Sir, – Green and gold . . . not a good colour choice at the weekend!
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Sir, – Stepen Cluxton, the brilliant Dublin goalkeeper, having done his job efficiently in Croke Park on Sunday, departed the scene quietly, and without any brouhaha. Is there any chance that he could be persuaded to run for the presidency, and give us all a breath of fresh air?
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Sir, – “But the hype will probably be mounting again by the time you read this, after Ireland’s stunning victory this morning against Australia, crowned as it was by that last-minute try by Tommy Bowe.” (Frank McNally, An Irishman’s Diary, September, 17th).
The above paragraph appeared in your august publication some hours before “Ireland’s stunning victory” . Should your remarkably prescient columnist ever decide to give up his day job, he might consider a new career as a clairvoyant.
I don’t suppose he’d care to tell us who’s going to win the forthcoming presidential election? It’s been a while since I relieved Paddy Power of a few bob.
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Sir, – After lunch on Saturday I was enjoying reading Frank McNally’s acerbic Irishman’s Diary when in the last paragraph I read, “after Ireland’s stunning victory this morning against Australia, crowned as it was by that last-minute try by Tommy Bowe”. I shouted aloud, “He was held up a yard short, Frank!” Then I realised this was a Farney-inspired prediction. Geniuses, the both of them.
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Sir, – In the aftermath of Stephen Cluxton’s crucial role in winning the All-Ireland for Dublin, perhaps Kerry might like to propose a rule change for the next GAA Congress that goalkeepers won’t be allowed to take free kicks!
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Sir, – Last Friday night’s 30-year school class reunion in the Glenview Hotel in Co Wicklow was great fun, despite our advancing years, expanding girths and receding hairlines. But Saturday morning in the hotel bar with the Class of ’81, watching Ireland do the unbelievable and boss the Aussies off the park, is something I’ll never forget. To paraphrase a former St Mary’s, Ireland and Lions captain, “There’s your f***ing pride!”
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Sir, – “Pride at home, respect abroad”. Declan Kidney for president.
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