great post onlyhurling.

Tom1916 (Armagh) - Posts: 2001 - 22/02/2013 15:50:45    1337928

onlyhurling galway .
fantastic post you put that across excellent, i remember the incident well and many more incidents of harassment and intimidation against members of our great sport gillyshocks me because he does not come across stupid , his motives seem disturbing to be fair in a thread set up especially for the memory of aidan, however the intentions are of a wider and broader attack on northern gaa members in relation to keep the band of merry west brit media unionist party in the high horse and shame brigade of all good that northern club members and clubs that have sustained the flame alive and well in the north and kept going especially under the most dangerous and most terrible time in the countries history the threat of violence and constant harassment that came with being a member of the gaelic association in the north . we should be proud of yourselfs , and proud of our southern brothers and sisters that have echoed our feelings in rememberance of aidan and many more who suffered .. forget billy his intentions are not true or genuine i feel

ta32 (Tyrone) - Posts: 4907 - 22/02/2013 16:22:08    1337959

Point well made only hurling.

RIP Aidan.

Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1863 - 22/02/2013 20:43:03    1338110

Always think of the atrocious murder of Aidan everytime I pass through Aughnacloy and head past the GAA pitch to the nearby border enroute to Dublin or else returning up north to Derry. RIP Aidan. The true gaels of Ireland will never forget what befell you.

dubupnorth (Dublin) - Posts: 1897 - 23/02/2013 20:36:58    1338343

fair play to you fortyfive, RIP Aidan.

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 23/02/2013 21:45:21    1338380

Hope there was a good turn out yesterday,

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 24/02/2013 14:15:11    1338456

Athcliath - decent turn out some dignatories there including a sprightly Dr Mick Loftus. Good speeches music and match between the players who should have played that day except one. Cookstown were there and presented to the crowd at half time. Family spoke with great dignity and the need for justice however delayed. A lot has changed since but the GAA in Aghaloo continues in strength with a new floodlit pitch. I'm sure Aidan would have approved.

Tyronetim (Tyrone) - Posts: 1254 - 24/02/2013 16:59:25    1338524

The Aidan Mc Anespie Gaa club in Boston held a 25th Anniversary mass
for Aidan last night at a local church and held a social after in the
Blackthorn club which was very well attended and a great night was had
by all in his memory. Well done to everyone involved.

Mulligan Eamonn (None) - Posts: 896 - 24/02/2013 17:24:22    1338539

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1338524 Athcliath - decent turn out some dignatories there including a sprightly Dr Mick Loftus. Good speeches music and match between the players who should have played that day except one. Cookstown were there and presented to the crowd at half time. Family spoke with great dignity and the need for justice however delayed. A lot has changed since but the GAA in Aghaloo continues in strength with a new floodlit pitch. I'm sure Aidan would have approved.

Good to hear, cheers for that.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 24/02/2013 18:16:22    1338560

'Accidentally' shot on his way to playing a match. RIP

seamusmac (Meath) - Posts: 379 - 24/02/2013 18:44:42    1338575

Good to hear the Boston side and support there. There were a few Boston baseball hats on show in Aghaloo last night.

Tyronetim (Tyrone) - Posts: 1254 - 24/02/2013 18:47:54    1338579

Just like Loughall & Gibraltar, Its hard to believe its a quarter of a century ago. R.I.P. Aidan.

corkcelt (Cork) - Posts: 4388 - 25/02/2013 11:37:11    1338809

Important to be reminded of the treatment of our members during the troubles. Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it. There is alot of revisionism about now, particularly from opinion formers in RTE/Irish Times. There appears to be an attempt to minimise celebration of 1916 by the current administration.

mod (Mayo) - Posts: 859 - 25/02/2013 12:06:04    1338835

mod- you've made a great point. There remains a revisionist agenda amongst many people in the South towards the period of our history known as 'The Troubles'. I experience this on a regular basis. My club in London has many lads from the South whose lack of knowledge of what happened in that period is actually unbelievable. It's so important that we remember Aidan and all the other people murdered for being members of the GAA. These losses shaped what we are now. In many ways the wonderful GAA facilities now evident in the North are a legacy of a people who refused to be broken!

Ed (UK) - Posts: 156 - 25/02/2013 18:20:41    1339062

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1339062 mod- you've made a great point. There remains a revisionist agenda amongst many people in the South towards the period of our history known as 'The Troubles'. I experience this on a regular basis. My club in London has many lads from the South whose lack of knowledge of what happened in that period is actually unbelievable. It's so important that we remember Aidan and all the other people murdered for being members of the GAA. These losses shaped what we are now. In many ways the wonderful GAA facilities now evident in the North are a legacy of a people who refused to be broken!

Dont ruin this tribute , by having a go .

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 25/02/2013 18:55:31    1339083

Whilst you have a valid point in some respects there Ed, the reaction of the GAA hierarchy at the time of Aidan's murder was perhaps a major turning point in its own history. Publicly for the first time the GAA stood up and said "No more" in relation to the treatment of its members in the six counties. Consequently the GAA's considerable clout within the political set up of the south at the time came to the fore and this maltreatment was no longer accepted as normal. Des Fahy espouses this beautifully in his book "How the GAA survived the troubles." It is perhaps one of the legacies of Aidan that his death maybe turned the tide and saw the strengthening of his beloved association and the beginning of the end of the malicious and sometimes fatal mistreatment of its members that he was so often subjected to.

"To say it was an accident was the greatest crime of all."

omaghredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 3656 - 26/02/2013 13:30:40    1339356

AthCliath
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1339083
Ed
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1339062 mod- you've made a great point. There remains a revisionist agenda amongst many people in the South towards the period of our history known as 'The Troubles'. I experience this on a regular basis. My club in London has many lads from the South whose lack of knowledge of what happened in that period is actually unbelievable. It's so important that we remember Aidan and all the other people murdered for being members of the GAA. These losses shaped what we are now. In many ways the wonderful GAA facilities now evident in the North are a legacy of a people who refused to be broken!

Dont ruin this tribute , by having a go .
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I don't think Ed's having a go, he's merely pointing out an issue from his own experience, and one which can be seen from this very forum, I have alluded to it myself earlier in this thread.

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 26/02/2013 14:07:44    1339387

"If you're not with us , you're against us !"

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5522 - 26/02/2013 19:08:21    1339576

In no circumstances am I looking a reaction but just stating facts from my own experience and knowledge of Irish history. I am also a fan of Celtic FC and nothing makes me more proud than hearing Aidan's song being sang.

Ed (UK) - Posts: 156 - 26/02/2013 20:50:52    1339616

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1339387 AthCliath
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1339083
Ed
County: UK
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1339062 mod- you've made a great point. There remains a revisionist agenda amongst many people in the South towards the period of our history known as 'The Troubles'. I experience this on a regular basis. My club in London has many lads from the South whose lack of knowledge of what happened in that period is actually unbelievable. It's so important that we remember Aidan and all the other people murdered for being members of the GAA. These losses shaped what we are now. In many ways the wonderful GAA facilities now evident in the North are a legacy of a people who refused to be broken!

Dont ruin this tribute , by having a go .
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I don't think Ed's having a go, he's merely pointing out an issue from his own experience, and one which can be seen from this very forum, I have alluded to it myself earlier in this thread.

I understand that,and very true, just dont want this thread turning into a blame game and it going the way of a lot of threads.
should be about remembering and recognising the impact this cowardly act had ,on the GAA and their stance.
That he should be remembered as a chapter in GAA HISTORY.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 26/02/2013 21:07:12    1339625