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Reminiscing is good for the soul. That is the conclusion I have drawn after researching and writing a new book called ‘On the Shoulders of Giants’, ...

The late Leitrim legend Packie McGarty features in a new book “On the Shoulders of Giants” by Henry Wymbs which chronicles the stories of some of Ga...

Down Memory Lane: The Rackards of Killanne March 07, 2021 Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 5th February 1993 The 1950s will surely be remembered by the unbiased hurling followers (if such a remarkable phenomenon really exists) not for the wonderful games between Cork and Tipperary, superb though they were, which marked the early years of the decade, nor for the thrilling nip-and-tuck clashed between Waterford and Kilkenny that saw out the period. They will be remembered for the meteoric rise and...

Down Memory Lane: The Rackards of Killanne March 07, 2021 Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 5th February 1993 The 1950s will surely be remembered by the unbiased hurling followers (if such a remarkable phenomenon really exists) not for the wonderful games between Cork and Tipperary, superb though they were, which marked the early years of the decade, nor for the thrilling nip-and-tuck clashed between Waterford and Kilkenny that saw out the period. They will be remembered for the meteoric rise and...