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  Its  unfortunate  that   Gaa President   Burns has  made such  a dramatic  and  well founded speech  at  an All Ireland  when we  got  such  a haul of  medals  at the Olympics . President  Burns  speech was brilliant  and as  already  stated  by me  he included all Tea  Lady, Jersey  washer, field  linesman  ought he  just thought  of  everyone . How  could  ( other  than disgruntled  opponents of  the Gaa ) find  fault  with his  brilliance. It will be  talked  about in years  to come, like Cavans  victory  in All Ireland  against Keryy  in New York in 1947 ." It's actually funny cos the Camoige President made a speech that was as passionate as Jarlath Burns but he has been lambasted by the GAA for being too political.You could not write it.
                
                
                    Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 557 - 14/08/2024 11:43:01
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                    Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2434 - 14/08/2024 12:49:17
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                     Replying To Claretandblue:  "The Camogie lad forgot where he was and how the Camogie Association would be non existent without the Gaa help financially etc." The GAA don't help financially directly, apart from providing facilities?
                
                
                    Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17360 - 14/08/2024 15:35:57
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                     Replying To Viking66:  "The GAA don't help financially directly, apart from providing facilities?" And those facilities cost the GAA a fair few €€€s!
                
                
                    Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2558 - 14/08/2024 16:21:10
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                     Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "And those facilities cost the GAA a fair few €€€s!" Yes they did. But we didn't build them for the Camogie Association. Their use of them costs us nothing.
                
                
                    Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17360 - 14/08/2024 21:50:26
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                     Replying To Claretandblue:  "The Camogie lad forgot where he was and how the Camogie Association would be non existent without the Gaa help financially etc." I think you will find that there are a fair few women that help fund and run the GAA behind the scenes along with helping clubs with fundraising and making sandwiches or was Jarlath Burns speech all bluster and no substance.
                
                
                    Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 557 - 15/08/2024 15:56:20
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                     Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "And those facilities cost the GAA a fair few €€€s!" Are you saying that women didn't contribute to to these facilities or was the passionate speech that Mr Burns gave us about volunteers a load of ribbish
                
                
                    Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 557 - 15/08/2024 15:58:37
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                     Replying To tomsmith:  "Tomsmith here 
  Gaa  President  Jarlet  Burns must  have  delivered the most  riveting  All Ireland  speech (in very emotional circumstances)  when his  beloved Armagh  hung on to lift  the Sam maguire cup.. Burns who had a  son Jarlet Og  who  incidentally has  the  Ball  when the final whistle  was  sounded. President  Burns  speech referenced  the work that , people  who  cut the grass, make  the Tea or  wash the Jerseys in Armagh  this  for you. Very  emotional , indeed  as one myself  who did voluntary Gaa  work ( along  with the great Mrs  T )I  found myself  getting emotional" Not even close, Galway closed a 56 year gap, and Joe's (Not John) bi-lingual speech was emotional in both languages, thanking grass roots and immigrants who were "crying with joy" today. We played this speech when my father was in the last stages of Alzheimers, he did not recognize anyone, but he lit up when he heard this speech and Joe McDonagh singing  "The West Awake", very powerful and one for the best speeches given in any sports period.
                
                
                    BostonGuy (Galway) - Posts: 184 - 19/08/2024 03:30:11
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                     Replying To Viking66:  "The GAA don't help financially directly, apart from providing facilities?" Did The GAA not give the Camogie Association €800,000 to get their player's charter up and running?
                
                
                    Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6196 - 19/08/2024 09:13:23
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                     Replying To Greengrass:  "Did The GAA not give the Camogie Association €800,000 to get their player's charter up and running?" And I am pretty sure that members of camoige associations have paid that back in spades with helping GAA clubs all over the country with volunteering.My family are members of hurling,camoige and football clubs.
                
                
                    Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 557 - 19/08/2024 11:33:28
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                     Replying To Greengrass:  "Did The GAA not give the Camogie Association €800,000 to get their player's charter up and running?" Not sure tbh. But being as we belong to an Association that has 800,000 members that equates to one euro per member. Hardly bank breaking stuff. And I know from our club that the Camogie Association and LGFA members do plenty of voluntary work to keep our club going. Priceless work.
                
                
                    Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17360 - 19/08/2024 12:09:24
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                    I am no fan of Jarlath Burns - But if he ran for President of Ireland, he surely would be in with a good shout. I'm sure Sinn Fein will have this lined up. I'd be surprised if he was not in the running next year.
                 
                
                    Maroon Heaven (Westmeath) - Posts: 50 - 19/08/2024 14:48:01
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                    Joe Connolly's speech forever, not the start of the political runway Burns speech. He seems very focused on elevating himself and his own profile - methinks Jarlath has bigger personal plans. Watch that space.
                 
                
                    togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 1104 - 19/08/2024 15:17:08
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                     Replying To togoutlads:  "Joe Connolly's speech forever, not the start of the political runway Burns speech. He seems very focused on elevating himself and his own profile - methinks Jarlath has bigger personal plans. Watch that space." Exactly Joe Connollys speech was a captains speech and as I said before if the Armagh captain had given that speech there would be no problem with it at all.
                
                
                    Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 557 - 19/08/2024 15:35:01
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                     Replying To Alwaysencourage:  "Exactly Joe Connollys speech was a captains speech and as I said before if the Armagh captain had given that speech there would be no problem with it at all." Tomsmith here
  two  things i  denote  from these  comments No 1 An  anti  Northern  twang  is going  the  way  of  Mr  Burns No2 Jarlet  Burns is  a GAA man at  heart  who has  done  great  work  in Silver  Bridge  to keep young people  on the  straight  and  narrow.. He  is   a  fluent Gaeilge  speaker  who is  first  a clubman secondly a  great Gaa  Official.
  Indeed  Tomsmith  would have  no  qualms  in nominating  him  for  the Post  of  President of  Ireland once  the office is  vacated,,So  watch this  space  and  please begrudges stay silent   we currently  have   a great  President of  the GAA 
                
                
                    tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4114 - 19/08/2024 23:06:08
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                     Replying To tomsmith:  "Tomsmith here
  two  things i  denote  from these  comments No 1 An  anti  Northern  twang  is going  the  way  of  Mr  Burns No2 Jarlet  Burns is  a GAA man at  heart  who has  done  great  work  in Silver  Bridge  to keep young people  on the  straight  and  narrow.. He  is   a  fluent Gaeilge  speaker  who is  first  a clubman secondly a  great Gaa  Official.
  Indeed  Tomsmith  would have  no  qualms  in nominating  him  for  the Post  of  President of  Ireland once  the office is  vacated,,So  watch this  space  and  please begrudges stay silent   we currently  have   a great  President of  the GAA " Not anti-Ulster at all.Have spent mant All Irelands shoyting for Ulster teams and club finals as well.I was in awe at what Slaughtneil did and continue to do.When you come put with that speil then you have lost the argument.
                
                
                    Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 557 - 20/08/2024 07:41:53
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                     Replying To tomsmith:  "Tomsmith here
  two  things i  denote  from these  comments No 1 An  anti  Northern  twang  is going  the  way  of  Mr  Burns No2 Jarlet  Burns is  a GAA man at  heart  who has  done  great  work  in Silver  Bridge  to keep young people  on the  straight  and  narrow.. He  is   a  fluent Gaeilge  speaker  who is  first  a clubman secondly a  great Gaa  Official.
  Indeed  Tomsmith  would have  no  qualms  in nominating  him  for  the Post  of  President of  Ireland once  the office is  vacated,,So  watch this  space  and  please begrudges stay silent   we currently  have   a great  President of  the GAA " You posted an opinion, I disagree with your opinion. If Burns wants to run for president of Ireland when the leprechaun retires then so be it. To say people are begrudgers simply because they don't agree with your opinion and therefore carry a chip against Ulster teams and individuals is a little narrow minded. Burns seems like a fine individual, a GAA icon, a good GAA president and orator but sorry doesn't even come close to Joe Connolly's speech in 1980.
                
                
                    BostonGuy (Galway) - Posts: 184 - 20/08/2024 14:19:08
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                     Replying To BostonGuy:  " Replying To tomsmith:  "Tomsmith here
two  things i  denote  from these  comments
No 1 An  anti  Northern  twang  is going  the  way  of  Mr  Burns
No2 Jarlet  Burns is  a GAA man at  heart  who has  done  great  work  in Silver  Bridge  to keep young people  on the  straight  and  narrow.. He  is   a  fluent Gaeilge  speaker  who is  first  a clubman secondly a  great Gaa  Official.
Indeed  Tomsmith  would have  no  qualms  in nominating  him  for  the Post  of  President of  Ireland once  the office is  vacated,,So  watch this  space  and  please begrudges stay silent  <b> we currently  have   a great  President of  the GAA </b>"</div>You posted an opinion, I disagree with your opinion. If Burns wants to run for president of Ireland when the leprechaun retires then so be it. To say people are begrudgers simply because they don't agree with your opinion and therefore carry a chip against Ulster teams and individuals is a little narrow minded. Burns seems like a fine individual, a GAA icon, a good GAA president and orator but sorry doesn't even come close to Joe Connolly's speech in 1980." You posted an opinion, I disagree with your opinion  Man from Galway of  122  Posts Tomsmith here  senior  Poster  from Cavan. I  dont  agree with your opinion coming after  you  Galway people lost An  Ireland that you were favourites  and indeed  every Galway man felt youse  would  win easy.  Agh but the result on the day belongs  to Armagh  who out  foxed Galway. Even the mighty Shane  Walsh, and Comer  were  played of  the Field ( was  Comer  subitised I think he  was ) by the foxy old  Armagh bench.. And  then to think that that great  Burns  speech over  shadowed  Connolly's long standing   epistle   which has  stood  the test of  time . Connolly got up spoke in both  Gaeilge  and Bearla  and  spoke  well, President  Burns  got up spoke  in both languages  even he is  from South Armagh  and  he  spoke  from the heart   after   a game  that he did  not expect  his County to win. Well don  Mr Burns  and  as  already said I would have no hesitation in nominating him for Presidency once the position becomes  vacant  
                
                
                    tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4114 - 23/08/2024 15:15:56
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two  things i  denote  from these  comments
No 1 An  anti  Northern  twang  is going  the  way  of  Mr  Burns
No2 Jarlet  Burns is  a GAA man at  heart  who has  done  great  work  in Silver  Bridge  to keep young people  on the  straight  and  narrow.. He  is   a  fluent Gaeilge  speaker  who is  first  a clubman secondly a  great Gaa  Official.
Indeed  Tomsmith  would have  no  qualms  in nominating  him  for  the Post  of  President of  Ireland once  the office is  vacated,,So  watch this  space  and  please begrudges stay silent  <b> we currently  have   a great  President of  the GAA </b>"</div>You posted an opinion, I disagree with your opinion. If Burns wants to run for president of Ireland when the leprechaun retires then so be it. To say people are begrudgers simply because they don't agree with your opinion and therefore carry a chip against Ulster teams and individuals is a little narrow minded. Burns seems like a fine individual, a GAA icon, a good GAA president and orator but sorry doesn't even come close to Joe Connolly's speech in 1980." You posted an opinion, I disagree with your opinion  Man from Galway of  122  Posts Tomsmith here  senior  Poster  from Cavan. I  dont  agree with your opinion coming after  you  Galway people lost An  Ireland that you were favourites  and indeed  every Galway man felt youse  would  win easy.  Agh but the result on the day belongs  to Armagh  who out  foxed Galway. Even the mighty Shane  Walsh, and Comer  were  played of  the Field ( was  Comer  subitised I think he  was ) by the foxy old  Armagh bench.. And  then to think that that great  Burns  speech over  shadowed  Connolly's long standing   epistle   which has  stood  the test of  time . Connolly got up spoke in both  Gaeilge  and Bearla  and  spoke  well, President  Burns  got up spoke  in both languages  even he is  from South Armagh  and  he  spoke  from the heart   after   a game  that he did  not expect  his County to win. Well done  Mr Burns  and  as  already said I would have no hesitation in nominating him for Presidency of Southern once the position becomes  vacant  
                
                
                    tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4114 - 23/08/2024 15:59:32
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two  things i  denote  from these  comments
No 1 An  anti  Northern  twang  is going  the  way  of  Mr  Burns
No2 Jarlet  Burns is  a GAA man at  heart  who has  done  great  work  in Silver  Bridge  to keep young people  on the  straight  and  narrow.. He  is   a  fluent Gaeilge  speaker  who is  first  a clubman secondly a  great Gaa  Official.
Indeed  Tomsmith  would have  no  qualms  in nominating  him  for  the Post  of  President of  Ireland once  the office is  vacated,,So  watch this  space  and  please begrudges stay silent  <b> we currently  have   a great  President of  the GAA </b>"</div>You posted an opinion, I disagree with your opinion. If Burns wants to run for president of Ireland when the leprechaun retires then so be it. To say people are begrudgers simply because they don't agree with your opinion and therefore carry a chip against Ulster teams and individuals is a little narrow minded. Burns seems like a fine individual, a GAA icon, a good GAA president and orator but sorry doesn't even come close to Joe Connolly's speech in 1980." His name is Michael D Higgins not "the leprechaun".  
                
                
                    Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6196 - 24/08/2024 16:20:11
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