A Year 'Til Sunday - Galway Gaelic Football, 1998

A riveting look at Galway's 1998 All-Ireland triumph shot through the eyes of reserve team goalkeeper Pat Comer. It goes behind-the-scenes to capture their journey to win their first Sam Maguire in 32 years.

[@MikeL8998]

RIP John O’Mahony

[@Jimbuzz]

Not only the best GAA documentary of all time but up there with the greatest sports documentaries. This is the GAA's "The Last Dance". It all came together like magic for Pat Comer, sub goalie & filmmaker. Deserves a bigger audience as it still seems quite a cult film.

[@johnryan2636]

What a great orator and coach John O was , no effin and blinding but all positive affirmations, ahead of his time , RIP John and Thank you , from a Limerick fan

[@mrpotato442]

Well said...there's a lesson in it for any aspiring managers...not just important about what you say but how you say it. He was very clever with the little grenades he used throw in..constantly motivated and kept them on their toes.

[@oisinkierancoyle5518]

RIP John O’Mahony a man who lived in County Roscommon even in the years he was managing Leitrim and Galway before all Ireland glories. A native of Kilmovee county Mayo.

[@noelmadden1920]

Thank you Johno for giving us the greatest days of our lives. We will never forget you. May the man above who sent you to Galway in 1998 find a comfortable place for you for eternity.

[@MichaelBoylan-ze7bm]

Well said 🙏🙏🙏

[@bill8996]

Best of luck to Galway on Sunday, they bring an excitement and skill that is unmatched by any other county. I hope they do it and inspire another generation.

[@sarahgreaney8241]

Rip john O' Mahony. Thanks for the memories 😢, hopefully we get over the line on Sunday.🤞

[@eannacarroll6802]

This is everything a documentary should be. An impartial glass pane into the season. More importantly , it captured the essence of that team. Sean Og, Donnellan, Joyce. Those biys were unbeatable. Absolute poetry in motion. #jais the man ...the postman always delivers

[@jamesj2120]

Rest in Peace - the great John O'Mahony. Ye broke our hearts that day but what a great team those Galway lads turned out to be.

[@colmkelehan7935]

RIP Mick O'Dwyer

[@timocarroll2769]

Football badly needs the likes of Galway, Cork, Meath, Kildare, Down and Derry back competing at the top level.

[@Cian_]

Galway and Derry back in a semi final now!

[@conorflanagan715]

1998: We beat Derry in semi final and win the Sam Maguire. 2001: We beat Derry in semi final and win the Sam Maguire. 2022: We beat Derry in semi final and…… Poor ould Kerry don’t stand a chance! A week til Sunday 😍

[@warehousegene6199]

Yerra...you don't win anything for semi finals.

[@SprayFoamIreland]

still gives me goosebumps

[@LimerickWarrior1]

The Guard when galway scored ahahaha

[@IrishGary1]

a masterpiece....i cant say anything more

[@latergator915]

Galway were 25 years ahead of Netflix!

[@gillianrayappen]

Prophetic words from John O'Mahony when he said the extra game against Roscommon would be the making of them. Funny enough Roscommon helped Galway in both '98 and' 01 by giving the big jolt they needed to go on and improve and win the All-Ireland. RIP John O'Mahony.

[@tomsta3]

Emotional watch. Was at the semi and the final as a young lad. Simpler times

[@davidconnolly6721]

Still brings chills great memories and the great Michael o murahortaig commentating dosent get any better

[@roadwarrior8560]

Galway for Sam, RIP.John

[@peterohalloran5954]

We need more of these guys today ja Fallon was class

[@benhur1959]

Great times back then, I holidayed in Galway two weeks before the final, fantastic atmosphere. Sure was a great team, and again in 2001

[@IrishGary1]

Jesus Micheal was by a million miles the greatest commentator of all time

[@OasisDublin]

Dublin fan, stumbled across this. Great documentary, I had never seen it before. Mad to see Mick Byrne helping out. Firstly, I thought he was soccer only. Secondly, I thought he was Dublin only!

[@galvo00]

Micko......top class

[@pubkrocknroll]

it would be great to see Galway back winning all irelands again and i say that as a dublin man

[@hughforde6920]

+pubkrocknroll well said pal

[@dublinsfaircity]

No thanks.

[@pubkrocknroll]

@@dublinsfaircity why not pal

[@dublinsfaircity]

@@pubkrocknroll because we want to win 6 in a row. Then 7. Then 8. Then 9.........

[@pubkrocknroll]

@@dublinsfaircity sure that's bloody boring I want to see a bit more competition that's all

[@googurll09]

Watching this as we prepare to take on Armagh in the 2024 all Ireland final today, Gaillimh abú

[@benitezsucks8625]

Class to see the legend that is Mick Byrne involved. Such a gent.

[@vitalcomputing6298]

As painful as it is to watch this... I appreciate the upload... I was at every game that year bar the final... Couldn't get a ticket for the final.. Watched it in some dodgy pub on Talbot Street.

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

That's the hard thing about the GAA, sometimes real fans get shut out of seeing the finals from the stands. It's all about "who you know", Ireland in a microcosm really.

[@pixieizzy5431]

They are all dodgy pubs in Talbot Street

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

@@pixieizzy5431A dodgy area in general.

[@irishboy39]

here we go again

[@oisinkierancoyle5518]

The one county that John O’Mahony has never managed in Connacht is Roscommon where he’s currently living in.

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

He never managed Sligo afaik.

[@oisinkierancoyle5518]

@@TheLastAngryMan01 in 1998 he won a Connacht medal as a manager against the county that he was residing in at the time and that was the Rossies.

[@shaneheff5244]

​@@oisinkierancoyle5518What point are you trying to make?

[@oisinkierancoyle5518]

@@shaneheff5244 He was living in county Roscommon in the years he won all Irelands with Galway in 1998 and 2001 and Galway beat Roscommon in both of those years and they were the 98 Connacht final and the 2001 All Ireland quarter final.

[@shaneheff5244]

@oisinkierancoyle5518 But we know that.

[@michaeldevaney5728]

An amazing galway team

[@IrishGary1]

That half time speech from O Mahoney was legendary

[@noelmadden1920]

We will never see their likes again!

[@bathtownship]

The current Galway team are a formidable team also, best of luck on Sunday from Donegal

[@davesrandomvids3365]

122 goals were scored in the 2001 championship. Interesting statistic!

[@amadaneile]

Ja's the man

[@TheIrishlad1994]

Legends.

[@paulmcgeehan8724]

Just great footballers playing great football, no 6 am gym sessions needed when you have serious talent like these lads had

[@damianstack8460]

Micko 😍

[@eannnna81]

I remembered going into bsloe what a great day

[@seanodomhnaill6024]

my dad is sean o domhnaill

[@cilliandoyle219]

Does your dad know Robin Doyle, he is my dad. He played corner back

[@peterohalloran5954]

I'm not forgetting Michael donnellan retired away to soon

[@brendandunleavy1399]

Hope the Tribesman win it today,,,, make my big mate Eanna a very happy Galway boy💚💚💚

[@supadupairishboi]

There's only one fucking answer for that 😅😅🔥21:55

[@KewKew-do3kq]

Class

[@IrishGary1]

A mighty MIGHTY KICK!!!!

[@garycollins3016]

Roscommon blew it in Tuam, Tommy Grehan goal chance. Saying that Finnegan and Joyce had a horror show with the free kicks

[@WolfsH0ok]

I watched this game in friends house in Tallaght Galway defender touched ball on the ground in front of his own goal with 2 minutes left and ref ignored it. GAA always like a draw

[@michaeldevaney5728]

Crazy having a match between themselves so close to a big match should have known what team to pick a lot earlier crazy stuff

[@noelmadden1920]

How many All-Ireland winners have you managed?

[@IrishGary1]

2nd half the Ja Fallon show

[@Corfine]

will that day come soon winning feeling

[@jackjordan8160]

McCanngalway 13468 2020 could’ve been our year but things happen 😪

[@mikemockler7486]

your many singing the huckle buck class

[@seancrowe3923]

John O'Mahony ❤❤❤

[@giuseppeconlan]

Star of the show at 27:43

[@tomascooley4997]

Can you imagine how you'd be feeling having to sit beside the woman at 56.32?

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

27:25 The hucklebuck!

[@ceiteachmacstiofan1374]

Saw that performance live in the bush hotel

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

@@ceiteachmacstiofan1374 Several years before Crystal Swing.

[@itsajenny5249]

To the great Pat Egan from Rusheens R.I.P.,what a gent. Former chairman of Galway county board and he was there in 98 and 01.

[@liamkeane9159]

2022

[@hughforde6920]

Sir Raymond Silke

[@cilliandoyle219]

He was only on the 15 because robin doyle ripped tendons in his ankle.

[@noelmadden1920]

​@cilliandoyle219 wasn't the best player but was hugely important as captain.

[@DIFFIEH]

HON GALWAY!

[@fraudfather4884]

ray silke is my business teacher 😂😂😂

[@thetopofthelist]

East Joyce is giving up, giving up, Joyce is giving up!

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

He was mine too, about 15 years ago. Nice guy.

[@IrishGary1]

god i miss miheal o muircheartaigh

[@StFidjnr]

2:10 this is what Ray Silke thinks of GAA winter training

[@EannaWithAFada]

Ray Silke is my business teacher

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

He was mine as well, as well as a football coach. Good man, Silkey.

[@ColmKavanagh89]

Anyone know where to get a digital copy, not on youtube.

[@bazl8811]

Galway are back sam will cross the Shannon Monday

[@StFidjnr]

@ 50:22 It's the culmination of the Bank of Ireland football championship of 1998 between the two teams they have gone through over 800 training sessions hours and hours of talks and training and it came down to the final time. over the years in galway there is talks that there's been talk that weather we beat Mayo and Roscommon within the same championship year that we'll go on to win the Sam Magire cup. Not since 1966 gave galway have won it not since 1928 have kildare have won it

[@Corfine]

old lads now

[@darrenmolloy5115]

28th of July

[@tomascooley4997]

Does anyone know the song at 1.08?

[@seannoone8129]

Anyone know who’s the man at 27:20?

[@evancomerford9989]

Anyone know the name of the tune that starts around 1:07:19

[@andrewmullins6104]

The song title is mentioned above if you click Show More in the description but it's nowhere to be found on KZbin. It's called Iowa Sting by Richard Gilks. I found a copy of it here - it's Track #9 on this page www.apmmusic.com/albums/KPM-0243 -

[@aidan9123]

Its called Iowa sting

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

Foot block at 9:42 ?

[@patr1ck84]

Sam at 1.01.10

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

pat c I’ll take that as a yes then, LOL.

[@marks_sparks1]

100% a foot block

[@pault2701]

Yes, also fallon doubled bounced the ball for the goal chance where he scored a point in the second half. Terrible refereeing!

[@liamkeane9159]

Galway next Sunday v kerry

[@snupmadra3787]

RIP John O'Mahony

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

Brought Mayo to their first final in 38 years, won Leitrim their first Connacht title in nearly 70 years, won Galway’s first All-Ireland in three decades. A Connacht GAA great.

[@amadaneile]

Ja's the man

[@irishboy39]

here we go again