Do the GAA 'commemorate terrorists on an annual basis' in Northern Ireland?

[Farrandeelin]

I saw this post on another forum! 

[AZOffaly]

I saw this post on another forum! 

I can guess what the other forum was, and I presume they are referring to the underage tournament held in the name of Bobby Sands.

[Ulick]

I saw this post on another forum! 

I can guess what the other forum was, and I presume they are referring to the underage tournament held in the name of Bobby Sands.

If you are referring to the one in West Belfast, that's a soccer tournament.

[mylestheslasher]

Let's start by defining "terrorist". Any takers?

[Hereiam]

Someone better start by defining "Northern Ireland"

[thejuice]

I think a good, long drawn out discussion on this is due. Its been a while.

I wont partake in or even read it, I'll leave that up to those with the neck and the energy for it.

[Banana Man]

The answer is a resounding yes - The Edward Carson trophy is played for in the grounds of stormont for the poc fada competition and he was certainly a terrorist - so yes

[AZOffaly]

I saw this post on another forum! 

I can guess what the other forum was, and I presume they are referring to the underage tournament held in the name of Bobby Sands.

If you are referring to the one in West Belfast, that's a soccer tournament.

Sorry Ulick, I knew that. I should have said Joe Cahill. Isn't there some tournament in his name? Anyway, as others have said this has been done to death a hundred times.

[PAULD123]

Half the resounding names in GAA history are terrorists if you like to use the British Empirical view of history. As someone said define terrorist?

Personally I think honouring someone in a sporting context for events irrelevant to the sport is wrong. But honouring someone who has contributed to a sport should be done so without consideration of their activities which are irrelevant to the sport.

[saffron sam2]

Half the resounding names in GAA history are terrorists if you like to use the British Empirical view of history. As someone said define terrorist?

Personally I think honouring someone in a sporting context for events irrelevant to the sport is wrong. But honouring someone who has contributed to a sport should be done so without consideration of their activities which are irrelevant to the sport.

Agree with the bit in bold, but not the second part of your statement.

The Eoin O'Duffy stand?
The Michael Feeney Cup? (I made that up, I hope)

[Go home ref]

Maybe they are referring to the hunger strike commemorations in Casement Park?

[snoopdog]

an underage tournament in the name of the young PSNI officer Ronan Kerr murdered in Omagh last month would be a good thing. After all he was a gael murdered by criminals

[Leo]

Good to see someone at last using the term "criminals" in the context of trhe blacguarding shisters masquarading as fdreedom fighters who over the years have pitilessly murdered our neighbours and friends.

[Orior]

Was Ghandi a criminal? What about Nissan Main Dealer Nelson Mandela?

[Seamroga in exile]

Do the GAA and the members thereof recognise the border?