Flashback: five great St Patrick s Day Club SFC finals
March 17, 2021
Daithi Burke is interviewed by TG4 as his Corofin team-mates celebrate after the All-Ireland club SFC final victory over Dr Crokes at Croke Park.
Our National Holiday has for many years been associated with the All-Ireland Club finals and we take a look back at five memorable football ones.
The last St Patrick’s Day final was in 2019 as they were moved to an earlier date in 2020.
For generations sitting down to watch the football and hurling final was as much a part of St Patrick’s Day as the local parade.
RTÉ Sport Reporter
It s not peak-time for GAA content, what with Congress in the rear-view mirror and no on-field action for a while yet.
This time around, we re going back 20 years, to the inaugural back-door championship in 2001.
In a nice turn, the first All-Ireland championship under the new format ended up being won, via the backdoor, by the only county to vote against its adoption at Congress.
What else? The Rossies lit up the championship and then allegedly lit up their rivals jerseys. The Dubs headed off on tour, Hill 16 pitching up on the Killinan side of Thurles in one of the more famous games of the decade.