Remembering 1991: Pete McGrath downed the great Meath team ‘that couldn’t be beaten’

When Down hammered an ailing Kerry side in the 1991 All-Ireland semi-final, team manager Pete McGrath was greeted by a breathless and beaming county administrator Dan McCartan.

Remembering 1991: Pete McGrath downed the great Meath team ‘that couldn’t be beaten’

“With the passing of time, and although it’s 25 years ago, some things become more vivid and I always remember seeing wee Dan,” says McGrath. “He said to me ‘did you see the red and black in the Hogan Stand? A risen people!’

“There was this sense that Down were back.”

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