Month: September 2021

ALL-IRELAND-WINNING manager Liam Sheedy singled out his family for some special praise as he led the Tipperary hurlers back to the promised land.

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Sheedy was joined by wife Margaret and daughters Gemma and Aislinn on the Croke Park pitch at full-time as Tipp kick-started their All-Ireland party.

Niall O’Meara, Seamus Callanan and John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer bagged the goals as Tipp routed 14-man Kilkenny to win by 14 points, 3-25 to 0-20.

“Family is everything to me,” Sheedy told RTÉ Radio after adding another All-Ireland to the 2010 title won during his first term at the helm.

“I have two very special girls. They gave me a card this morning that said, ‘Dad, go and do it.’ To know that your family is behind you, you can’t do the job otherwise.

“Portroe is a special place. I love the girls and the way they back me. They allow me to do things.

“Mags just lets me at things and I’m half mad, but do you know what, that’s where the madness can get you. It can get you to days like today.”

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KILKENNY GREAT HENRY Shefflin has strongly argued that the card issued to Richie Hogan for a high tackle on Cathal Barrett in today’s All-Ireland hurling final should not have been red.

Tipperary were 3-25 to 0-20 winners over the Cats at Croke Park this afternoon, and Hogan’s 33rd-minute dismissal comes as a huge talking point from the clash of the old rivals.

Referee James Owens flashed red at Hogan for the late, high challenge with the scoreline reading 1-8 to 0-10 at the time. From there, the momentum swung in Tipperary’s favour and the game escaped 14-man Kilkenny. 

At half-time on The Sunday Game panel, Shefflin noted that it was ‘a harsh call’ — ‘My initial reaction was that it wasn’t a red card,’ he said — and the Ballyhale man re-iterated his stance again afterwards. 

Donal Og is adamant Richie Hogan should have been sent off. Henry Shefflin also admitted it didn't look good. #sundaygame #KKvTipp pic.twitter.com/PJj94nRfD2

— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) August 18, 2019

“For me again, in real-time this didn’t look a red card to me,” he told RTÉ Sport’s Joanne Cantwell.

JC: In real time… but is it a red card?

“Where is the common sense to this? I know they’re going out to me for saying this… I still don’t think he [Hogan] hit him [Barrett] with his elbow in the face. For me, it was a yellow card.”

But Cathal Barrett was hit in the face by Richie Hogan. Does it really matter what part of his body?

“Of course it does. If Cathal Barrett sticks his head down, he hits off Richie’s hand, he makes an impact. I just think it was a yellow card offence. I stand by that.

Not by the rules of the game which the highlighted early in the year?

Not by the rules of the game… I totally understand that. But, this game was influenced majorly by that decision. If there was a common sense decision, I think, for me, it would have been a yellow card and we would have had a serious game.

So do we get the referee to referee by common sense or what the rules say?

“I think it’s a bit of both.”

• Red card or not: What did you make of that Richie Hogan sending off? 

'Where is the common sense to this?… This game was influenced majorly by that decision' – Henry Shefflin argues the Richie Hogan sending off was harsh #KKvTipp pic.twitter.com/Oa573g78P5

— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) August 18, 2019

And in steps Anthony Daly:

“We would have had a better final, there’s no doubt. But for me, the fourth angle would make it a conclusive red. I’m sorry.

“Real time again, I thought yellow but we were sitting up here and looking down. But when I saw that fourth angle, I said there is an element of elbow to head and for me, it’s red, yeah.”

Back to Shefflin: 

I’m not saying it because it’s Kilkenny. The game was kind of over, the atmosphere was just sucked out and the life was gone out of it, and that’s the biggest disappointment for me. 

And the last word went to Donal Óg Cusack:

“Nobody wants to see a player getting sent off… I agree, it actually took the good out of the game. But you have to face it. In my mind that’s a red card no negotiable.

“Elbow to the head, he has to go for it. Anything above the neck; we know the referees from the start of the year are really clamping down on it. I think it’s a red all day to be honest, that’s my view on it.”

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Substitutes

Billy Ryan 7 – Scored two points after his introduction for Mullen. He looked lively in the Kilkenny attack.

Richie Leahy 6 – Came on for Buckley 12 minutes after half-time but it was a difficult task for the young midfielder as Tipperary sprayed the ball around the field in the final quarter.

James Maher 6 – Replaced Browne on 54 minutes, as both of Kilkenny’s midfielders were taken off. Didn’t have a huge involvement in the game. 

Conor Delaney 6 – Came in for Holden with 12 minutes left. Tipp were cruising to victory by that stage. 

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The Circle of Life: Michael Darragh McAuley meets six-month-old Hollie Collins at Dublin’s open training session on Monday

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Ruby Walsh was a man in demand after Tuesday night’s Hurling for Cancer Research match 

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History-makers! Ireland’s Michelle O’Neill (left) was on an all-female team of officials for Wednesday night’s Uefa Super Cup

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Liverpool’s hero between the posts Adrian and his team-mates celebrate after the decisive missed penalty

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Simone Biles competes in the beam at the 2019 US Gymnastics Championships

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Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy celebrates with his wife, Margaret, and daughters, Gemma and Aislinn, after his side’s All-Ireland final win today

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Sister Act! Connacht’s Alison Miller and her sister Grace after the yesterday’s Interpro clash between the Westerner’s and Leinster

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That winning feeling: Galway’s Tara Kenny celebrates her side’s All-Ireland semi-final win in which they ended Cork’s three in-row-bid

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Drink it in! All Blacks’ Richie Mo’unga drinks from the Bledisloe Cup

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The heartbreak of losing: Kilkenny’s Aidan Tallis dejected after Galway won the All-Ireland minor final and sealed three in-a-row in doing so

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BRIAN CODY’S FRUSTRATION at Richie Hogan’s first-half red card was evident in his post-match press conference, but he was keen not to use it as an excuse for Kilkenny’s heavy loss to Tipperary. 

It was the highest margin of victory in an All-Ireland final since the Cats dismissed Waterford by 23 points in the 2008 decider, while it was Kilkenny’s heaviest ever defeat under Cody. 

Hogan’s red card shortly before the interval arrived at a stage when Tipperary were a point in front. The four-time All-Star caught Cathal Barrett on the chin with an elbow under the Hogan Stand and after some consultation with his fellow officials, James Owens produced red.

“There’s a lot of ye here and I wonder what ye all think because nobody seems to know,” Cody said. “I was close to it. I was amazed.

“I am the manager of the Kilkenny hurling team…and I didn’t really know. I hadn’t a clue, to be honest. I saw he just turned and he went down but the only thing I will say is we won’t make any excuses for not winning the game.

“We were beaten well in the final score but it is a huge decision to make, to issue a red card. You would want to be very, very definite before you do a thing like that and certainly, it took the referee a long, long time to make up his mind and say ‘I wonder what that should be’.

“He consulted himself, he consulted his linesman and he consulted the player himself, went over to have a look at him. And I would say if he knew for certain what it was going to be he would have made his mind up straight away. But that’s what he did and what do you think?”

It was suggested to Cody that TV replays showed Hogan making contact with Barrett.

“He made contact so you are very, very definite,” he replied. “Fair play to you.”

By the 42nd minute, the Premier had three goals on the board and were five clear. There was no catching them from that point. The final winning margin was 14 points.

“It was a decisive factor, there’s no doubt about that,” said Cody.

“The first-half, obviously, was very very even. We played really well, I felt, and their goal was important from the point of view of the score at half-time and getting them very close again.

“But I thought our hurling was very good and the sending-off was going to make it a huge ask obviously. The general opinion would be that for us to take 15 on 15 was going to be very difficult but to try and take them on with 14 players just proved to be a bridge too far, definitely. That’s as it turned out.

“It was a tough ask and that did give them the daylight and we kept it at that and we kept popping some scores but we needed a goal, which was going to be very difficult to get with an extra defender back there. But we defended magnificently.

“I thought some of our players were outstanding against serious odds and that’s the way it went. There wouldn’t have been a huge confidence outside the dressing-room in our team but the way they fought, the way they played, the way they defended I thought was excellent.”

Kilkenny delivered countless ball into the paw of Tipp’s spare defender Cathal Barrett, while Liam Sheedy’s side made good use of the spare man by working the ball through the lines with some neat stickwork.

“Well, I would say that the use of the ball in the first-half was superb, superb, when we had a player in every position. It became very difficult then in the second-half to find the men.

“You are talking about playing a very fine team and conditions not particularly conducive to finding everything you want to find in it. I don’t think it’s down anything in particular like that. We were beaten and we are not going to be going around making excuses.

“That’s life. I still believe that our players were superb,” he concluded defiantly.

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1. Tipperary goalkeeper Brian Hogan encouraging his team during a heavy rain shower

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2. Padraic Maher and Séamus Callanan ready to bring Liam home

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3. Ger Browne jumping for joy

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4. A dejected Richie Hogan

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5. Liam Sheedy celebrates with his wife, Margaret, and daughters, Gemma and Aislinn 

TIPPERARY’S NOEL MCGRATH has been named man-of-the-match in today’s All-Ireland senior hurling final.

McGrath was brilliant for Liam Sheedy’s men as they beat Kilkenny by 14 points at Croke Park to lift the Liam McCarthy Cup once again.

The Loughmore-Castleiney star operated in midfield, working tirelessly for the Premier throughout and pulling the strings with plenty of possession on route to winning his third All-Ireland SFC medal.

28-year-old McGrath, who also chipped in with a point from a free, saw off competition from team-mates Ronan Maher and Barry Heffernan to scoop the accolade.

'It's great times to be part of Tipperary hurling' – Noel McGrath is the All-Ireland final man of the match #RTEGAA pic.twitter.com/bmj6y4ppfG

— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) August 18, 2019

Today will definitely be one to remember for McGrath who, this weekend four years ago made his return to the Tipp senior panel after overcoming testicular cancer.

“There’s a great group of players there, a great 40-man panel,” he said.

“As Liam [Sheedy] has said already and Seamie [Callanan], they’ve done everything that was asked of them. To be part of that is unbelievable. It’s such a great feeling. 

“It’s great times to be part of Tipperary hurling.”

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ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS Tipperary have six representatives on The Sunday Game’s Hurling Team of the Year for 2019.

The team, voted on by a selection of the programme’s panellists, also featured four players from runners-up Kilkenny, two apiece from beaten semi-finalists Limerick and Wexford, and one from Cork.

Tipperary’s midfield maestro Noel McGrath was named as the panel’s Hurler of the Year, narrowly edging out his team-mate and captain Seamus Callanan, while Kilkenny’s Adrian Mullen was selected as Young Hurler of the Year.

Who made it? The Sunday Game Team of the Year #RTEGAA pic.twitter.com/J05dj4wD4c

— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) August 18, 2019

The Sunday Game Hurling Team of the Year

1. Eoin Murphy (Kilkenny)

2. Sean Finn (Limerick)
3. Ronan Maher (Tipperary)
4. Cathal Barrett (Tipperary)

5. Brendan Maher (Tipperary)
6. Padraig Walsh (Kilkenny)
7. Padraic Maher (Tipperary)

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8. Diarmuid O’Keeffe (Wexford)
9. Noel McGrath (Tipperary)

10. Lee Chin (Wexford)
11. TJ Reid (Kilkenny)
12. Colin Fennelly (Kilkenny)

13. Aaron Gillane (Limerick)
14. Seamus Callanan (Tipperary)
15. Patrick Horgan (Cork)

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1. Hogan’s controversial red card

THEY SAY A game of hurling is just a series of mini skirmishes fought all over the field. Come out on top in enough of them and you’ll win the game. One particularly intriguing battle was the showdown between Richie Hogan and Cathal Barrett – two of the most experienced players on the field. Between them, the pair share five All-Stars and eight All-Irelands.

Cathal Barrett lies injured following a incident with Richie Hogan.

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Hogan scored an early point but Barrett drew first blood, literally, midway through the opening half when he smashed into him, leaving the forward sidelined with a bloodied nose. After a short blood substitution, the Danesfort star returned to the field wearing a new number 31 jersey.

So when Barrett picked up Eoin Murphy’s long puck-out right on the sideline, Hogan spotted his opportunity to exact retribution. Barrett’s peripheral vision picked up Hogan’s run and he brilliantly stepped out of the oncoming traffic. A raised elbow caught the Holycross-Ballycahill defender on the chin and his reaction ensured the referee had to take action. 

It deserved a red card, especially given the renewed focus from referees on head-high challenges this season. All-Ireland finals tend to hinge on a few big moments and so it transpired.  After scoring just 1-8 in the opening 33 minutes, Tipperary posted 2-17 in the final 40-odd minutes of the game. Hogan’s dismissal completely changed the direction of the game and gave the Premier the sort of open game they dream of.  

Liam Sheedy in the final minute of play.

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2. Sheedy brings Premier to the promised land again

Only Liam Sheedy and Cyrill Farrell have managed a county on separate stints and delivered the Liam MacCarthy Cup during both spells. Sheedy knew there was another All-Ireland title in this group and stepped back into the arena to win his second crown as manager, nine years after the first. 

The experience he gained during his time as chair of Sport Ireland’s High Performance Committee evidently made him a better manager. He put another formidable management team around him and it was acknowledged as a major factor by both Seamus Callanan and John O’Dwyer after the game.

Hurling has undergone significant tactical changes during Sheedy’s time away from the inter-county game but he didn’t miss a beat on his return.

As the game ticked into stoppage-time with Tipperary leading by double figures, Sheedy was still roaring instructions onto the field. There was no let-up until the final whistle sounded. The release of emotion in Sheedy’s face summed it up. No other manager has managed to beat Brian Cody in two All-Ireland finals and his overall record of 2-1 against the greatest manager of all-time doesn’t look too shabby either.

A matter of weeks after the 2010 victory, Sheedy announced his resignation as manager. Tipperary fans will be hoping he decides to stick around for a bit longer this time.

TJ Reid has now lost two All-Ireland finals as Kilkenny captain.

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3. Where did it go wrong for Kilkenny?

In the past, Kilkenny so often put games out of sight in the period after half-time, it was exceedingly unusual to see them concede 2-5 in the 11 minutes following the restart. It took Tipperary a long time to get firing in a first period where only two forwards managed to score from play, but they were devastating when they hit their stride after the interval.

It was reported that Adrian Mullen was hospitalised due to an illness this week, bringing back memories of the time Brazilian Ronaldo was taken ill before the World Cup final. Cody refuted claims that Mullen, a year younger than Ronaldo was in 1998, spent time in hospital in the build-up to the game.

“Nothing serious at all,” he said. “He had a slight bug midweek.”

But Mullen’s energy levels were undoubtedly affected and he endured his quietest game of the championship, although credit must also go to Barry Heffernan who enjoyed a marvellous game. The Club Hurler of the Year only made his Kilkenny debut in May after coming off the back of a stunning club campaign with Ballyhale Shamrocks.

He looked like a potential wildcard in the Kilkenny attack coming into this game, but it didn’t work out for him. He’ll come back stronger from this experience.

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4. Tipperary’s most successful team since the 1960s

Tipperary’s third All-Ireland crown since 2010 makes this their most successful run since the 1960s when the won four titles in five years. This group of players have been unfairly criticised over the years, their character and hunger for the fight has been questioned.

But those stinging remarks evidently built a chip on the shoulder of Tipperary’s older guard who may have felt they were underappreciated as a team. They recovered from a shattering Munster final defeat to Limerick and a stuttering quarter-final win over Laois. When we reflect on this year, we may look back at John McGrath’s red card against Wexford as a major turning point.

Tipperary were five points behind and down to 14 men against a buoyant Wexford team. It would have been as good a time as any to throw in the towel, but something awoke in Sheedy’s team at that stage and they haven’t looked back.

Having so often been on the receiving end of maulings at the hands of Kilkenny, Tipp were more than happy to ram home their advantage in the closing stages. The players won’t admit it publically, but they’ll take huge satisfaction in dishing out a 14-point hammering to the Cats, three years after they subjected them to an 11-point beating.

Padraic Maher and Séamus Callanan after the game.

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5. Callanan’s incredible goalscoring record

Seamus Callanan’s eighth goal in as many matches this summer brought him level with Eddie Keher at joint-third in the all-time championship goalscoring charts.

That his 35th green flag arrived against Keher’s native county was fitting. His 37th-minute strike, which started a run of 1-2 without reply, was a real poacher’s finish.

Lurking nearby as John McGrath shot on goal, Callanan’s instincts brought him to the perfect area when the rebound fell into his path. He dived and steered the ball into the net as Huw Lawlor’s last-ditch attempt at a block was only inches away.

Relieved of the free-taking duties for the past couple of seasons, Callanan solely focuses on scores from play these days. The 8-18 he racked up this campaign leaves him as the frontrunner for the Hurler of the Year honour.

Despite being one shortlisted for three straight years between 2014 to 2016, he never finished top of the MVP voting. Callanan underwent back surgery in 2018 and many believed his best days were behind him. Scoring 1-2 in the All-Ireland final against the old enemy caps off the greatest season the 30-year-old has ever produced.

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THE DISMISSAL OF Kilkenny’s Richie Hogan was a major talking point following their All-Ireland SHC final defeat to Tipperary.

Many felt referee James Owens had no choice but to reach for the red card after the head-high challenge on Cathal Barrett. Others argued it was a harsh call that spoiled the occasion. 

It was certainly a key turning point in the game as Tipperary gradually worked their way into the ascendancy on their way to a 14-point win.

Hogan now joins an unfortunate group of players who have all been sent off in All-Ireland finals.

Duff and Brian Mullins in action for Dublin in 1983.

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Kieran Duff/Brian Mullins – 1983 All-Ireland Football final

The ’83 All-Ireland football final ended with a 12-man Dublin team edging out Galway to lift the Sam Maguire.

Four players in total were sent off that day, while the victorious Dublin team came to be known as the ‘Dirty Dozen’ in light of the violent exchanges that blighted the game. They were also known in other quarters as ‘The 12 Apostles.’

Dublin defender Ray Hazeley and Galway’s Tomás Tierney were both removed from play following a tussle, but Brian Mullins and Kieran Duff were the most noteworthy dismissals of the game.

Mullins was sent to the line for landing a haymaker of a shot to Brian Talty’s face as they contested a high ball, while Duff was adjudged to have kicked Pat O’Neill in the face.

Referee Pat McEnaney pointing Coyle and McHale to the line in the ’96 replay.

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Liam McHale/Colm Coyle – 1996 All-Ireland Football Final replay

The replay of the 1996 All-Ireland SFC final between Mayo and Meath was only five minutes old when the sides collided in an all-out brawl.

Nearly every player converged on the incident which escalated within seconds as referee Pat McEnaney struggled to restore order. The melee received meticulous attention on the Sunday Game at the time, with Pat Spillane offering a comical blow-by-blow account of what happened.

Several players could have been put off for their actions, but Meath midfielder Liam McHale and Meath defender Colm Coyle were the victims who paid the price for everyone involved.

Meath came away as narrow winners, but many still argue that McHale’s absence contributed to Mayo’s demise.

Dunne takes his seat in the stand after being sent off in the 2009 All-Ireland final.

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Benny Dunne – 2009 All-Ireland Hurling Final

Tipperary would eventually crush the Cats’ shot at five-in-a-row history in 2010, but they would have to taste defeat in ’09 when they were reduced to 14 men.

Benny Dunne was introduced as a second-half substitute but his game finished abruptly after he was issued a straight red card for a wild pull across the face of Kilkenny defender Tommy Walsh.

Kilkenny made use of the numerical advantage to clinch the title, hitting a late brace of goals to power them to victory.

John Small/Donal Vaughan – 2017 All-Ireland Football Final

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Dublin completed a three-in-a-row in the 2017 decider, with both sides finishing the tie with 14 men after a double dismissal in the second half.

Dublin defender John Small cracked into Colm Boyle with a high challenge which resulted in a second yellow for the Ballymun Kickhams player.

In the same incident, Mayo’s Donal Vaughan arrived late to charge at Small for the tackle on his team-mate, forcing referee Joe McQuillan to issue a red card.

Eamonn Scallan – 1996 All-Ireland Hurling final

The victorious Wexford team in 1996.

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Wexford ended a 28-year wait for the Liam MacCarthy Cup in 1996, overcoming Limerick in the All-Ireland final.

Tensions rose towards the end of the first half as exchanges became more fraught. Names were taken for various challenges, but it was Wexford attacker Eamonn Scallan who was sent off for a wild pull while the referee was throwing the ball in.

His absence didn’t affect Liam Griffin’s side however, as they stormed to a stunning victory.

Diarmaid Marsden – 2003 All-Ireland Football final

Marsden saw red in the 2003 All-Ireland final.

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Armagh were the defending All-Ireland champions when they took on their neighbours Tyrone in the 2003 final.

It was a closely fought encounter, but a decisive moment arrived in the 56th minute of the game when Armagh lost key forward Diarmaid Marsden to a red card for hitting Philip Jordan in the face when the Tyrone defender was rushing in to challenge him.

The holders were trailing by three points at the time of Marsden’s removal from the game and Tyrone held on to win their maiden senior All-Ireland title.

Charlie Redmond – 1995 All-Ireland Football Final

Redmond pleading his case with referee Paddy Russell in 1995.

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The 1995 All-Ireland final witnessed one of the more bizarre sending off episodes in GAA history.

With eventual champions Dublin leading Tyrone by three points, ace forward Charlie Redmond was put off by referee Paddy Russell for an attempted headbutt.

Strangely however, Redmond remained on the pitch and tried to play on. He jokingly told the Irish Examiner last year that he thought the referee was waving to his family in the crowd at the time.

Redmond was spotted a few minutes later and was eventually ordered off the field.

Tony Davis – 1993 All-Ireland Football final

Tony Davis after his dismissal in 1993.

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There were magical scenes when Derry trumped the Rebels to lift the Sam Maguire for the first time in 1993.

Cork made the brighter start but the Ulster side fought back as the first half progressed to lead by three at the break.

The Munster side suffered a huge blow when star defender Tony Davis was dismissed for a late challenge on Dermot Heaney.

Davis protested that he led with the shoulder, but the referee ignored his pleas as he sent the Skibbereen man to the line.

Have we left out any famous sending-off incidents in All-Ireland finals? Let us know in the comment section below.

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