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30th July 2021
10:19pm BST

Down forward, Ruairi O'hare, received the man of the match award and paid tribute to his opponents fallen friend.
He also took the time to dedicate his win, to his former teammate and best friend, who passed away almost two years ago.
"My condolences goes to the Monaghan boys, I personally know exactly how they're feeling, a year and a half ago a person in my own club passed away, my best friend who I was living with. "We then had to go and play a relegation play-off, a week and a half after and I know that feeling in their stomach that they're having now, and it's not nice."Fortunately I was able to go over the line that day, but it's not nice for them boys, there's bigger things than football here. https://twitter.com/SportTG4/status/1421210940113096704 "I would just like to dedicate this to my mate, Niall Laverty, I love him so much, I miss him everyday, and I wish he was here now." A hugely impressive young man, who typifies everything that is great about the GAA. In sickness, health, life or death, the GAA at its best is a community that never forgets, and where the legends, tales and spirits of fallen teammates, can live on forever.
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