Kelly calls on GAA to honour Collins and de Valera

The GAA should jointly honour Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera to help banish the "bitterness and poison" of the Civil War, former GAA president Sean Kelly said.

The GAA should jointly honour Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera to help banish the "bitterness and poison" of the Civil War, former GAA president Sean Kelly said.

Mr Kelly said naming trophies, clubs, grounds or stands after both men would be a powerful gesture of unity and maturity by today's society.

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