Frank Rodgers

Frank Rodgers recalls his youth and his involvement with the Beragh club in Tyrone. The club was rarely successful and was located in a mixed community, so the bond with the GAA in the community was not as intense as it might have been in other places. Games were few and far between, training was not organised and strategy was not considered a worthwhile way of approaching the game. Frank played for his club and for Tyrone but injuries hindered his career. He worked in the administrative side of things and also landed a reporting job with the BBC. He participated at county board level and wrote about the GAA too. Frank also discusses the nature of the GAA in North of Ireland and offers his opinions on issues affecting the Association today. Although he has been involved in it all his life, Frank is unsentimental when it comes to the GAA. This makes for some interesting observations.