PJ shows his true dedication to GAA

February 1998

What’s the definition of a dedicated gael? Someone who passes up a chance to go to Paris, to instead stay home and play with Wexford in a game against the weakest football team in the country.

While 65 members of PJ Carley’s club Glynn/ Barntown jetted off to Paris last weekend at the invitation of a new club in the city called Paris Gaels, he voluntarily stayed behind.

The reason? To play in the U-21 Football Championship against Kilkenny, a match that Wexford were virtually guaranteed of winning.

In the event, they did just that, on a scoreline of 4-14 to 1-4. PJ helped along the way by scoring a goal and a point himself.

Meanwhile, his brothers, friends, and others from the club enjoyed a weekend of football and socialising in one of the world’s great cities.