Reliving Hospital’s finest hour

WE HAD the Haka in Croke Park on Saturday as more history was made at Jones Road with the arrival of the famous All Blacks. Unfortunately, I had to miss the game as I was honouring a commitment to attend a very special function in the Hospital Herbertstown club in Limerick.

That fine club captured a unique double in 1983 — winning the county junior hurling and football titles. Eleven of the players played on both teams — and played on 14 Sundays in succession. The daughter of the famous Jap Ryan, Geraldine O’Donoghue, was the chief organiser and so everybody had a great night. To win both titles in the one year is such a rare achievement at any level.

Who will ever forget when Cork did the double in 1990? Will it ever again happen?