Kerry football hero set the standard we should apply to Love Ulster

Con Brosnan, a Free State officer, managed to get safe passage guarantees for republican players like John Joe Sheehy and Joe Barrett to play games, and they used football to overcome some of the bitterness.

They played together on the Kerry team that won the 1924 All-Ireland title

THERE is talk again about another Love Ulster rally in Dublin. This time the organisers, Families Acting for Innocent Relatives (FAIR), say they expect around 3,000 people and 25 bands to attend the march.