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I meant it in the conext of all County boards in general. They tend to do what suits their county's interests instead of what is in the interests of the GAA and fair play. Measures should be put in place by Croke Park to insure this can not happen and County boards are forced to keep to the rule book.

Sean McCague tried that with Ross Carr and big Geoffrey, but it didn't last long. In an ideal world you're spot-on, but how feasible is it for Croke Park even to try that?

[The Derry CB are just showing themselves to be weak but as LB says it is not the first time this has happened.]

Morally the wrong thing to do, as it was with Paddy a couple of years ago. Can't see any good coming of it though. But spare me the hand-wringing.

Every man and his dog know that Bradly assaulted the referee with a strike to the face. The Derry CB are just showing themselves to be weak but as LB says it is not the first time this has happened. It should not be allowed and the Ulster Council or Croke park should launch an immediate investigation.

Any other sport and he would not be on the pitch for at least 2 years and rightly so.

How have the referees in Derry reacted to this disgrace?

It is bringing the whole GAA into disrepute

That is not what he said, unless Darragh O'Se and Frank Murphy were involved with Derry.

Derry Hurling Clubs?

Ballinascreen
Banagher
Eoghan Rua's, Coleraine
Lavey
Kevin Lynchs
Na Magha
Swatragh
Slaughtneil

This is probably why people in derry are more interested in football.  above is the list of hurling clubs and from the derry website this is the list of football clubs below.

Ardmore - St Marys
Ballerin - Sarsfields
Ballinascreen - St Colms
Ballinderry - Shamrocks
Ballymaguigan - St Treas
Banagher - St Marys
Bellaghy - Wolfe Tones
Castledawson - St Malachys
Coleraine - Eoghan Rua
Claudy - John Mitchells
Craigbane - St Josephs
Desertmartin - St Martins
Doire Colmcille
Doire Trasna - Na Pairsaigh
Drum - St Colms
Drumsurn - St Matthews
Dungiven - St Canices
Faughanvale - St Marys
Foreglen - O'Briens

Glack
Glen - Watty Grahams
Glenullin - John Mitchels
Greenlough - St Oliver Plunketts
Kilrea - Pearses
Lavey - Erins Own
Limavady - Wolfhounds
Lissan - St Michael's
Loup - St Patricks
Magherafelt - O'Donovan Rossas
Magilligan - St Aidans
Moneymore - Henry Joy McCrackens
Newbridge - Seán O'Leary's
Ogra Colmcille
Sean Dolans
Slaughtmanus - St Marys
Slaughtneil - Robert Emmets
Steelstown
Swatragh - Michael Davitts


Think this tells its own story.

The sub plot to that story however is the number of football clubs that have had or still have players that play(ed) hurling. 
Ballerin, Bellaghy, Desertmartin, Drum, Drumsurn, Foreglen, Glack, Glen, Glenullin, Greenlough, aerlik  , Limavady, Lissan and probably others

I've played hurling against teams from Ballerin, Bellaghy, Drum, Drumsurn, Faughanvale, Glenullin and Doire Trasna. And wasn't there a St Finbarr's team from the Loup?

I must've been so wrapped up in the game that I didn't notice it from the Upper Hogan. Was it coming from the Hill?

I was in the lower cusack and never noticed either. Maybe its all rebounding of that perspex thingy .

Me neither. Much ado about nothing?

Upper Cusack, near the Hill. Very loud.

a good article today Paddy but you made a mistake... Benny Coulters birthday is the 7th June 1982 which makes him only 27 to next week...

Hope you're not operating the scoreboard anywhere TOH

And I hope Paddy Heaney's not operating one either. We beat Dungiven by a point in the game he is referring to. 0-14 to 1-10.

I had three wonderful primary school teachers at St.Columba's Kilrea.  Mrs. Rainey (RIP) was just brilliant for P1to P3.  I can still remember my first day at school making U.F.O. models from plasticine.  James Kielt's gran (RIP) taught me in P6.  She put alot of emphasis on maths.  I overstepped the mark with her one day though when after giving someone a slap, I piped up saying "capital punishment" was banned in schools in Scotland.  I got a clip for my efforts.  My aunt, a nun, taught me in P5 and P7.  She too, was brilliant. Firm but fair.

At St Pat's Maghera, Mrs Conville  and Mrs G Convery for French, Mr Maguire (Mentalman) for Maths, Mrs Dolan (I was in love I think) for German, Fr Crilly for Irish, Mr Doherty and Mr Murphy for English, Mr Collins for Art, Mrs O'Hagan for RE and the irreplacable Patrick Kawumba from Kenya for Biology were the standouts.

Paddy Kawumba (also RIP) was Ugandan, a refugee from Idi Amin's regime. And he taught Physics, not Biology. Too much time in the sun and in your forties it seems.

Mrs Convery and Dolan both excellent teachers, although the incompetence of their departmental colleagues (Walker and Scroggy (RIP)) enhanced their abilities. Mr Maguire couldn't hold a candle to either Joe McGurk or Martina Campbell.

Top three I had were Deirdre Bradley, Vera McGuckin (RIP) and Colm O'Kane (Basil). Honourable mention also to Mickey 'Fish' Kelly.

Far too many teachers of that era thought their role in life was to terrorise and brutalise the youth of south Derry.

Far too many also with (RIP) after name, including Mr Small.

She might even have had a cousin playing on the '93 team.