The Madness of Football: How the Examiner saw the 1981 All-Ireland final

Kerry saw off Offaly to complete the four-in-a-row

Kerry captain Jimmy Deenihan makes his side's victory speech alongside An Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald, T.D. and GAA President Paddy McFlynn. Picture:: Ray McManus / SPORTSFILE

In the Madness of Football, a podcast about the past, present and future of Gaelic football, we'll re-examine pivotal games in the history of the game and put them into context using modern stats, expert insights and new interviews with key players. This week, Paul Rouse, Maurice Brosnan and James Horan discuss the 1981 All-Ireland final which saw Kerry beat Offaly to complete the four-in-a-row. This is how the Examiner's much-respected GAA writer Jim O'Sullivan saw the game.

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