When the first series of Scéalta na gCorn aired in 2022, presenter Gráinne McElwain suggested that the stories of GAA trophies and their eponyms might not be finished, given the abundance of material in the balance of an estimated 2,000 trophies.
It is the work of Mark Richards, an English artist who has also sculpted Kildare’s last All-Ireland winning captain, Bill Gannon. Eleven years ago, he completed the Nicky Rackard statue, which is in the Selskar area of Wexford town. One of the tiers is named after Rackard; the others after Ring, Mackey, Lory Meagher and Joe McDonagh, in itself a Hall of Fame.
In the 1950s, Rackard helped to establish leagues for primary schools in the county and donated a trophy for the hurling competition.
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