Fatal match to be ceremonially finished as GAA set to honour Bloody Sunday centenary

100 years ago, 14 people were killed when members of the Crown forces opened fire at Croke Park during the meeting of Dublin and Tipperary.

Actors Barry John Kinsella, front left, who played the role of Michael Hogan and Jack Galvin, who played the role of William Robinson, two of the 14 victims of Bloody Sunday in a series of short films by the GAA, in the company of journalist Michael Foley, left, Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael John Horan and musician Colm Mac Con Iomaire at the launch in Croke Park of a special range of initiatives by the GAA to focus on the memory of Bloody Sumday. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile 

The GAA will hold a centenary commemoration ceremony for Bloody Sunday before the Leinster SFC final on Saturday, November 21, if permitted by Covid-19 restrictions.

As part of the event, the ill-fated match between Dublin and Tipperary will be ceremonially finished, featuring county or club players.