Tony Kelly conjured up the required magic for Clare when nothing short of it would have sufficed
The Clare captain finished as the leading scorer from play against Cork and his 1-4 contained some of the most incredible scores an All-Ireland final has ever seen
Cork v Clare: Five key moments in the All-Ireland hurling final
Robert Downey and Tony Kelly score two of the best ever final goals, Johnny Murphy makes a huge call and Kelly finishes it off
Malachy Clerkin: The reasons why it’s impossible to begrudge either Cork or Clare an All-Ireland final win
From Ger Loughnane to Jimmy Barry-Murphy, from Shane O’Donnell the astronaut to Patrick Horgan the record breaker, nobody outside the counties involved has a bone to pick this weekend
Magic Olympic rings have the power to pull the biggest Ireland team ever to go to the games
Here’s where we are - this team will win medals and possibly the most ever
Tougher road to final meant Armagh and Galway were that bit more battle-hardened
Perhaps surprisingly, both Donegal and Kerry found the pace too hot during the crucial final period of their respective semi-finals
Galway kick on to make the All-Ireland final as Donegal run out of steam
‘The batteries ran a wee bit lower,’ says Jim McGuinness as Donegal miss out on their chance to face Armagh in the All-Ireland final in two weeks’ time
FT Galway 1-14 Donegal 0-15: All-Ireland semi-final as it happened
Follow all the action as both teams look to book a place in the final to play Armagh
Armagh make first All-Ireland final since 2003 after thrilling win over Kerry
Orchard county come from five points down in second-half to earn victory after extra-time in a truly titanic tussle
Kieran Donaghy’s four years with Armagh have been the making of him - and vice versa
When the former Kerry full-forward joined Kieran McGeeney’s backroom team, it felt like an unlikely marriage. But his worth as a forwards coach and dressingroom presence has been huge
Malachy Clerkin: All four teams know there is an All-Ireland on offer, if they can reach out and grab it
Everybody was wrong about the football championshiop being a three-horse race. The upshot is that each of the semi-finalists are legitimate contenders for Sam Maguire
For the FAI, this has the potential to be the most harmful scandal of all
Hopefully, the upsetting revelations over the weekend will embolden more people to come forward and tell their story
For Cork to bring Limerick’s five-in-a-row odyssey to an end, only an epic like this would do
John Kiely: ‘We haven’t tasted defeat very often. But any time we have, it has tasted very sour.’
What I Read This Week: ‘Brilliant writing is all about small details’
Here are a few of the bits and bobs that caught my eye this week while I procrastinated from attending to all the fun stuff
Malachy Clerkin: Clare have to be ready for the Kilkennyness that’s coming their way
Conor Fogarty sums up everything that makes Derek Lyng’s side such a consistent, dependable presence at the latter end of the championship every year
Shane O’Donnell: ‘The stone wall I ran into when trying to interact with the GAA about my concussion was extremely frustrating’
Whether it’s explaining the art of the pick-up or outlining his problems with the GAA, the Clare full-forward is always one of the most interesting and singular figures in the game