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15 August 2021; O Come On Ye Faithful. 2021 may yet be remembered as the year Offaly as a county turned a corner after decades in the doldrums in both codes and at all levels. Golfer Shane Lowry, whose father Brendan won an All-Ireland senior medal in 1982, celebrates Offaly's under-20 final success. 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? Anthony Battle, left, and Antel Zsabo, from Ballina, arrive 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 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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14 August 2021; Putting their game faces on. The Dublin ladies football team, aiming for a fifth senior title in a row, know the drill at this stage as they break away after the team photo. Former Ireland rugby international Hannah Tyrrell scores five points from play in this semi-final and is named player of the match, crowning a wonderful week in which she got married. 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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23 May 2021; An attic conversion. The absence of supporters is still a precondition for hosting games so these fans in Salthill are putting their skylight to good use. Still, it’s a tight squeeze in a two-up two-down. 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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14 August 2021; A match-defining moment. Diarmuid O’Connor seems to be chasing a lost cause when he races along the endline and, at full stretch, gets a boot to a Rob Hennelly free that is going wide. He manages to keep the ball in play for Kevin McLoughlin to collect and swing over the bar, and over an attempted blockdown by John Small. In a game of inches and small margins, it’s a point made by Mayo – literally and figuratively. 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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28 July 2021; Somewhere under the rainbow. Nature provides the perfect setting – a multi-coloured domed roof – in Carlow for one of Leinster’s great rivalries. Kilkenny minor hurling captain Harry Shine and his opposite number, Wexford’s Luke Murphy, wait to see how referee Thomas Gleeson’s coin lands before choosing ends. No crock of gold for the winners but they’ll settle for silverware. Photo by Matt Browne/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; It’s great to be back. Honest. Galway supporter Des Casey from Ballybane, left, shelters from the deluge at Dr Hyde Park before the game. Global warming will make us appreciate the covered stand. Photo by Sam Barnes/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 May 2021; Messi doesn’t have to do this. With extra precautions required to combat Covid, some counties avoid travelling in team buses so Mayo’s Jordan Flynn ends up buying his own parking ticket in Mullingar. The amateur ethos is preserved – it’s not pay for play, it’s pay to play. 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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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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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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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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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; 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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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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