Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh tributes: ‘We did our best to honour him as a player and person in Monaghan’

On Saturday, the people of Monaghan will pour into Croke Park and have their chance to gather. Not in hundreds, but thousands. The Ulster final is the reason, but the memory of Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh will be the motivation

Number six on the Monaghan teamsheet in the programme for last night’s Ulster U20 FC final against Down is left empty in honour of the late Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh, captain of the Monaghan U20 football team, who passed away tragically hours after the semi-final. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

On Saturday evening, they will have their chance.

The people of Monaghan will pour into Croke Park and have their chance to gather. Not in hundreds, but thousands. The Ulster final is the reason, but the memory of Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh will be the motivation.