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Far-flung fans keep flags flying

THE All-Ireland SFC semi-final between Cork and Dublin will captivate fans far beyond Croke Park.

Far-flung fans keep flags flying

Sat, 21 Aug, 2010 - 01:00

Fintan O’Toole

Over 3,000 miles away, in the Central African Republic of Chad, Irish members of an United Nations peacekeeping mission will be keeping their county flags flying.

The Irish contingent is lead by Brigadier General Ger Aherne, who currently lives in Kiltoom in Roscommon but is a Rebel at heart and captained Cork to an All-Ireland MFC title in 1972.

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