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GAA talking points: A Sligo generation that knows no fear 

Some of these Sligo players have known nothing only provincial success having won a Connacht minor title in 2021 and successive Connacht U20 titles
GAA talking points: A Sligo generation that knows no fear 

JUMPING FOR JOY: Dylan McLoughlin of Sligo celebrates after the Connacht U20 football final win over Galway. Pic: Ray Ryan/Sportsfile

Sligo thinking differently 

With the sides level in the dying moments of last month’s Connacht U20 final, Galway came raiding for the winning score but Sligo forced the turnover and Dillon Walsh took off up the field. Walsh just kept going and going before his punched effort had just enough puff to clip the top of the crossbar and loop over for the winner. Walsh was still catching his breath when the final whistle blew and he was mobbed by his team-mates. Absolute ecstasy.

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