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Remember the lad who ripped up his All-Ireland ticket for his club? This is what happened next

John Dowling is an Ardfert hero.

JOHN DOWLING SACRIFICED his big day out at Croke Park last month for the good of his club.

Or so he thought.

The Ardfert man was offered €2,000 for his club if he ripped up his ticket to see the Kingdom take on Donegal in the championship decider.

He did but was relieved to hear he was going to the game anyway.

This is what the reaction’s been at home and what that few bob means to the north Kerry outfit. Fair dues.

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    Mute Ann-Marie Wallis
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    Oct 31st 2014, 12:26 PM

    Well done to him, community spirit is still alive in Ireland and nowhere more so than the GAA. And he’s a bit of alright.

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    Mute mcgoo
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    Oct 31st 2014, 1:28 PM

    Maybe should offer Ursula €2000 for the club for half an hour with John…..

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    Oct 31st 2014, 2:27 PM

    I agree

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    Oct 31st 2014, 3:34 PM

    Good on u guys for the censorship God knows it was that awful, idiots

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    Oct 31st 2014, 3:47 PM

    ?

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    Oct 31st 2014, 4:52 PM

    @anbeal: they deleted a comment I posted so I was thanking them for their overactive censorship rules as the comment want even rude or anything

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    Mute mcgoo
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    Oct 31st 2014, 1:10 PM

    Fair play to him. The bank shoulda stumped up a few more quid than the €2000 tho in fairness….

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    Mute Foreigneachfear
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    Oct 31st 2014, 2:27 PM

    Agh it’s tax payer money!

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    Mute Dave O'Shaughnessy
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    Oct 31st 2014, 3:10 PM

    They’ve been sponsoring the Club Championship for something like 20 years, so I’m guessing they’ve put a fair few bob into the whole Club structure in that time.

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    Mute Declan Clancy
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    Oct 31st 2014, 1:45 PM

    Save a thought for the poor man who got nothing but abuse for not taking the money offered in the original video

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    Oct 31st 2014, 1:06 PM

    Haha he looks like that ‘bitch please’ guy from all those memes

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    Oct 31st 2014, 2:30 PM

    Ardfert is a lovely place – worlds apart from a friendly but rather unpretty Tralee! Well worth a visit!

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    Mute Bernard Cantillon
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    Oct 31st 2014, 2:45 PM

    It’s also a hurling village. I may be wrong, but I don’t think they have a football team.

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    Mute Steven Pierce
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    Oct 31st 2014, 6:12 PM

    He was football training in the video

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    Oct 31st 2014, 10:06 PM

    Bernard, Ardfert won the All Ireland Junior Club Football Championship in 2006. Amazingly, they went on the win the All Ireland Intermediate Club Championship the following year. Not bad for a hurling village.

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    Nov 1st 2014, 7:52 AM

    2000 wont light up that field boss

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    Oct 31st 2014, 1:26 PM

    moronic

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    Oct 31st 2014, 4:29 PM

    What would have happened with the marketing campaign if nobody tore up the ticket…county before club??

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