Seamus Delaney

Séamus Delaney talks about his involvement with both football and hurling in Kilkenny. There was a GAA tradition in his family and he was soon playing at school and with his local club Conahys, who later amalgamated with O’Loughlin Gaels. On the hurling front he played with James Stephens, and he remembers a time when dual players were far more common than in 2011. Séamus also became involved with the county football board and he details the struggles they faced to promote the game in the county. When not doing that he was refereeing the occasional game and representing his fellow whistlers on the Leinster Council. Séamus also runs a pub and recalls the many characters that have walked through the doors and the memorable get-togethers that have taken place on his premises over numerous decades.