Members of Roscommon Gaels Club

The group discuss their involvement with Roscommon Gaels GAA with particular emphasis on their roles as players, administrators and coaches. Mick, having transferred from Oran GAA, also gives interesting insights from an outsider’s perspective. They focus initially on the difficulty surrounding their relationship with the Roscommon County Board and the Central Council regarding the rights to use Hyde Park, with both club and county claiming it. They go on to discuss the nature of GAA in the county, drawing comparisons between urban clubs and rural clubs and remember the support, both financial and other, they have gotten from people in Roscommon Town over the years. Finally, they recall the characters and matches that have stuck with them over the years and reflect on what their involvement has meant to them.