Nobody really likes to be reminded of the rapid passing of time. When Pat Comer made his wonderful behind the scenes documentary, A year till Sunday on Galway’s All-Ireland victory of 1998, DVDs were as rare as hen’s teeth.
The cassette version has been well utilised in many GAA houses over the past decade and it has recently been re-released in DVD form.
For the uninitiated, and there is a whole generation of teenagers who know nothing of the film, Pat Comer was the sub goal-keeper on the Galway panel in 1998 after giving years of exemplary service as Galway’s number one between the posts.
A film director and story teller, Pat was granted unrestricted access with his camera for the entire championship season of 1998, from Tuam Stadium to Croke Park.
The documentary was described by Irish Times journalist Tom Humphries as the “first great GAA film” and by well known GAA writer and broadcaster, Liam Horan as “a film that gets deep into the dressingroom”.
The DVD is currently available in the usual outlets and would make a perfect Christmas gift for those who have had their fill of NAMA, the IMF, and austerity cuts for a while, and would like to wallow in some comforting nostalgia.
Competition
Pat has kindly given a few complimentary DVDs to Advertiser Sport and to be in with a chance of winning a copy, just answer the following question and forward your answer on a postcard to:
A Year till Sunday DVD, Galway Advertiser, Eyre Square, Galway.
Question: After Michael Donnellan’s remarkable length of the field run in the early stages of the All-Ireland final against Kildare, who scored the resulting point from play?
Entries close Friday December 17.
