Late Late special under fire

ALMOST a year has passed since it was broadcast but RTÉ’s ‘The Late Late Show’ GAA special is still taking flak.

Aired as a tribute to the organisation at the start of its 125th anniversary celebrations, the show created a storm of controversy. The use of guests such as Brush Shiels, Bertie Ahern and Eamon Dunphy was pilloried while hurling was almost completely ignored.

“I will keep my analysis fairly short as it’s at the other end of the calendar year and time heals all wounds,” says Dublin secretary John Costello in his annual report for county convention.