Christy O'Connor: This year's football league Division 1 was the craziest in three decades

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Mayo defeated Donegal on Sunday to reach nine points and top Division 1. It's the lowest number of points which the top team in the division has accumulated in 29 years. Pic: ©INPHO/James Lawlor

Mayo defeated Donegal on Sunday to reach nine points and top Division 1. It's the lowest number of points which the top team in the division has accumulated in 29 years. Pic: ©INPHO/James Lawlor

As soon as the hooter sounded at the end of the Tyrone-Dublin game in Omagh yesterday, Cormac Costello was standing over a free when he looked over his left shoulder to see what all the noise and commotion was about behind him.

A huge number of young kids had invaded the pitch thinking the match was over before quickly rushing back over the sideline once realising their error. After Costello kicked the ball wide, an even greater number of kids rushed onto the pitch again, before being hunted off a second time as referee David Coldrick ordered the kick to be retaken.

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