Thieves stole mobiles phones, credit cards, and hundreds of euro in cash from Cork City footballers this week, but left behind the most precious commodity of all — Donegal man Johnny Dunleavy’s All-Ireland final ticket.

From outposts on the west coast of Ireland such as Ballycastle and Buncrana to the foreign metropolises of New York and Birmingham a GAA Gathering will descend on Ireland over the next 24 hours.

The last one to leave Co Donegal, please turn out the lights.