Monthly Archives: February 2016

  1. Sigerson Cup Memories

    Sigerson Cup Memories

    The Sigerson Cup takes place this weekend in Ulster University at the Jordanstown complex. It is one of the highlights of the GAA season featuring the cream of Colleges footballers.

    The cup itself was donated by Dr George Sigerson from Strabane, it is in the shape of a mether, a traditional Irish drinking Cup with four handles, signifying our four provinces.

    Legends of the Game

    Down the decades it's has been a showcase for the talents of some of our greatest ever GAA players. Over the years the Sigerson has been a who’s who of inter-county stars with many legends of the game pulling on their College jersey.

    The likes of Kieran McGeeney, Peter Canavan, Maurice Fitzgerald, Ogie Moran and John O’Keeffe graced the fields of Sigerson. It was also distinguished by lesser lights from less successful counties who performed with great distinction.

    Being a student competition it also had is fair share of high jinks and strange incidents down the years.

  2. The Club Jersey

    The Club Jersey

    The Club Jersey, Croke Park and the Club Finals

    The Club Jersey

    The Club jersey. You’ve known it and worn it for as long as you can remember. Club legends that went before you. Your dad. Uncles, maybe a brother. And now it’s your turn. In Croke Park. Something special. The jersey. The badge. The band of brothers. The banter and the craic. The Club. And Croke Park. Think of the lads that will come after too. The legacy you leave behind. What it all means. What’s in Jersey? The passion. Pride. The history.

    That’s the way it is for eight panels of club players this week. On Saturday and Sunday the footballers and hurlers of eight intermediate and junior clubs get to do their thing in Croke Park. As the sponsors the AIB would have you believe, it is #TheToughest. A winter’s preparation and hard word boils down to one afternoon in Croke Park.