Replying To KnockaineyAbú: "Pairc Ui Chaoimh and the rivers of urine cascading down the terraces.
Diddedly aye music blasted over poorly maintained loudspeakers.
And in one Limerick county ground - a tradition which is maintained to the present day when a match is in progress - the PA man on the tannoy beseeching the owner of car registration number 0123456789 to move the vehicle as it was causing A Serious Obstruction (the obstruction never being specified!).
Grass and all types of weeds on the terraces of Limerick Gaelic Grounds. I often wondered did the terraces have to be maintained with a lawnmower.
And so on ......" what was Thomond park like?
galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2522 - 07/07/2023 10:16:46
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