Mick Matthews

Mick Matthews talks about the GAA in Louth and about his involvement with the Oliver Plunkett's club. He began playing with them shortly after they formed and over time they had a team with some talented players, although they did not achieve as much as Mick felt they should have. He also played on the Louth junior team and recalls his memories of those days. After his playing days he continued his involvement with the club, choosing to focus on working with underage teams, which he felt was vitally important. He talks about the progress made in that area over the years, with development squads making a huge difference. Mick made many friends through the GAA and they had great times socialising at dances and carnivals. He was also a big fan of the Louth senior team, and remembers the heartache of the 1950 All-Ireland loss and, more recently, the 2010 Leinster final loss. He has fond memories of the 1957 All-Ireland win, however, and despite the painful losses over they years he takes great pleasure from going back out on to the field to train underage teams, watching over the development of Louth's inter-county stars of tomorrow.