1997 leinster championship match kildare v meath 1st replay the standard of football that day was of the highest order

johnsee (Meath) - Posts: 389 - 15/12/2012 12:28:26    1310751

From mayo view the 2006 v dublin semi final ,, but outside that the 2008 all ire tyrone v kerry what a game .

dannyone (Mayo) - Posts: 176 - 15/12/2012 14:19:44    1310809

Ulster semi final 1995 Tyrone v Derry. Tyrone beat Derry (then All-Ireland holders) by 0-11 to 0-10 with 13 men.. Some atmosphere that day..

keepherlow (Tyrone) - Posts: 127 - 15/12/2012 15:16:09    1310834

Kerry/Galway quarter final in 2008.

joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 15/12/2012 15:43:53    1310843

I agree johnsee. Fantastic game of football.

lilywhite1 (Kildare) - Posts: 3028 - 15/12/2012 15:53:24    1310851

keepherlow Derry weren't All-Ireland holders in 1995, Down were.

peter_venkman (Down) - Posts: 320 - 15/12/2012 16:37:34    1310884

Kerry v Galway in the 2007 1/4 final, served up the highest standard of football despite a freakish downpour. Meehan kicked 11 points, Big Joe was sensational and Kerry's attacking with the greatest forward line ever seen was spell binding. The rain was so bad we were ushered from the lower tier of the Hogan to the upper.

Meath and Kildare in 1997 was an incredible battle. The two best teams in the country that year. I've always had the heigth of respect for Meath and their supporters despite growing up a mile from the Meath bridge.

Daith (Kildare) - Posts: 1172 - 15/12/2012 17:45:23    1310905

Donegals performance against Cork was the best I've ever seen from my county.

Enjoyed very much the quarter-final replay against Galway in 2003, Also there was a great game in the qualifiers in 2009 against Derry that wen't to extra time. Really good game that one.

Samsforthehills (Donegal) - Posts: 1075 - 15/12/2012 17:55:24    1310910

And how could I forget!!! The quarter final with Kildare in 2011 is probably the best of the lot for sheer drama!

Samsforthehills (Donegal) - Posts: 1075 - 15/12/2012 17:56:12    1310911

1. 1999 Connacht Final, Mayo v Galway, Mayo hitting 8 unanswered points in the second half in a wet day in Tuam, Made famous by the match being delayed 15 minures because President McAleese was attending and got stuck in traffic and several spectators standing on the roof of the changing rooms.

2. 2004 All Ireland Quarter Final, Mayo v Tyrone, Mayo showed great guts to it four points after Stephen O'Neills thunderbolt goal.

3. 2006 All Ireland Semi Final, Mayo v Dublin, I admit it as a bit cheeky on Mayo's part to warm up in front of the Hill, but to come back from seven points down to win by one. When Ger Canning's voice gets hoarse, you know it was a cracker and summed it up in two words. 'Unrehearsed Drama'.

4. 2012 All Ireland Semi Final, Mayo v Dublin, A near role reversal from 2006 and even more tense too. Mayo ten points up and treading water near the end. Kevin McLoughlin came back on to steady the ship.

Covie.in.D7 (Mayo) - Posts: 164 - 15/12/2012 18:13:17    1310929

Daith
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1310905 Kerry v Galway in the 2007 1/4 final, served up the highest standard of football despite a freakish downpour. Meehan kicked 11 points, Big Joe was sensational and Kerry's attacking with the greatest forward line ever seen was spell binding. The rain was so bad we were ushered from the lower tier of the Hogan to the upper


kerry didnt play galway in 2007, meath knocked galway out in the final round of qualifiers

meathalltheway (Meath) - Posts: 789 - 15/12/2012 18:15:15    1310930

Wexford v Kilkenny Leinster semi-final 2004
Mick Jacob's goal with the last puck of the game. Unrivalled drama!
2-15 to 1-16

gaafarmer (Wexford) - Posts: 280 - 16/12/2012 09:20:02    1311020

scommon v mayo.in 2001 for obviouz reasons. Also roscommon v kildare in 2003 where frankie dolan gave the greatest exhibition of point scoring I have ever seen. I have been looking for a link to see some of the points he had scored bit cannot fond any so.if anybody knows where I can find one of the kildare game let me know. As for games not involving roscommon the tyrone v armagh game in 2005 and dublin v mayo.in 06 stand out for me.

Rosfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 778 - 16/12/2012 10:50:02    1311026

I have been very lucky to have been to many great games but without a doubt the greatest game of gaelic football ever ( Michael from RTE agrees) was the Down v Derry USFC 1994 1st round game.

Pure classic - nothing before or since compares- this was a classic

cuchulainn35 (Armagh) - Posts: 1688 - 16/12/2012 13:13:41    1311065

The 2005 all-ireland semi-final v Armagh, I have never
experienced an atmosphere like it before or since!

TheGateKeeper (Tyrone) - Posts: 2843 - 16/12/2012 13:43:26    1311077

Galway-Kilkenny 2005. The greatest game ever to be played in Croke Park too, might I add.

ahsure. (Galway) - Posts: 1697 - 16/12/2012 14:37:32    1311103

A lot of great games... for me the All Ireland football final of 2011 with Cluxton pointing in the last minute or so was unbelieveable for excitement... as was Seamus Darby's goal. They are matched by Peter Canavan's precision goal .

In hurling, Clare winning their first All Ireland or Johnny Flaherty's goal... very hard to pick one!

carlowman (Carlow) - Posts: 1877 - 17/12/2012 21:49:12    1311565

Donegal V Cork 2012

An unreal game of football, just a different class. Some wonderful scores from both teams, hunger, desire and super footballers on show.

Donegal arrived with intent as an All-Ireland winning force that day too.

Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1417 - 19/12/2012 14:12:52    1312089

best game iv ever been to was kerry v dublin 09, we whoooped them good.

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 03/01/2013 20:13:24    1313350

Dublin v Donegal 2011

Stuckinthepast (Galway) - Posts: 472 - 03/01/2013 20:32:22    1313364