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Offaly’s Pat Fleury. Photo: Sportsfile It ran from 1963 to 1967, but since it didn't have official GAA backing and was largely ignored by the wider media world, it ran aground. Mick Dunne (initially Irish Press and later RTÉ) led the campaign to launch a new and official scheme, complete with sponsors and a glitzy presentation ceremony, the first of which was held on December 15, 1971. Carrolls did an excellent job marketing the new arrival, including the production of large colourful posters, which carried pictures and citations for all 30 players. They became essential decorations on pub...

Forty-one years ago last Sunday, I attended the Dublin County Convention where serious concerns were expressed over the All-Ireland football championship. In fact, there was such disquiet over its perceived inadequacies that a large majority of delegates voted for change. They wanted an open draw introduced in 1981, with the four 1980 provincial winners seeded so that they couldn’t meet in the early rounds. From 1982 on, the eight quarter-finalists would be seeded for the Round 1 draw. Dublin certainly couldn’t be accused of selfish motives as they were Leinster six-in-a-row champions (19...