Silver to gold: the teams who won All-Irelands as county's jubilee teams watched on

Cork are aiming to reclaim the Liam MacCarthy Cup, 25 years after championship success under Jimmy Barry-Murphy.

Seanie McGrath in full flight for Cork against Kilkenny in the 1999 final, Pic: Sean McGrath INPHO/Tom Honan

Ten years after the first All-Stars, the silver jubilee teams were inaugurated.

GAA historian Seamus O’Doherty’s treasure trove of newspaper cutting reveals the players were initially honoured the day before the All-Ireland finals in an initiative sponsored by the GAA and Irish Nationwide.