Inside Track: Michael first to wax lyrical

It was perhaps inevitable that it wouldn't be long before someone waxed lyrical in verse on Louth's momentous Leinster final win.

That said, the speed with which Carlingford's Michael Farrell has put pen to paper is impressive. He captures all that went on at Croke Park beautifully.

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Reds On The Rise

Some ghosts were laid on Sunday

on Croker’s sacred sod.

We speak not of the hand of Joe,

But of the hand of God.

The first half was a chess game,

It hadn’t caught fire yet.

The Royalers had a handy lead

till Lennon burst the net.

At the change of ends, a turnaround

As Durnin ruled the skies

The wee men chipped away for points

The Reds were on the rise.

A stumble in the middle,

the Royals then snatched a goal.

But never fear, our boys are here

It didn’t break their soul.

Then came the crucial moment,

could this be all for nought?

Sam cast aside his mishaps

and kicked the money shot.

Some moments of composure,

Then Craig tagged on one more.

Then Conor found the Cusack

Cue, a mighty roar.

From Carlingford to Clogherhead

and all that’s in between,

We’ll laud our sporting heroes

Our Leinster-winning team.

But the image that will stay with me

As I sit and sip red wine

Is when Dermot flipped Delaney

Across the thin white line.

Case closed.

Michael Farrell. May 2025.