Oisín O’Neill of Armagh in action against Tomo Culhane of Galway. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
It’s a novel pairing in the All-Ireland SFC final this weekend with neither Dublin or Kerry featuring for only the second time since 2012 as Armagh and Galway face off. Here’s all you need to know about the game.
Where and when is it on?
The match takes place at Croke Park in Dublin with a 3.30pm throw-in on Sunday.
Where can I watch the game?
RTE 2’s coverage starts at 2.15pm while BBC 2 are broadcasting the final for the first time from 3pm. You can also follow all the action on our liveblog from 1pm on Sunday.
What’s the team news?
We’ll bring you team news on Independent.ie as soon as it’s released.
What can I read about and listen to on Independent.ie?
Dick Clerkin gives his thoughts on the game below while Colm Keys has spoken to Galway’s Rob Finnerty and Donnchadh Boyle has been chatting to Armagh’s Rory Grugan. We also have Conor McKeon’s latest All-Ireland football final diary.
For The Throw-In All-Ireland football final preview, eight-time All-Ireland winner and Irish Independent columnist Philly McMahon joined Colm and Donnchadh to lend his insight into the mindset needed to win a Celtic Cross.
The lads also talk about how Kieran McGeeney has respect of his players, even if he’s divisive in his own county, Shane Walsh and Damien Comer’s contrasting styles and memories of marking the men who will star on Sunday.
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What are the odds?
Galway are favourites at 10/11 with Armagh 11/8 and the draw after 70 minutes is 6/1.
