Eamonn Sweeney: Tribesmen make the case for letting it rip in fearless victory
Mayo lack the dash and devil Damien Comer and Shane Walsh bring to Galway
Galway captain Seán Kelly with the trophy after his side's victory
As Kris Kristofferson wrote and Janis Joplin sang, “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose”.
On Salthill’s Resurrection Sunday, a Galway team with nothing left to lose won by rediscovering the freedom to be themselves. Their victory was an exhilarating triumph for letting rip, playing it off the cuff and showing no fear.
