AS we look back on another year of sport, our minds are filled with memories of great days and some not so great events. Over the last 12 months this column has covered thousands of topics and written many column inches. The 50 weeks previous to this one have been filled with highs, lows and more than a fair share of controversy.
It was in the final week though, the final furlong, that the most proud moments came to mind. In the week just passed, two sporting institutions made their mark in two very different ways.
Last Thursday evening, the Limerick County Board settled their dispute, with a resounding vote in favour of Justin Mc Carthy and his backroom team. Chairman Liam Lenihan has now asked that all parties involved get on with the job at hand and Limerick as a squad can move forward together.
Finally, in a GAA World gone strike and hassle mad, discipline has been restored. The players who were dropped, remain just that. The players who left of their own accord are to be offered a chance to come back. All in all, the GAA have done the right thing and hopefully everyone can now see that.
The second sporting institution to make their mark were Munster rugby. People in the national and international media had written them off. The teams display against Perpignan last Sunday was as close to perfection as we are likely to see. With a travelling fans base that also did the provence proud, we, as fans, should forget these golden days of sport. To have a European Sports Superpower on our doorstep is something to be chest-thumpingly proud of. We may have our differing opinions on team selection and or certain players,
but the people that Munster Rugby represent can hold their head high in any corner of the World and all this comes from honesty of effort and most of all sport.
Happy Christmas to all the readers of the Limerick Post, See you all in 2010 and thank you for reading.
