2009 Grand Slam Champions

[Dinny Breen]

RTE finally get something right...brings a tear to the eye


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT9FyZEwh1c

[Doogie Browser]

Season Ticket special on tonight at 10.45 on BBC1

[Hoof Hearted]

Season Ticket special on tonight at 10.45 on BBC1

what a joke of a show that was. no interview with BOD, O'connell, OGara etc, just the ulster men and ex ulster man. They even interviewed an aussie prop forward who was a sub ! Even humphries in the studio had a go at the southern media in their previous criticism of Tommy Bowe. Paddy Wallace is getting some air time after his near f**k up. What would it have been like if he scored the winning try !
A real ulster fest but what else would you expect with watson and bbc 

[rrhf]

Well done tyo the Grand Slam heroes.  My take on the whole thing is that the grand slam win was one of the greatest Irish team performances I have ever witnessed, and I personally  was so glad to see it replace the jolly failures of the FAI teams over the years with something of tangible importance.  Sporting success now rests with winners in Ireland not heroic failures.  Include Kidney and the 3 o ds in the mix along with a great team but make no mistake about it the GAAs role in this success is no small one.  It unified the masses behind the oval ball game by legitimising its presence in Irelands holiest church of sport. The significance of rugby in Croke Park stoked the residual embers of national pride and found a glow somewhere and a flicker of life.  For any national team to achieve success they must be proud of their entire nation - The Ulsterman proudly took his place under the national flag and gave it great service and honour. Ireland was proud of its Ulstermen too (and we forgive them for giving away so many penalties)  National pride leads way to passion and if talent and management are there then success is possible.  The rugby guys borrowed from the nations old self pride over generations fostered in GAA circles mainly,  and it worked a treat for them.  Croke Park stimulated the men in green, and it moved their supporters.  When they make the short trek back to Lansdowne will they forget the lessons learned and return to the dark old days which lacked ideology and national togetherness but promoted class structures and division and shame of our irishness .  Who knows time will tell - surely 61 more years is far too long to wait before we realise the importance of national pride and spirit.