All-Ireland dream comes true for exile

IT all happened just like the ad on the telly. There was Galwayman Sean Keary at his apartment in New York when the call came from home to reveal he would be going to watch his team play in tomorrow’s All-Ireland Hurling Final - courtesy of sponsors Guinness and RTÉ’s Sunday Game.

“I couldn’t believe it,” said Sean, 65, yesterday, as he savoured his good fortune in the company of nephew Patrick Power after his plane touched down at Dublin Airport. “It’s a dream come true.”

Guinness’s latest TV ad set in New York captures the annual mad scramble for All-Ireland tickets. Sean, a native of Killimer, Co Galway, has lived in the Big Apple for the past 13 years.