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Paddy Doherty: The Making of Paddy Mo

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That’s a concept that may have been hard for those outside the six counties to grasp. For Rouse though, the situation still made Down’s success all the more extraordinary. I was standing on the edge of the square when I got the ball,’ he recounts. ‘I took one step forward and several Offaly defenders pulled me around. I was facing outfield when the referee blew the whistle. Reality TV star Paddy Doherty has told how convicted murderer Joe Joyce insisted to him that he “tried to kill nobody”.

Kerry have always been the benchmark. If we had not beaten them, they would have won another three All-Irelands. Paddy Doherty, The Making of Paddy Mo', is available both in print (€20) and e-book (€9.99), from herobooks.digital and in bookstores. In it, he thanked me for writing to him and telling me he was happy to be getting noticed in New York. Sean played in many positions for Galway, usually the pivotal one of centre half. He was inordinately strong. Opponents who tried to match him for strength invariably came out second best.Down probably should have registered another few goals with Eugene Branagan blasting over, rather than under, the crossbar when scoring his third point. Furthermore, five times in Ulster championships games he scored at least 10 points. When he finished his career, he was the overall leading scorer in Ulster championship football with 15 goals and 159 points (204 points), including a record total of six goals and 41points in Ulster finals. And, like so many young men at that time, he was only too happy to have something to do on a Saturday afternoon. I view it that it's our responsibility to offer some sort of relief from that pressure and create an environment that is psychologically safe and where they can really express themselves and genuinely grow and develop both on and off the field. And he was right as Peter Withnell announced himself on the national stage with a 2-01 tally and Down set up a final meeting with Meath with seven points to spare. Charlie Nelligan leaves the field after the semi-final defeat to Down. It would be his last game for Kerry

Reading how Matt covered Doherty's scoring feats, I decided I'd send him a note asking if he could get me Paddy's autograph. It’s fitting that his finest performance that year was in the final when he scored two marvellous points from midfield. Eamonn Burns sadly passed away in 2019 A brother of centre half, Dan, James was the burly defence-splitting centre forward who created havoc to many a defence. He was the heartbeat of the Down team. The fact that he came on in the semi-final and final was fitting for a man who had given such service.

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For McGrath though, today’s anniversary probably won’t be dominated too much by thoughts of the Troubles or thoughts of any great moment in the post-match celebrations, but rather about those who have passed since that glorious September day in 1991.

That Anglo Celt success set up an All-Ireland semi-final meeting with Kerry. This was a one-sided rivalry, but not in the way the Munster kingpins were used to as Down had won all four championship meetings beforehand. McGrath said that there was little doubt in the changing room that the run would be extended. They changed football, they changed the whole course of the game. People talk about the Donegal team of recent times, and this Dublin team – but that Down team changed the course of football. Those great memories will never fade. Their great deeds and achievements will live on. In the mind’s eye, all of those men will never grow old. The rest of us simply have the pleasure of living and knowing them… When work on that can begin remains unknown so for now the Burren clubman, who was ratified by the Down county board and the clubs last Tuesday night, is just looking forward to getting started. This is to bring to life remarkable stories of some brilliant footballers and hurlers that have not been told before.

The excitement was now in full boil and, into the last eight minutes, Down were awarded a penalty. The room filled with mutterings and exclamations and a shifting in the seats and a great hush came over the radio as if there was nobody in Croke Park. If Paddy Doherty scored it was all over for Kerry, creating a gap of seven points. But to miss, apart from the dread of a tension-filled ending, would destroy the sheer beauty of Down's overall defiant display. The penalty had to be the coup de grace. One of those in attendance at Croke Park for the final was Burren player John ‘Shorty’ Treanor, the man many consider to be the best club player to ever operate in the Mourne County. We set about drawing up our legends list around 18 months ago and felt then that this would be a really important body of work. This isn't just the story of a footballer, it's a social and cultural history. We're proud to save these stories."

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