Paul Rouse: A love letter on behalf of Sigerson Cup players

On Wednesday, UCD lost the Sigerson final to University of Ulster, a massive disappointment and one that will linger for a very long time. It's not easy to be philosophical after losing a final. It would be much better to have the memories and the medals.

SWEET MEMORIES; Ulster University keeper Ronan McGeehin celebrates after the final in Tralee. Pic: Morgan Treacy, Inpho

For more than two decades, Dave Billings ran the GAA club in UCD. He was fond of quoting a few lines of the poetry of William Wordsworth to remind everyone of what really mattered in a third-level GAA club:

“Bliss was it that dawn to be alive, But to be young was very heaven.”