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What's New
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Rugby
With the rescinding of the controversial Rule 42
by the GAA in April 2005, it meant that other sports, such as soccer and rugby,
could be played at Croke Park. On the 20th August 2007
AN Post released 2 stamps and miniature sheets. The 78c showed a
lineout
against England at Croke Park in February 2007 and the 55c shows a close up of
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Centenary Death of Michael Davitt &
Michael Cusack
AN Post has announced that two stamps to
commemorate the Centenaries of the Deaths of
Michael Davitt
and Michael Cusack
will be issued on the 5th September 2006 and
23rd August 2006 respectively. |
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International Rules
In a change of tactics Australia choose a
team of smaller mobile players, not bases on the All Australian Team. It
proved to be a coaching triumph with Australia winning both games by a
record 36pts at Subiaco and 21 pts at Telstra Dome.
First Class Collectables released a Commemorative Cover of
Andrew McLeod
and of the
Team. |
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Centenary of the
Death of Archbishop Croke
Archbishop Croke was born in Cork in 1824, ordained in 1846 and became president
of St Colman's College, Fermoy in 1858. After four years as Bishop of Auckland,
he was promoted to Archbishop of Cashel in 1875. Publicly associated with land
agitation and other forms of nationalism he was a major influence on Irish
social and political life. Along with Parnell and Davitt he was the first Patron
of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1984. The GAA home ground was named in his
honour.On 17th September 2002
AN Post issued the stamp shown at left to commemorate his death in 1902.
It was issued as a
Sheetlet
of 16 and as a
FDC. |
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AN Post/ GAA Hall of Fame
For the second year AN Post issued a set of four stamps to commemorate the
induction of four GAA players into the Hall of Fame. They included two football
players,
Matt Connor
from the Offaly team and
Peter McDermott
from Meath.
On 17th September 2002
AN Post issued the four stamps as a
sheetlet
of 16 and as a
FDC. |
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