On the second last Saturday of December, in an empty Croke Park, the GAA will have its Christmas miracle. Depending on your point of view, this is a joyful celebration which is a welcome distraction from the grim realities of existence during a pandemic or an example of the privileges afforded the GAA, but denied to others. If you think it’s an example of the GAA’s disproportionate influence, Jarlath Burns can understand you, but he won’t agree with you. For him, the GAA’s special position in Irish life is one which is used for good, it is a point of…

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