The Kieran Shannon Interview: John Galvin, former Limerick footballer

Limerick stalwart John Galvin is thankful for a career that was short of glory but full of honour. He has made peace with the disappointments and is ready to revisit them, writes Kieran Shannon.

The Kieran Shannon Interview: John Galvin, former Limerick footballer
Sat, 17 Jan, 2015 - 00:00
Kieran Shannon
Kieran Shannon
Kieran Shannon is an award-winning sportswriter renowned for big interviews, insightful columns and an unrelenting focus on high‑performance sport.

HEN John Galvin looks back on it all, the highlight is inseparable from the low point.

Losing the 2010 Munster final may have been devastating but playing in it was intoxicating. The sun blazing down on him and 25,000 others in Fitzgerald Stadium and the buzz which they generated. Gooch at his best and Galvin in his prime too.

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CourtsSports ColumnistsPlace: Fitzgerald StadiumPlace: KillarneyPerson: Kieran ShannonPerson: John GalvinPerson: GalvinPerson: KerryPerson: Seamus ScanlonPerson: Brendan KealyPerson: John WoodenPerson: Darragh Ó SéPerson: Eoin KeatingPerson: Eoin BrosnanEvent: 2010 Munster finalEvent: Munster finalEvent: MunsterEvent: 2004 MunsterOrganisation: LimerickOrganisation: KerryOrganisation: Cork
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