Entries by Alex Andrews

Autumn 2015 Newsletter

Jack Sheridan RIP The passing of Jack Sheridan last July robbed our club of its Father figure. Jack from Ballyshane, Breaffy, was Club President at the time of his death and his involvement with the club since the 1950s was constant.

Spring 2015 Newsletter

Dear Breaffy GAA Club Supporter, Hello and welcome to the spring edition of Breaffy GAA Newsletter. Since becoming Chairman I have been greatly impressed by the huge amount of work people put into running our club. We have many young families living in our area and many retired, but very active people.

Seamus O’Shea: It Would Be Hard to Walk Away

Seamus O’Shea took himself away on the weekend of the All-Ireland final last year and watched impassively as Kerry lifted Sam Maguire. Back then, the wounds from the defeat to the Kingdom in Limerick were still fresh and James Horan’s resignation had compounded things. Cillian O’Connor described the defeat as more galling than even the […]

Aidan O’Shea: Mayo must make it count when ahead

Mayo’s failure to land the All-Ireland in recent years is down to their inability to make their dominance really count on the scoreboard, according to star player Aidan O’Shea. A new year brings in a clean slate for those harbouring ambitions on lifting the Sam Maguire cup come September. Mayo, despite near misses in recent […]