Relegated heavyweights face off at Tuam Stadium this afternoon.
Cork and Galway go head-to-head in a second-tier blockbuster this afternoon; the heavyweights having both suffered relegation last year.
Years back, Mickey Harte famously went on record saying that Division Two teams can’t win the All-Ireland. The Dubs repeated their trick from 1995, becoming the only side to do so since. Indeed, they were just the sixth team from the second tier in 25 years to reach the All-Ireland final. Armagh did, however, came from a lower standing in Division 2A as they won their first All-Ireland title in 2002.
Meath won Division Two and the All-Ireland senior championship in 2021. Laois did it 20 years earlier in 2001. Dublin’s maiden All-Ireland came in 2010, the same year they were relegated from Division One. Galway reached the championship decider last season, after suffering the same league fate, while Kerry contested the 2022 final after triumphing in Division Two.
“We didn’t show our true potential,” as Nicola Ward recently told The 42. But getting there, and dethroning Dublin in the All-Ireland quarter-final, instilled confidence and belief, particularly after losing their Division One league status. Galway have one of the strongest panels in the country on paper, boosted by young talent who have enjoyed underage success in recent years. Moynihan oversaw much of that, and will be hoping it can translate to senior level. The Tribe will wish to continue on an upward trajectory and eventually, win a first All-Ireland senior title since 2004.While there’s managerial continuity in Galway, it’s all change in Cork.
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