Caoimhín Reilly: Can GAA officials do the job they’re elected to and not interfere with others?
Jim McGuinness, Donegal's manager, refused to speak with the press at the recent Ulster SFC launch if Declan Bogue was in attendance.
When Jim McGuinness entered the upstairs foyer of Aodh Ruadh GAA club in Ballyshannon, the venue where his Donegal side swatted Louth aside in their National League encounter last month, there was a kind of silence that greeted his presence.
The tall, imposing frame, confident stride, inimitable greyish hair which was typically well-groomed, fit-looking build and not an item of clothing out of sync. Jim’s charm is renowned but it was an experience to see it first-hand. All the local press gravitated towards him and each of their questions were answered thoroughly. No clichés or crap talk. Generous with his time and never refusing photo requests with children – be they over or under 18…
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