Pitch invasion ‘tradition’ has had its day

THE discussion about fencing Croke Park rumbles on and on, flooding the airwaves and the papers, rolling out, spilling across, very much like a... well, like a pitch invasion.

The general view seems to be that this is a Bad Thing, because it denies us all the chance to run around on the playing field in Dublin 3 at the final whistle after the All-Ireland is decided.

That’s part of what we are, you know. We’re like nobody else. Running out onto the field is what makes us Irish.