As the National Leagues mark their centenary, Michael Foley and Ciaran O’Hara go back to the very beginning to ask a simple question: how did they begin? The lads explore why the leagues were introduced, what problems they were designed to solve, and how they gradually became a cornerstone of the GAA calendar. 

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