Brian McEniff laments the one that got away

On A lonely bench at Belgrave Park in Rathmines he sat one night. All night long.

Brian McEniff laments the one that got away

Brian McEniff, the Donegal manager, was struggling to comprehend what had taken place 12 hours earlier at Croke Park in glorious sunshine in front of 28,507 people where his team had lost the 1983 All-Ireland semi-final by a point against Galway.

In the dark of the night and with only himself for company, it was still no clearer.

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