Plenty to ponder after unforgettable football feast

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Plenty to ponder after unforgettable football feast
Tue, 02 Sep, 2014 - 01:00
John fogarty
John Fogarty
John Fogarty is the Irish Examiner’s GAA correspondent, with unique insights into the action on the pitch and in the Gaelic games’ corridors of power.

While Stradbally had Electric Picnic, the rest of the country were treated to Football Feast.

But what was the best act? Or should the two days be regarded in such a way? Sunday’s result didn’t trump Saturday’s game. Neither did Limerick’s blockbuster dwarf Donegal’s achievement.

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