After the recent epic hurling final and football semis, what other past games to people fondly remember? Mine would be

Kilkenny V Galway 2005
Cork V Waterford 2006 (Semi)
Armagh V Tyrone 2005 (Semi)
Dublin V Kerry 2007
Dublin V Tyrone 2005 (Drawn Game)
Down V Kildare 2010 (Semi)
Munster Hurling final 2003.

Probably not old enough to remember any thrillers from 90's but the 1998 football final and 1999 hurling final were quite good.

222 (UK) - Posts: 691 - 11/09/2014 21:09:42    1651149

Tipp vs Kilkenny 2002. 2002 Munster final, Tipp played well and still took a heavy beating from Waterford. 1991 Munster hurling final and replay. The Dublin and Meath games in 1991. Galway's
Comeback against Derry in 2001 and win over Kildare in 98.

Galway vs Tipp in 1988. 1963 league hurling final.Cork and Galway in the 1992 hurling final. Offaly vs Cork in 1999. 2004 Munster hurling final.

Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 11/09/2014 21:21:03    1651158

Some football memories.......

Meath v Roscommon 1991 S/F
Meath v Kildare 1997 (2nd game)
Galway v Kildare 1998 Final
Kerry v Galway 2000 Final
Meath v Westmeath 2001 Q/F
Kerry v Dublin S/F 2007
Kerry v Galway Q/F 2008
Kerry v Dublin S/F 2013

Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 11/09/2014 21:31:58    1651173

Tipp v Cork 1991 Munster Final
Tipp v Cork 1991 Munster Final replay
Kilkenny v Wexford 1991(i think,game when a last sec Eamonn Morrissey point,drew game)Leinster semi final.
Kilkenny v Tipperary 2009 All Ireland Final
Kilkenny v Tipperary 2010 All Ireland Final
Waterford v Cork 2004 Munster Hurling Final
Cork v Galway 1990 All Ireland Final.

cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 11/09/2014 21:32:59    1651174

Sorry I got my years wrong cork vs Galway in 1990.

Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 11/09/2014 21:38:22    1651181

The 2009 league final between Tipp and Kilkenny in Thurles was out of this world. Eddie Brennans point to seal it. WOW. The day were Richie Hogan hit 1.10 from the bench and Seamus Callanan put Brian Hogans lights out. It had everything, Shefflin was even sent off.

222 (UK) - Posts: 691 - 11/09/2014 21:42:06    1651184

Two games I had a pleasure to be at while I was in Croke Park was the Hurling All Ireland semi-final between Galway and Kilkenny in 2005 and the All Ireland football semi-final between the Dubs and Mayo in 2006.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 11/09/2014 21:57:43    1651192

2003 League Final Kilkenny v Tipp. 2002 All Ireland semi final Kilkenny v Tipp.
1993 Leinster Final, Kilkenny v Wexford (Drawn Match). 1996 Leinster Final Wexford v Offaly.
1996 Munster Championship Limerick v Clare. 1997 Munster Final Clare v Tipp.
1997 All Ireland quater final Kilkenny v Galway

All the recent games between Kilkenny & Tipp (2009 - 2014) league & championship have nearly all being classics.

1994 Ulster Championship Down v Derry. 1997 Leinster Championship Meath v Kildare (second game)
1998 Connacht Championship Galway v Mayo. 2008 All Ireland quater final Kerry v Galway

dcb (Kilkenny) - Posts: 26 - 12/09/2014 09:01:50    1651201

Meath v Roscommon 1991 S/F

thought we were going to do it Derek Duggan and Eamon McManus on fire in the first half, were about 10 points up, Paul Earley had a great goal chance to put us out if sight, McQuillan saved. Tommy Dowd got a goal for Meath and put on a master class in the second half.

1998 Connacht Final and replay, went in with little hope, then blatant free in front of goal 30m out and ref didn't give it,(also game had surely one of the quickest sendings off ever, Jason Neary ran on a sub, with 30 sec he had punched someone and got a straight red). Replay in the Hyde went to extra time, first minute of ET Derek Thompson went to pass across the goal and passes it straight to Michael Donnellan, never got back into it after that.

Rosineri1 (UK) - Posts: 2099 - 12/09/2014 09:30:29    1651203

Fondly and remember aren't normally two words we get to put together but it has to be the semi and final in 1989. Watched the semi at home and won't forget Cloots goal while on his knees nor the way Offaly and the crowd gave an ovation to the players at the end. Then the final which I got a ticket for and although we were tanked it still holds very fond memories and pride for what this great group had achieved.

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Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 12/09/2014 09:51:20    1651210

Forgotten classics - Galway mayo in 98 and the drawn and replayed Connacht final against the sheep stealers from 98. All of a sudden people started taking notice of Galway football again and was the start of a mini golden period for us.

tribeinbrum (Galway) - Posts: 4155 - 12/09/2014 10:02:05    1651214

Forgotten classics surely doesnt mean games in the recent past. SO

2004 Munster Final Cork V Waterford.
1996 Munster Semi Clare V Limerick
2000 AI Semi Offaly V Cork
2003 AI Semi Wexford V Cork
1990 AI Final Cork V Galway
1976 AI Final Cork V Wexford
1996 Leinster Final KK V Wexford.
2001 AI Semi Galway v KK

ZUL10 (Clare) - Posts: 693 - 12/09/2014 10:04:47    1651217

Limerick v Clare 1995 hurling semi final
Wexford v Cork 2003 drawn game
Tipp v Clare 2001 was a knife edge game

Limerick v Tipp the Trilogy in 2007
Tipp v Cork 1991 both games
Limerick v Tipp 1996 Munster Final

Clare v Tipp 1997 AI Final ( Even the camera's missed the point of the year by Ollie Baker to draw the game after Tipp's 2nd goal )

Tipp v Cork 2000 Munster Final I thought was an epic game.

Strange that a lot of the great games Tipp lost!!!

WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 12/09/2014 10:11:53    1651221

Meath v Kildare 1997 (2nd game)


Unfortunately was not live on tv. Colm ORourke said laterit was greatest spectacle he had ever attended.Hard to disagree.

LilySavage (Kildare) - Posts: 114 - 12/09/2014 10:18:32    1651226

Galway v Kerry 2008 Q-Final,
Galway v Kerry 2000 Final and replay
Kerry v Armagh 2000 Semi, draw and replay
Kerry v Armagh 2006 Q-Final
Kerry v Cork MSF Final replay 2010

Never see many of these games mentioned in best games of modern era (but then again any game Kerry win is never considered a classic by the media).

TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 12/09/2014 10:27:20    1651230

Although I'm more of a Big Ball fan, 3 games that spring to mind for me are all hurling ones.
1996 Leinster final Offaly v Wexford
1999 All-Ireland semi-final Offaly v Cork
2000 All-Ireland semi-final Offaly v Cork

Excuse the fact that these are all Offaly games, but they're just the ones i'm recalling now at this moment. We actually lost the first two of those, but winning in 2000 was particularly sweet as I watched the game in a bar in Cork. Great days. Unlikely I'll be seeing them anytime soon again.

OffalyBigBall (Offaly) - Posts: 625 - 12/09/2014 10:44:39    1651241

My forgotten classics from Dublin hurlers are the 1990 Leinster semi final win over Wexford.
!975 draw against the Cats in the League in Croke Park.
2003 victory over the Cats in Walsh Cup final in Parnell Park.

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 12/09/2014 11:05:39    1651258

Still getting over that loss to Meath in 2001. :( 2003 was worse again though. I'm too hungover for these memories today..

kevdog (Westmeath) - Posts: 115 - 12/09/2014 11:27:14    1651272

Is the title slightly oxymoronic? If they were classics, would we forget them?

Glen Rovers v Sarsfields - 1989 county final - Glen going for their first title in 15 years, Sars their first in 37 years - 30,000 in attendance-6 goal classic - John Fitzgibbon was the difference...bet most of ye forgot that..

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 12/09/2014 12:16:43    1651289

Mayo v Galway 1999
Mayo v Tyrone 2004

Both times Mayo beat the defending All ireland champions.

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1105 - 12/09/2014 12:35:17    1651295