Pádraic Mac Coitir 🏅I've a lotta interests in life apart from family of course(I have to say that!).

Politics plays the biggest part of my life and I'm very lucky to be involved in Lasair Dhearg which has great people in it. They're all younger than me, but we're still recruiting people so there's hope for people even older than me!

My other interests are sport, reading, walking (and even a bitta jogging), bird watching and one or two other things that I won't divulge. 

I love a lotta sports but as I get older I don't take it too seriously because there are more important things in life. I dismay at people going on & on about 'their team', especially soccer teams. I can understand it when people get passionate about their GAA club and county because it's part of them. Many get involved at a young age and some end up like me becoming a frustrated footballer or hurler. I go to a lotta matches and occasionally do umpire and I love it, but once it's over that's it.
 
As a member of the GAA I'm very critical of the hierarchy because most of them live in ivory towers and make decisions which frustrate me. Of course there are some sound people who I've time for and as an organisation it'll grow because of the commitment at grassroots level.

Like others I can be fickle and apart from being an Aontroim supporter I also like other counties, and for years I was an avid opponent of Tyrone. There's no logic in it because my father's mother, Rose Mulgrew, was from Moy and that should have made me a follower. I can't put it all down to Micky Harte either because although I'm no fan of his I have always given him credit for the way he made the team into one of the best.

When Tír Eoghain played Ciarraí in the semifinal I was cheering on the latter but as the match went on I was very impressed with Tír Eoghain and when they won I was glad. Later that night I watched the Sunday Game and I was disgusted with some of the pundits and this reinforced my view that too many in the Free State have a stinking view of teams from the 6 Counties. So come the football final I'm hoping Tír Eoghain win and although I may not be cheering I'll be clapping along with others as the goals and points are scored.

Yes, I'm one of those people who change their tune when it comes to sport, but most definitely won't change my politics like others I know...

Padraic Mac Coitir is a former republican
prisoner and current political activist.

Hoping Tír Eoghain Win

Pádraic Mac Coitir 🏅I've a lotta interests in life apart from family of course(I have to say that!).

Politics plays the biggest part of my life and I'm very lucky to be involved in Lasair Dhearg which has great people in it. They're all younger than me, but we're still recruiting people so there's hope for people even older than me!

My other interests are sport, reading, walking (and even a bitta jogging), bird watching and one or two other things that I won't divulge. 

I love a lotta sports but as I get older I don't take it too seriously because there are more important things in life. I dismay at people going on & on about 'their team', especially soccer teams. I can understand it when people get passionate about their GAA club and county because it's part of them. Many get involved at a young age and some end up like me becoming a frustrated footballer or hurler. I go to a lotta matches and occasionally do umpire and I love it, but once it's over that's it.
 
As a member of the GAA I'm very critical of the hierarchy because most of them live in ivory towers and make decisions which frustrate me. Of course there are some sound people who I've time for and as an organisation it'll grow because of the commitment at grassroots level.

Like others I can be fickle and apart from being an Aontroim supporter I also like other counties, and for years I was an avid opponent of Tyrone. There's no logic in it because my father's mother, Rose Mulgrew, was from Moy and that should have made me a follower. I can't put it all down to Micky Harte either because although I'm no fan of his I have always given him credit for the way he made the team into one of the best.

When Tír Eoghain played Ciarraí in the semifinal I was cheering on the latter but as the match went on I was very impressed with Tír Eoghain and when they won I was glad. Later that night I watched the Sunday Game and I was disgusted with some of the pundits and this reinforced my view that too many in the Free State have a stinking view of teams from the 6 Counties. So come the football final I'm hoping Tír Eoghain win and although I may not be cheering I'll be clapping along with others as the goals and points are scored.

Yes, I'm one of those people who change their tune when it comes to sport, but most definitely won't change my politics like others I know...

Padraic Mac Coitir is a former republican
prisoner and current political activist.

3 comments:

  1. Not with you on this one Chopper - have to go for Mayo given their Sam drought. Tyrone will come again.

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  2. Despite my Ulster roots I'm with the men of the West on this one.

    I'll don the Red & Green, travel the 5K into Mayo, watch the game from there and drink my fill!

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