During The Sunday Game last night there was a conversation about the drinking culture in the GAA. A lot of people were confused as to why this was brought up on the show, when there’s a way bigger problem with substance abuse, not just in the GAA both in Ireland as a whole.
See the discussion and some of the responses below;
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Would you ever fuck right off you smug arseholes. Every pod ye do bemoans a lack of time to cover games and yet in limited slot another lecture to those forced to pay you for… Football. There's more substance abuse in Montrose than Ballymun. Always was. This is beyond reality.
— Ewan MacKenna (@EwanMacKenna) May 14, 2023
That's fucking astounding. The amount of coke in that lace would make the Kinahans feel inadequate. Every pod they bemoan the short season as they can't cover it. And this. I turn on the GAA and get a moral lecture.
— Ewan MacKenna (@EwanMacKenna) May 14, 2023
Could they not recap the hurling that took place over the weekend
— Brendan (@Brendanpf6610) May 14, 2023
Yeah because they don't drink after championship. It's a national thing. If the under 12s win a 🏆 everyone automatically heads to the pub. Changing a little in some places in fairness thankfully. The GAA is not alone in this of course but almost every social event involves drink
— Roibeard Breathnach 🇮🇪 (@rfwalsh86) May 15, 2023
I’d be more worried about the xxxx culture and it ain’t drink that’s destroying our society
— Jimmy Stafford (@JimmystaffordDJ) May 14, 2023
Another weekend and one of the biggest hurling games of the season wasn’t on the telly, I think that should be discussed more to be honest.. Maybe this is a problem in the GAA, but it’s a problem in the country rather then one organisation. Interesting debate to hear this all the same..
What a crowd of clowns,R T E have gathered up .There is no need for all these clowns to be on the programme, just ,1 person to present the show and reel off the matches and we can judge for ourselves .
O my, you would think from listening and reading that it’s only the GAA that have issues with drink. From what I see drink is part of most sports from darts upwards. Not to knock any sport but Rugby revolves around drink. Take the Champions Cup, Leinster v La Rochdale, Heineken the main sponsor will invest thousands of euro promoting their brand of larger and that simply business. Guinness sponsor the 6 Nations but the GAA have moved away from alcohol sponsorship and rightly so. I believe that as a community we almost blame everyone for the sins of the few. I don’t fall out the door of a pub following a GAA or Rugby game but I do like the option of a pint when watching either.