Top end is better than ever but stagnation rules in many parts of the country
Jarlath Burns re-established the National Hurling Development Committee (NHDC) when he became GAA president. Photo: Sportsfile
It may have been 50 or 60 years ago, but I remember it vividly, the pre-election promises delivered by megaphone as people streamed out of Mass on Sunday mornings. ‘Vote for me and we’ll get the Shannon drained. The other crowd won’t, but we will.’
Kilkerrin – my home parish in north Galway – is nearly 30 miles from the Shannon, but for political opportunism purposes, was deemed to be in its catchment area.
