Dónal Óg Cusack and Derek McGrath did the State some service

Ten years ago the Late Late Show did a special edition marking 125 years of the GAA. It was presented by Pat Kenny. The expectations of most GAA folk were not high beforehand. The expectations were justified.

A storm of complaint ensued, with the programme criticised for everything from the lack of female interviewees to Kenny’s rewriting of history when sucking up to Bertie Ahern, the man who in 2001 had given the GAA £60m to keep Croke Park closed.