Armagh GAA

Armagh players will feel unbreakable after winning their first All-Ireland. On the back of losing another final, next year could be very tough for Galway

The best players, games and moments along with the biggest surprises and disappointments, as chosen by Irish Times writers

Seán Moran: After 25 years of historically dominant teams, the GAA looks to be on the verge of less predictable All-Irelands

Galway will rue their missed chances in the All-Ireland final, which followed a peculiarly specific pattern

One of Armagh’s finishers reveals how his team found the resolve to win the All-Ireland

Michael Murphy: Armagh’s All-Ireland was the result of a Kieran McGeeney masterclass in spreading around reliance

Locals downplay controversy over footage showing PSNI officers waving flags and sounding sirens following unionist complaints

DUP, UUP and TUV all raise concerns on grounds of road safety and impartiality

This year of years belongs to the victorious northern county whose supporters have been among the most loyal all season

Iconic Tribesmen of 1998; Mayo unimpressed; Ulster on the rise; form holding up; and more

Seagull with broken wing vies for attention at Croke Park before Kieran McGeeney and Armagh enjoy final glory

Kieran McGeeney’s team had enough of losing and designed a gameplan to keep Galway at arm’s length throughout a tense and dogged final

In the 10th year of his management, the fates may have relented but the Armagh manager didn’t

Galway manager Pádraic Joyce rues costly missed opportunities which proved vital in a one-point All-Ireland final defeat

Both the player and his GAA president father delivered at Croke Park on All-Ireland final day

‘It’s great to get over the line and you see the emotions from the fans and players and what it means to them’

‘You know, it feels quiet. It’s like wearing a pair of ear muffs for a change, quietens all the noise’

Kieran McGeeney’s team kept their composure to hold out in a frantic finale at Croke Park

Kieran McGeeney’s zonal defence wins the day as Aaron McKay gets forward for the only goal on the final

Margins prove wafer-thin as Kieran McGeeney’s Armagh men edge over the line at Croke Park

Connacht side fall just short in tense endgame at Croke Park

Galway are a seasoned unit and their experience should tell in tight All-Ireland final

The Crossmaglen all-rounder has had his best season yet and is one match-winning display away from being the probable Footballer of the Year

The kickout battle and taking goalscoring opportunities will be key to determining the outcome of a game that’s hard to call

Manager Kieran McGeeney has given his heart and soul over a decade to the task of bringing Armagh football back to the summit

‘It’s just everything you dream that an All-Ireland final build-up could be, and probably a wee bit more,’ says Oisín McConville

Galway are bidding to add to their tally of eight All-Ireland titles while Armagh seek just their second

In a busy career, journalist, broadcaster and author Jim Carney has monitored the eternal traditions and moods of Galway football

The battle between the respective goalkeepers Blaine Hughes and Conor Gleeson will have a big bearing on the outcome of Sunday’s All-Ireland final

Galway named an unchanged side for the final against Armagh

Kieran McGeeney has patiently assembled a well-drilled Armagh side with a potent mixture of experience and youth

Everything you need to know about the football decider at Croke Park

Peter McGrane drops to the bench for Armagh with Connaire Mackin coming into the side on Sunday

Armagh stalwart Aidan Forker aiming to create history by becoming just the second Orchard County captain after Kieran McGeeney to lift the Sam Maguire cup

Dylan McHugh's consistent excellence has been a huge factor in Galway’s march to a second All-Ireland final in three years

Connacht side’s defensive blanket has been superb all season, so Kieran McGeeney’s side must carefully pick their moments to commit forward

‘If you produce the goods you can wear a pink tutu and have pom poms for all I care’

Galway have traditionally been associated with attacking flair but Pádraic Joyce’s side have conceded just one goal in nine championship outings this year

Ciarán Murphy: All week I’ve had a firm belief about Galway’s chances of All-Ireland glory but a trip to Crossmaglen provided an unsettling doubt or two

‘Sevens Heaven’ awaits for our Olympians; Darragh Ó Sé thinks Galway will claim Sam; Shamrock Rovers are left with a mountain to climb