Emma Duffy 1. Armagh emotion After no shortage of quarter-final heartbreak, Armagh are in their first All-Ireland senior football semi-final since 2005.
“I’m delighted for the fellas, they’ve got the monkey off their back and hopefully they’ll go out the next day and really express themselves… it’s relief.”McGeeney’s uncle, Peter Kelly, died on Friday night. There was a minute’s silence before throw-in at HQ, while Barry McCambridge mentioned “doing it for Geezer” in his Man of the Match winning interview.“Mum and Dad didn’t tell me last night. It was only this morning there – it was tragic circumstances. Peter was a good man.
“You couldn’t dream of that kind of horror script” were Davy Burke’s first words in his post-match interview. The Rossies’ manager later called it a “horror show”. Ultimately, the sending-off wasn’t a major issue, he admitted, and the Kildare man was pleased to only be two points down at the break after a bucketload of missed chances. Roscommon levelled matters shortly after the restart but couldn’t kick on; their shooting efficiency “very poor” and their forwards failing to click.
The end of the road for 2024, but Burke wants to stay on next year. The situation in his native county is worth keeping an eye on, though.3. Preliminary quarter-final future Burke repeatedly revisited the three weeks on the trot theme afterwards. He bemoaned the tight turnaround for the preliminary quarter-final winners.