Will Kate Middleton make it to the Galway panel in time for the championship?
In one of the headlines that this writer never thought he would write, Kate Middleton has tried her hand at Gaelic football.
The Duchess of Cambridge took part in a kick-about in Galway on the last day of her trip to Ireland, alongside her husband Prince William.
She might not make county...
Kate Middleton playing football in Galway #RoyalVisitIreland #GAA pic.twitter.com/IRPaupKzFP— NewstalkFM (@NewstalkFM) March 5, 2020
The royal couple have been on a tour of Ireland for the last three days, and the pair took part in both football and hurling while on a visit to Salthill Knocknacarra GAA Club this morning.
Kate and William attended a reception in the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin on Tuesday night, where guests on the night included actors Liam Cunningham, Deirdre O’Kane and Robert Sheehan.
Activist Sinead Burke was also in attendance to meet the couple, along with Irish rugby star Garry Ringrose and Rovers ace Byrne, who scored the winner in a memorable 3-2 win over Dundalk on Friday.
The couple spoke to Shamrock Rovers midfielder Jack Byrne, who was complimentary of the pair.
Byrne, like Prince William, takes a keen interest in Aston Villa and the pair discussed Sunday's Carabao Cup final, which Grealish's side lost to Manchester City 2-1.
Byrne, who was capped twice for Ireland last year, was not lost for words on the night.
"They were sound. Lovely. I chatted to Prince William about Villa as I'm a Villa fan myself and we spoke about Jack Grealish, as I am friends with Jack.
"He knows his football; he was at the game on Sunday.
"They couldn't spend that much time with everyone but I was talking to Kate as well. She said that he was a mix between a Villa and a Chelsea fan but that he doesn't know who to support!
"She was lovely to be fair."
Asked did the couple know who he was, Byrne said: "Yeah - they were well-briefed!"
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