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15 May 2021; Always keep your eye on the ball. Jill Ann Quirke of Tipperary and Cork’s Kate Kilcommins stretch every sinew while maintaining their concentration in a full-blooded race for the sliotar. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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15 May 2021; Always keep your eye on the ball. Jill Ann Quirke of Tipperary and...

26 June 2021; Only quiet when eating. The Wexford hurlers and backroom members are a picture of concentration fuelling up in Kilkenny after defeating Laois. It’s a scene that highlights the measures team managements and county boards must take in order to provide meals for players during a pandemic. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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26 June 2021; Only quiet when eating. The Wexford hurlers and backroom members...

18 July 2021; Watching from the shadows. The late afternoon light can play tricks in Croke Park and when Meath recovered from an 11-point half-time deficit Dublin manager Dessie Farrell must have wondered if he was seeing things. In the end, the champions steady the ship and stay on course for a seventh All-Ireland title in a row but there are small signs of vulnerability. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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18 July 2021; Watching from the shadows. The late afternoon light can play...

10 July 2021; Going in where it hurts. Amazingly, Cork’s John O’Rourke lives to tell the tale after this old-fashioned goalmouth melee and he also manages – somehow – to stick the ball in the net. Limerick defenders Michael Donovan, left, and Gordon Brown also emerge unscathed but, unfortunately, goalkeeper Donal O’Sullivan wasn’t so lucky and had to leave the field injured. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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10 July 2021; Going in where it hurts. Amazingly, Cork’s John O’Rourke...

8 May 2021; Welcome back, we missed you. A late start is better than no start at all with the 2021 GAA season delayed until May 8th because of the prolonged lockdown in the country as the Government and the health service try to get to grips with the Covid pandemic. So, it's no surprise that Derek McNicholas gets a warm round of applause when leading the Westmeath team out for the very first game of the year. Alas, the reception on the field from the Galway visitors is not so welcoming. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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8 May 2021; Welcome back, we missed you. A late start is better than no start...

22 August 2021; Giants' Stadium. By combining their height, physique and power with their skill and work rate, Limerick have raised standards to a higher level – literally and metaphorically. Cork’s Robbie O’Flynn has little hope with the imposing figures of Kyle Hayes and Gearóid Hegarty, both 6ft 5ins tall, blocking him over and under. It’s a microcosm of the work ethic that underpins what is fast becoming a team for the ages. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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22 August 2021; Giants' Stadium. By combining their height, physique and power...

20 June 2021; The beginning of the end? A return to normality? A reopened Croke Park with around 2,400 spectators, who are allowed into the stadium as part of a Government test event, is a welcome sight after a year’s absence. Certainly it’s a welcome sight for Derry who hold too many aces for Offaly in the Division Three football final – the only league final played this year. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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20 June 2021; The beginning of the end? A return to normality? A reopened Croke...

30 May 2021; A bird’s eye view. Roscommon players navigate the car park at Dr Hyde Park for the second half of their joust with Kerry under a watchful eye. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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30 May 2021; A bird’s eye view. Roscommon players navigate the car park at Dr...

5 September 2021; The juniors are first into action in the ladies football All-Ireland finals day in Croke Park. Wicklow’s Clodagh Fox, who scored 1-3 on the day, gets out in front of Antrim’s Duana Coleman to make a fine catch and, afterwards, Sarah Jane Winders oversees the captain’s ceremonial honours by raising the West County Hotel Cup. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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5 September 2021; The juniors are first into action in the ladies football...

11 September 2021; It’s tense, it’s tight and it’s deadly serious. And that’s just in the stands. Judging by these anxious faces among the 41,150 final-day attendance, following a close, exciting match is not everyone’s idea of relaxation. Nor is a yearning for success after 70 years of heartbreak. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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11 September 2021; It’s tense, it’s tight and it’s deadly serious. And...

11 September 2021; Meanwhile on a much larger lawn across the road, Mayo head for their warm-up having posed for the traditional squad photo. The time to end the talking is fast approaching, now they need to finish the job having taken out Dublin in the semi-finals. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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11 September 2021; Meanwhile on a much larger lawn across the road, Mayo head...

5 September 2021; Standing on the red carpet. The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, prepares to be introduced to the crowd now that Covid restrictions have been eased and presentation protocols for Croke Park fixtures can be resumed. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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5 September 2021; Standing on the red carpet. The President...

11 September 2021; Miss the penalty, pay the penalty. In this moment Mayo forward Ryan O’Donoghue knows how cruel sport can be as he watches his 40th-minute penalty shave Niall Morgan’s left-hand post and drift inches wide. It’s one of four missed goal chances by the Connacht champions – and they’re costly. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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11 September 2021; Miss the penalty, pay the penalty. In this moment Mayo...

14 August 2021; It’s the hope that kills you. Or keeps you going? A supporter arrives in Croke Park to join the eternal optimists from the west and the serious pragmatist – in situ early – from the east. There is a sense of something momentous about to happen between the team that doesn’t know how to lose the big matches and the team that doesn’t know how to win them. Or so it seems. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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14 August 2021; It’s the hope that kills you. Or keeps you going? A supporter...

8 August 2021; Opportunity knocks. Kilkenny supporter Michael Gannon, from the Marble City, takes a photograph outside the house of Irish Olympic gold medallist Kellie Harrington on Portland Row. Earlier that morning Kellie’s exploits in the ring captured the hearts of the nation. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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8 August 2021; Opportunity knocks. Kilkenny supporter...

11 September 2021; A gentleman to the last. In the failing light and a near empty stadium, Mayo manager James Horan tries to explain how it all went wrong while his son Eoghan plays alongside him. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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11 September 2021; A gentleman to the last. In the failing light and a near...

17 July 2021;The Impartial Pundit. Arguably the most knowledgeable and entertaining hurling analyst around, Anthony Daly is first and foremost a loyal Clare man – memorably he captained the county to their breakthrough All-Ireland in 1995. So, the fist-pump is understandable when he sees the Banner’s second goal against Wexford from the bowels of the Hogan Stand in Croke Park, where he is preparing to cover the Leinster final. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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17 July 2021;The Impartial Pundit. Arguably the most knowledgeable and...

4 July 2021; The penalty that launched a thousand lips. Referee James Owens has no doubts that it’s a penalty, and that the foul merited sending a Clare player to the sin-bin, in applying the new advantage rule, a decision that provokes a barrage of debate, criticism and abuse. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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4 July 2021; The penalty that launched a thousand lips. Referee James Owens has...

27 June 2021; Almost perfect symmetry. The athleticism, the artistry, the majesty of the greatest field game in the world are illustrated in this study of Waterford’s Austin Gleeson and Aidan McCarthy of Clare launching themselves into the air. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile This image may be reproduced free of charge when used in conjunction with a review of the book "A Season of Sundays 2020". All other usage © Sportsfile

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27 June 2021; Almost perfect symmetry. The athleticism, the...

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