Hurling Final, September 9th 2001

Galway 2-15 Tipperary 2-18

A good day for the folk from the Premier county, while the Tribesmen falter at the first hurdle...still PJ's provided a bit of craic for all
Pat, Joe and Neil watch the drama unfold as Gearoid can only peek...Galway struggling a bit
Denise and Caitriona fly the Tipp flag, while Jacqui and Aine keep Karen away
A motley crew of supporters....Galway, Derry, Mayo and Monaghan...half-time analysis

Meanwhile the Rebels are content to gaze back on past glories and opine about the drop in hurling standards when Cork aren't around!!

Alessandra, being from that well known hurling stronghold in Barcelona, seems a bit bemused by all the fuss!
Jacqui shows that DJ and the Cats are not forgotten, While Maura forsakes the Dubs and reverts to her Templemore and Clonmel roots for this one
Ollie shows his socks, specially washed for this celebrational day
Happy Tipp folk after their great victory...Mick Ryan finds a few compatriots
Still, when all is said and done no animosity prevails...although Denise was dying to be in Thurles and Karen back home in the brother's pub in Ballinasloe

Football Final, September23rd 2001

Galway 0-17 Meath 0-8

A resounding victory for Galway, cheered on by a huge crowd gathered in PJ's....then a mighty night's entertainment
Near to kick off, and the crowd start to gather in eager anticipation of a great game
The same old faces gathered once more to witness...Pat English appears to be confident of a victory for the West
The Kerry folk, and a few stragglers, gather in hope of seeing Meath suffer some of their own medicine
Five minutes to go and it's in the bag...Shed begins to celebrate

Neasa and Philip put aside their disappointment to join in with the Fields...

 

...of Athenry
As Karen gets over her hurling disappointment to give a rousing chorus!
It's great to be back on the counter again after a year of being told to get down...almost like the Finnegans of old as Galway lifts us to the top of the world
As the night wears on the craic gets even better...only the few die hards made it across to the cellar...but it was like a crowd of thousands!!
Yet another version of the Fields...this one complete with Caitriona on guitar solo!

...and finally the sun goes down on Galway bay...and the well dragged around Galway shawl!

 

Well done the Tribes