Jamie Clarke: ‘It’s a courageous thing to go away and do your own thing’

Jamie Clarke is among a cluster of top Gaelic footballers who have chosen not to make themselves available this year. But, as he speaks about making his vision a reality in New York, it’s obvious the Armagh man doesn’t follow crowds.
Jamie Clarke: ‘It’s a courageous thing to go away and do your own thing’

“To discover the mode of life or of art whereby my spirit could express itself in unfettered freedom” – Stephen Dedalus in James Joyce’s “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man”

Jamie Clarke knows how it must appear. The week of Armagh’s Ulster quarter-final and he is still in the country. Truth be told, it wasn’t until he met his old English teacher on Monday evening that he knew the game was on.

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