Rebels hunt for glory against tribal elders

IT’S going to take a lot to divert attention from Croke Park this weekend but flares will probably do it.

They certainly worked yesterday in Merrion Square, as people stopped and wondered whether they were in Milan. No. This was just the launch of the Suzuki Ladies National League football final, the curtain-raiser to Armagh and Mayo’s league semi-final in Roscommon on Sunday.

Cork are appearing in their second successive league final, while Galway captured their first All-Ireland title a few months ago in a game that went a long way to showing why Ladies Football is the fastest-growing sport in the country.