When the news broke that Mickey Harte was the new manager of Derry, some accepted it as part of how the modern GAA operates. But for others it struck at the heart of the GAA. 

In a powerful and emotional episode of Free State, Pat Gilroy is back with Joe and Dion to talk about Mickey Harte and loyalty. 

What is the GAA about? What do we want? Is the association becoming a sham, where there are more barter accounts than at RTÉ?

Are the old ideals of loyalty, amateurism and doing good for its own sake disappearing?

As professionalism becomes more brazen we ask if the GAA can be saved.

Joe also explains the mystical bond he had with his Derry brothers and why that is shattered by the Mickey Harte appointment.

Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning is a Gold Hat Production in association with SwanMcG.

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