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Kicking Out: Gaelic football is a crutch for the broken, a stitch for the wounded, a hankie for the weeping

Tragedy visited Tyrone minors twice in 1997, as TG4's absorbing documentary 'Tír Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond' recounted. The players used football as a vehicle to go on with life.
Cahair O'Kane
LAST Thursday in McAleer's was the first time I'd met Kevin Hughes. You quickly recognise that he's just one of those infectious influences. Over the course of two hours, the smile seldom left his fa[...]

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