Longest time any player went between winning their first All-Ireland and last

[Hardy]

Brilliant!

[stibhan]

Peter Canavan - 1995 and 2005. That's right.

[thebuzz]

Peter Canavan - 1995 and 2005. That's right.

Unfortunately 1995 didn't work out for Peter but he probably got man of the match.

[Lar Naparka]

Peter Canavan - 1995 and 2005. That's right.

Unfortunately 1995 didn't work out for Peter but he probably got man of the match.

He certainly did.
There was a joke going around after that match:

Q. What's the difference between Peter Canavan and a Belfast taxi?
A. A Belfast taxi can't carry 14 passengers.

There's no doubt that if he had a couple of team mates that were  half as good as he was that day, Tyrone would have won.