Old acquaintances
Soccer fans remained divided on Diego Maradona’s place among the greats as the Hand of God still fresh in most minds. Garret FitzGerald was our Taoiseach, but people were still rising and following Charlie with reckless abandon. Gaybo and Glenroe gave comfort to our emigration-ravaged nation.
GAA was different too. Kerry swaggered up to Dublin, as they did at the time, expecting a third successive All-Ireland title. No question marks hung grimly over their defence, but there were light whispers that their performance against Meath in the semi didn’t evoke memories of better days.
