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What is it with all the biting apparently going on during recent intercounty matches?
Perhaps the victims of biting incidents should be thankful the current fashion is to snack on ears or arms.
The recent reports reminded us of a report from The Irish Times in October, 1988 which told of a cockerel, sporting the colours of Tullamore GAA club, being released on to the field during the Offaly senior football championship final.
A dog, presumably of the opponents Ferbane persuasion, chased it around the field until the poor bird – minus some feathers – escaped behind an advertising board.
This newspaper carried the story the following day along with the headline: “Dog bites cock at Offaly final.”