Can anyone catch the mighty Dublin?

On the last page of
, his rollicking travelogue following the 2003 GAA championships, the writer Eamonn Sweeney retreats to a bar near Croke Park shortly after Tyrone have claimed Sam Maguire for the first time. Just as he’s sipping a pint to take in all he’s just witnessed, he overhears a conversation between Tyrone fans already discussing the following year.They like their own county’s chances; now that they’ve finally won one, that group of players could go on to win three or four.