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Donegal were contesting balls like demons up until the final hooter. They are so fit. Should make for a great final. Meath had a great year and brought a lot of colour to the championship. However will need to get out of Division 2 and play a higher level of football. That will be a tall order as you'd expect Derry and Tyrone to have too much.

It's mandatory for RTE to have Kerry pundits on every show? Kerry man Fitzmaurice commentator in today game too.

At the end of the day, a handful of counties over-index with commentators particularly: Dublin, Kerry, Tyrone, Mayo, Galway. I have no sympathy for any of those top counties complaining. I actually enjoy the drollness of Fitzmaurice. The delivery of such shrewd insights in such a prosaic manner should be copyrighted. I was driving for first few minutes so was glad to escape Cora and Canning on the radio. Canning is Cork so add them to the county list above.

Second half did not live up to the competitiveness of the 1st. Tyrone were in a good position at h/t with scoring end to come but went very flat. Deserved win for Kerry. Joe O'Connor has become such a powerhouse for Kerry. Built like a brick wall.

That was a technical masterclass by Taylor in MSG in a match that never lived up to the hype. She was the one landing hard punches while Serrano was throwing a lot of poorly executed punches at thin air. Thankfully two of the judges knew what they were doing because the whole thing seemed orchestrated in favour of Serrano. If Katie retires now, she'll go out on top.

Any more for The Dubliners?

Interesting that their biggest international hit thanks to airplay on the pirate Radio Caroline - Seven Drunken Nights - did not make any top 3. It went Top 10 in UK charts, No 1 in Ireland, even though it was banned from RTE. Sure there was no adultery in Ireland back in 1967.

Tony Blake used to go down in the square with a contact lens problem when we needed a minute back in the late 90s and early 2000s (and we often did ).

Is that an option these days?

Pat Spillane fell to the ground in search of his contact lense in the 1980 All-Ireland final against Roscommon and the feckin referee gave him a free. That's what you were up against in those days.

Weile Waila

A great pick too. A gruesome Irish childrens street song from the 1800s sang with great humour by The Dubliners. Often wondered where the River Saile was. The most convincing explanation I've found is that it's a corruption of either saileach (willow) or salach (dirty)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Poddle

Thanks Biggreenfield. That explains it.

Weile Waila

A great pick too. A gruesome Irish childrens street song from the 1800s sang with great humour by The Dubliners. Often wondered where the River Saile was. The most convincing explanation I've found is that it's a corruption of either saileach (willow) or salach (dirty)

Sam Hall
Free The People
A Nation Once Again

There are so many...

Sam Hall, a great shout!

My #1 too. Could go in the Dead Narrator category. "And the hangman pulled the rope, and ne're a word I spoke tumblin' down tumblin' down."

Sam Hall
Quare Bungle Rye
Marino Waltz (the peat briquette song)

Marino Waltz, great tune

Was that  the Dubliners?  I thought John Sheehan  released that by himself

Good question. While a John composition no doubt, he recorded The Marino Waltz with The Dubliners.

Sam Hall
Free The People
A Nation Once Again

There are so many...

Sam Hall, a great shout!

My #1 too. Could go in the Dead Narrator category. "And the hangman pulled the rope, and ne're a word I spoke tumblin' down tumblin' down."

Sam Hall
Quare Bungle Rye
Marino Waltz (the peat briquette song)

When Kerry are mood to kick points like that, hard to live with them. He wasn't MOTM but there's no player in Ireland even close to David Clifford. Hard luck to Armagh - worthy champions and always bring great colour to any occasion.

Pulsating last 20 minutes. Deserved win for Meath. Galway will have regrets but they looked a tired team that still did excellent to come back from 6 down. Thought they'd close it out then so tremendous finish by Meath. Morris is some player.

Donegal by 3 - Donegal should have got Sunday, but still should have enough given the Louth game was a second half stroll.

Dublin by 2 - a hesitant vote but the Jacks likely to have their shooting boots on for this one. If they don't, Tyrone will.

Galway by 3 - have been very impressed by Meath this year but they are more vulnerable to goals on bigger pitches like Croker and Dr. Hyde. Galway also have a 2001 aura about them. 

Kerry by 1 - Armagh have been the most impressive team this year. Win this and they will go all the way. But Kerry are still Kerry and will be up for it.

Sligo sharp shooter Niall Murphy.

Seami "Shaq" O'Neill - burst onto scene as 19 year Roscommon old midfielder in 2001 to surprise Galway in Connacht championship with a majestic display of fielding.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JgeAmrdL3mI

Galway later got revenge and went on to win All-Ireland.

Hurson seems determined to keep Dublin in championship.