In-pub posters that were made possible because of GAA fan vox-pops before National League games in the spring. I was the sports/GAA consultant on this advertising campaign. They looked really well in the establishments I have seen them in and they are county specific. These are Dublin based posters.
It wasn't all bog ball and hurley's the past few days. Nope. It was the glitz and glamour of the European premier of The Hangover in the Savoy cinema on O'Connell Street. The movie was worth the 30-40 minute wait for Heather Graham to grace the red carpet.
It is funny, well constructed and has some nice turns in it - so that it can't be called a slap-stick comedy. The Hangover is far from it and ending credits are the icing on the cake.
Well worth a viewing, even if you don't get to see Heather in all her glory.
Newry was the setting for - what I feel - will turn out to be a defining moment for Mayo hurling. For thirty-five minutes they hurled with authority and skill to be just one point behind Down at the end of the first half, of the Christy Ring semi-final. But a second half collapse, coupled with Down finding their form, meant they left the border city with nothing learnt and a lot lost.
The glum Mayo players faces weren't helped when their manager of three years - and one as a selector - called time on his role. It was clear after being beaten semi-finalists last year that this game against Down meant everything to th team.
He hinted that there are other players, of the 30 plus bracket, who also may not be back next year. In that case, then, in years to come the Down loss could well be seen as the catalyst for a whole new dawn in Mayo hurling. Whether that's a good or bad dawn - remains to be seen.
I covered the game for several media outlets including:
