Spoof science has replaced passion and spontaneity
Joe Brolly: All religions and none
April 23, 2021
HOW do you tell the difference between a Protestant and a Catholic? A Protestant’s eyes are closer together. We used to believe that when we were children because that’s what everybody said. I didn’t know any Protestants apart from my piano teacher from the Largey, Stephen Wilson, who we nicknamed “Sahurday man” because like the […]
Joe Brolly: A loyalist GAA
April 17, 2021
The GAA in Ulster and nationally needs to redouble the excellent work previously done on reconciliation
Joe Brolly: Henry and Marv
March 31, 2021
MARVIN Hagler died last week and suddenly, I was back on the window sill of the senior common room in St Pat’s Armagh, stunned and elated. It was 1985. Hagler had just knocked out Tommy Hearns in an insane street fight that happened to take place in a boxing ring in Caesar’s Palace. The referee […]
Joe Brolly – Nordic referees, Brian Mullins and bloody noses
March 4, 2021
Joe Brolly recalls a day when an old friend of his refereed a friendly between Derry and Antrim.
Joe Brolly: Enda Gormley’s multi coloured pin stripe trousers
February 18, 2021
Deciding that his legs would be too cold in Ballinascreen, Joe came up with a novel idea
Joe Brolly: Lovers and losers
January 15, 2021
Joe isn’t impressed with the retirement news being fed out in recent weeks
