Armagh resilience and Galway depth set up novel final

Ciaran Whelan and Éamonn Fitzmaurice join Rory O’Neill and Jacqui Hurley to reflect on an exciting weekend of All-Ireland football semi-finals.

Kerry will be ‘sick’ following extra-time loss to Armagh, says Éamonn, but Whelo says credit to Armagh for keeping their heads and displaying the resilience built up under Kieran McGeeney.

Éamonn saw warning signs all season for Kerry but, as the winter of questions looms, the All-Ireland winning manager insists he will be keepign his phone on do not disturb.

Armagh will face Galway, yet again, after the Tribesmen got the better of Donegal on Sunday. In a game that Whelo thought lacked intensity in the first half, Donegal’s failure to deviate from their hard-running game cost them.

Éamonn believes it was wrong to take off Paddy McBrearty, but in the end it was Galway’s strength in depth after a season of injuries that won the day.

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