Cats undone by Tribal warfare

It was the game that convinced Brian Cody to turn the thermostat down — way down — on his relationship with Kilkenny’s players.

It was also the game Greg Kennedy thought he had lost Galway a glorious chance of a first All-Ireland final in eight years. Sent off in the 2001 All-Ireland semi-final for a second yellow card in the 28th minute, the Loughrea defender felt he would be remembered in infamy.

“There was no worse feeling. Then the 15-minute break at half-time. It was like torture,” he said. “The wondering would we be able to keep it going with 14 men, especially against a team like Kilkenny.”