Call on GAA to change its tune

The Munster Colleges representative on the Tipperary County GAA Board has called on the association to change it¹s tune in relation to half time entertainment at major games.

The Munster Colleges representative on the Tipperary County GAA Board has called on the association to change its tune in relation to half time entertainment at major games.

Gerry McDonnell wants the GAA to bring in top Irish entertainers such as Christy Moore, Van Morrisson, Aslan and U2, not to mention Tina Turner whose hit song 'Simply the Best' he has suggested could be a real winner on Munster Final Day.

Speaking at a meeting of Tipperary County GAA Board, the Clonmel man said,

"Can I just appeal to the authorities in Semple Stadium and other such venues around the country to dump all those ceili band tapes.

"I think we should be appealing to the younger generations and playing that kind of music is not the way to go. All you have to do is look at the terraces to see the ages of those coming to our major games, and believe me they certainly do not appreciate ceili band music.

"We have loads of quality modern Irish entertainers and we should be playing their music instead. For Gods sake lets move into the new millennium, he pleaded."

If the Munster Colleges rep has his way, the jigs and reels could well be replaced by new GAA anthems such as Queen's 'We are the Champions' or ABBA's 'The Winner Takes It All'.