Bloody Sunday: Quando o desporto desafia a História

Tears of pride gave way to huge grins of jubilation on Saturday as Ireland enjoyed their biggest ever victory over England, 43-13, in one of the most memorable occasions ever witnessed at Croke Park.
There was huge anticipation of the game throughout the week but much of the discussion was about the playing of the British national anthem in the hallowed GAA headquarters. The main argument against the anthem was that, during the War of Independence, British soldiers indiscriminately opened fire on spectators at a Dublin v Tipperary game. A total of 14 people died on what was the original Bloody Sunday. One opponent of the playing of the anthem withdrew his family's collection of GAA medals, which had been on loan to the museum at Croke Park. The majority, who accepted that the anthem should be played, included the family of Mick Hogan, the Tipperary player who was shot dead on the day and for whom the Hogan Stand was named.

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