The rapturous, highly organised gathering in Castlebar last Monday was a far cry from the freewheeling and spontaneous events of old

Mayo’s joyous All-Ireland win was also about roots and identity and a rebuttal of the past

Once the All-Irelands are over, there is too much time to think in one side of the GAA house, and not a minute to scratch in the other

An extraordinary group of Mayo players rejected the pain of the past to find a path to glory

In spite of everything or because of everything, Mayo have not allowed the flame of possibility to die

After their sixth title in nine years, the champions show no signs of stopping

When a home team loses, nobody ever blames the crowd, but when they win, they get the credit

Sixth All-Ireland a monument to everything they hold to be true

Micheál Donoghue’s side battle hard but fail to shut down key Treaty men

The outstanding young hurler of the year, has followed his father’s footsteps into Croke Park

Refreshing the Limerick hurling team without it losing its core identity has been a skilful piece of management by John Kiely

Ryan O’Donoghue led a performance of such authority and class from Mayo that it raises the question, this time?

The older Clifford brother went from missing out on minor and under-21 panels to anchoring Kerry’s attack

The eight-time All-Ireland winner donated his final Celtic cross to St Augustine’s Church in Cork City

Much will depend on the management team that is assembled, but the worry is that Cats are lacking in young quality players