Pádraic Joyce: Galway players loved John O'Mahony. Tears were shed

“It’s going to be a novel pairing in the final. Football needs this."

Galway manager Padraic Joyce with his daughter Jodie and Shane Walsh with Charlie Joyce after the All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Donegal. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

The late John O’Mahony was honoured with a video tribute just before the national anthem rang around Croke Park. From there, it fell to the Galway footballers to honour him with a win.

The 1-14 tallied was the exact same total as Galway kicked to win the 98 All-Ireland under John’O. It was sufficient for victory here too. And once The Saw Doctors had finished ringing out around the stadium, it fell to Pádraic Joyce to honour and pay tribute to a “brilliant man” and “super friend”.