GAA stars regret temper, losses, and racist remarks

Temper tantrums, racist remarks and missed opportunities are among the regrets shared by some of the GAA’s best-loved football stars when quizzed by schoolchildren for a book due to be published later this month.

Colin Corkery from Cork regretted getting sent off during the All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry in 2002.

“I let the occasion get to me and I was sent off,” he recalled “I was so disappointed afterwards. Kerry were the better team that day and were always going to beat us so I should have calmed down and just continued”.