The Greatest Achievement In GAA History

What makes corks doubles so special from the Tipp doubles? I get that the OP is from cork so obviously biased but its surely equally as good an achievement.

Deleted User wrote: »

Would most of that kk team,not be well into tbeir 40s now though?

I wonder if that was what Rosita meant by saying that Limerick would beat the four in a row Kilkenny team by 15 points and Dublin beating the great Kerry team by 40 points? That's about the only way it would make sense.

Straight Talker wrote: »

Well Tipps last double was in 1900. Corks 1990 double stands out for me, because it was achieved in the modern era.

So it means more because it was more recently? That doesnt make sense to me so I'd be interested to hear your reasoning for it.

It's a fine achievement, not disputing it, but Tipp is every bit as good as Cork doing it, regardless of when it was done imo.

BrianBoru00 wrote: »

hosting Ireland/England in 2007 after getting rid of one of it's rules?

Could anything be more cringey for the GAA than the thought that after 130 odd years its greatest achievement might be playing host to a rugby match?

How pointless must all the rest of it have been?

BrianBoru00 wrote: »

yes hosting a rugby match was the achievement there :rolleyes:

So what was the second greatest achievement in the history of the GAA then? Hosting a soccer match, hosting the France or New Zealand Rugby team? American football?

Or just managing to hold back the tears of joy during God Save the Queen?

Presumably hurling and football are fairly far down the list anyway?

Rosita wrote: »

So what was the second greatest achievement in the history of the GAA then? Hosting a soccer match, hosting the France or New Zealand Rugby team? American football?

Or just managing to hold back the tears of joy during God Save the Queen?

Presumably hurling and football are fairly far down the list anyway?

Why would hurling or football be down the list?
If you can't or choose not to read a post and want to deliberately misrepresent what was written - knock yourself out. But I think you're just showing yourself to have a limited understanding of what the GAA is all about

Rosita wrote: »

Could anything be more cringey for the GAA than the thought that after 130 odd years its greatest achievement might be playing host to a rugby match?

How pointless must all the rest of it have been?

I assume the poster means, that it showed that the GAA was progressive and no longer blinkered. At the time if I remember the argument was that if a neighbour had nowhere to stay you would help them out.

A lot of the anti argument at the time was based on bias against England and a biased view of history. All built up into something it wasn't. I am now ashamed to say that I was one of those against the playing of that England and Ireland game. Based on no real logic whatsoever.

But I had no problem attending a soccer match in CP (Ireland v italy 2009) and being amused at 'out and out' Dublin soccer people looking lost in the stadium.

I now see it was a chance to show off CP to others from other sporting organisations. And show an organisation with confidence and pride in itself.

The GAA is the most egalitarian sport in Ireland. One which people of all creeds and socio-demographic backgrounds can play if they wish. That is really not the case in other sports.

Plus the GAA own their own stadiums and not heavily in debt it is not the case in other sports in Ireland.

The GAA stands on its own as an unique example not only in Ireland as a result of this. But stands unique worldwide as an amateur organisation, run by people with acumen, foresight and cop on. An organisation which is the lifeblood of many a community particularly in rural Ireland.

The GAA should rightly be proud of all that. You might only realise it when you stand back and look at it. I have seen foreign students gasp in awe after a hurling/football match. And their mouths nearly drop to the floor when they are told it is amateur. I remember one Spanish student roaring on Kildare!

Another time time I saw a French family at a hurling league game in Parnell Park at night (god knows how they found out it was on) and even the youngest was into it. 'Allez les Bleu's' I said to them as I pointed to the Dubs.

There is a real sense of community in the GAA that other sports don't have.
The stars and superstars are not distant like many sports.

One time I happened to sitting beside Chris Crummy's parents at a Dublin hurling match in Parnell (His mother told me who she was during the game she was very nervous). It was a tense game against Galway. And she nearly killed me hugging me when Dublin won. She was one of first on the pitch leap over the seats. Got the paper the next day and there was a photo of her was celebrating with her son on the pitch.

I remember another day in CP Darren Homan (then a recently retired former Dublin footballer) was sitting a few rows in front of me. A young lads eyes lit up on the row behind him. Homan was happily chatting with the young fella and was sharing sweets after a while. I have seen auld fella's in wheelchairs playing every ball in their mind, and young lads roaring on their team who know all the names of the players. It goes deep and stays with people. Community, belonging. Not manufactured insincerity or some marketing ploy it is real their own place. Their own people.

Another time in Parnell Park a retired legend of the game Sean Boylan was in the stands . There was a young couple with a baby. The mother moved down a few rows in front of Boylan with the baby for comfort for the child I assume. Ligas and all sorts ended up passed down through the rows. It was very funny to look at confused Sean Boylan passing down a liga biscuit. Where else would you get it only in the GAA?

At the same game in Parnell, Bertie Ahern was in attendance. It was around around the time of his peak popularity. But when Bertie was walking in. One of the crowd roared 'Howaya Bertie ya Bollix!'.
Again where else would you get it only in the GAA?

Egalitarianism, accessibility, and community are the GAA's biggest achievements in the 21st century. All the while being keen to develop and improve the organisation around that. So it is a self fulfilling circle.

An obvious great achievement that was left out of his poll was Dublin winning the National Hurling League in 2011.

Another great achievement in the GAA I have not seen mentioned yet is GAA people using 'middle management' Americanise speak.

For example:

Hurling people now seem to like the phrase 'learnings' in particular Derek McGrath.
Football people now seem to love the phrase 'transitions' in particular James Horan.



On a more serious note again shows the GAA's willingness to adapt and take things from other sports. And see if it improves things. In this day and age the GAA is more open to different ways of doing things than it ever has been. While also being firmly attached to its past and history.

Sweepers are no longer just for roads they have entered GAA teams!

Straight Talker wrote: »

No one thought another county could do a double in the modern era. It wasn't achieved for one hundred years, but then Cork achieved it. That's why the Cork double of 1990 stands out from the other doubles imo.

Fair enough, it stands out as it's your county but Tipps achievement is every bit an equal to it. Modern era? Does that mean anything won before a certain time means less?

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