Mícheál O'Meara Hurtig

Last won by Kildare 70 years ago, 1928.

Squires Gannon was the captain.

He went home and milked 14 cows that afternoon after captaining the team that won the All-Ireland.

Galway last won in 1966, the end of a three in a row.

They haven't won since.

So for one or other of the teams, the long wait is over.

The referee is John Bannon.

John Finn is in at full back in the Kildare team.

Ah, that wonderful voice.

and talk about various things that weren't related to the actual game in hand.

50 years ago, we had an All-Ireland final between Mayo and Cavan here at Croke Park, a day earlier than the calendar.

The attendance was 74 and there were 25,000 people locked out.

Martin McNamara of Corifin, the first kick out of this All-Ireland final.

The kick will be taken from the 21 and it will be taken by the Galway goalkeeper Martin McNamara.

Could I say dearly to Fergal Tierney of Castlegar, who was working and possibly still is in the Irish bar in Chicago, the bar owned by Billy Lawless.

I was asked by people in Galway not to say hello or anything like that, but to say dearly to Fergal Tierney.

The kick-out is taken.

Bending left of midfield.

Newstown side of the field.

A good catch there by Shea Walsh.