Hiding Behind Neutrality When It Comes To Equality

Carl Kinsella | Sports Editor In 1924, the GAA announced their firm intention to leave politics at the door for fear it could split their association. This decision made a great deal of sense. Ireland was a nation waiting for the gun-smoke of the Civil War to subside, and societal order hung by a thread so bare and taut that violence threatened to resume at the merest tug. The country’s current political atmosphere is much calmer by comparison. It is with this in mind that the GAA’s decision to prohibit referee David Gough from wearing a rainbow armband in support of equality last week is … Continue reading Hiding Behind Neutrality When It Comes To Equality