‘Disconnect talk between Croke Park and clubs annoys me’

Next to Frank Murphy, there are very few who have given as much service to the GAA as Joan Cooney.

After almost 40 years, the proud Cill na Martra woman will soon bid adieu to Croke Park where she has spent most of her time as assistant to the director general and president. As she looks back on the era, all she can do is smile.

To sit Joan Cooney down for an interview is not easy. “What would you want to be talking to me about?”