Dave Billings truly remains an inspiration

‘Bliss was it that dawn to be alive

These words — taken from the poetry of William Wordsworth — formed the centrepiece of an article written by Dave Billings in 2011.

Dave regularly repeated these words through the two decades he spent as the driving force of UCD GAA club and they came easily to mind last Monday afternoon, when the players of DCU and UCD competed in the Freshers’ All-Ireland football final at Croke Park.