Peter Hoey

Peter talks about his lifetime involvement with the GAA, from playing with his local club in Knockbridge, County Louth to training his camogie team to 24 county senior championships. He also trained teams in Monaghan and enjoyed success with them, before taking over the Louth camogie team and steering them to All-Ireland glory in 1982. Peter also spent some years refereeing – and he did so in both football and hurling, and at all levels of the game. He was assistant treasurer and secretary for his local club and he recalls those days. Things were basic when he was younger – they cycled everywhere, the facilities were poor and they had to wash in a tub – but he enjoyed it immensely. They often held dances and it was an opportunity to socialise with local rivals before doing battle with them on the pitch a day or two later. Peter remembers listening to games on the radio in his youth and his first ever trip to Croke Park for a game. He also offers his opinions on refereeing standards and playing styles in the present day GAA.