The Croke Park Banner-John 3:7

As the mighty Co. Louth are gearing up for the Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship final on July 11th in Corke Park it's good to know that Frank Hogan and his John 3:7 banner will be back to support us.

For those of you not familiar with Frank, he's a 72 year old Limerick man who takes a big yellow banner with John 3:7 printed on it in black to every single televised gaelic football or hurling match and to pretty much every big event in the country and stands with his sign. He's become a bit of a celebrity (I got to shake his hand and have a hold of the banner on a train to Limerick a few years ago) and caused a furore last August when some (Kildare) supporters nicked the sign. Last week he was asked not to bring the banner into the stadium last week (that's something the Dubs can blame!). Sighs of relief all round then as he's been welcomed back by the GAA!

Photo by Valentia

Work Update

Just to let you know that I'm on a bit of a go-slow blogging wise until I finish the postdoc in July. By the looks of the job market I shall have lots of time for blogging afterwards. My paper "Biblical Theology and Interfaith Dialogue-Is there a Need for a Clearer Language?" last week went great-read my speaking notes here.

And to illustrate my feelings these days I give you:

And what has been posted on my wall above my desk since I started: