‘As a Gael should meet Gaels’ – The Gaelic Athletic Association in the Irish Free State
The GAA saw itself as the true representative of the Irish nation at play. Barry Sheppard investigates how it fared in …
The Tailteann Games, 1924-1936
Cathal Brennan looks at the Irish Free State’s answer to the Olympics – The Tailteann Games of 1924-1932. The advent of mass …