An old rivalry resumes at the weekend, but have the ground rules changed forever?
Seán Moran: Harte and O’Connor sound echoes of the days when there were second acts in All-Ireland livesWith melancholic timing, the starting point for this week is the 2010 All-Ireland football final – the swansong broadcast of the latevictory was the last time that a team would win the All-Ireland having lost a match along the way. Conor Counihan’s side were unique in one respect: they hadn’t already won Sam Maguire through what we used to call “the front door”.
They won on penalties and will on Sunday test the theory that what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger. Here is O’Connor before the 2009 All-Ireland with Cork, reflecting on how Kerry rehabilitated after losing to the same opponents in the Munster semi-final. Former Tyrone manager Mickey Harte after beating Kerry in the 2005 All-Ireland Football final. Photograph: Alan Betson
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