12-05-2025
Louth ace hilariously recreates infamous Joe Sheridan goal while celebrating Leinster triumph over Meath
DERMOT Campbell harked back to the most painful moment in Louth football history as they celebrated exorcising the ghost of 2010.
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Even as a Meath person, you have to admit it was a pretty funny thing to do
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Joe Sheridan famously fell/rolled over the line before 'scoring' the goal that swung their 2010 match-up
Amid the jubilant scenes as players and fans around Croke Park celebrated a first provincial crown since 1957, Campbell added the cherry on top with a bit of trolling.
At one stage he jokingly threw the Delaney Cup over the goal line at the Canal End in a clear allusion to how Sheridan had gotten away with an illegal goal to break their hearts 15 years previously.
Sportsfile photographer Piaras Ó Mídheach snapped the cheeky stunt. Upon sharing it, he added the caption: "Louth get it over the line!…"
The snap was widely commented upon with Franks praising: "Top-class s***housery to be fair."
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Captain Sam Mulroy's 1-7 haul for Louth was as ironic as it was decisive.
It's only five years ago that he scored 1-7 against Longford in a Round 1
Now they're looking down at everyone else from the summit of Leinster and eyeing up the All-Ireland SFC group stage with confidence.
Louth showed the sort of guile, quality and confidence in the final 20 minutes akin to the great Dublin teams that their boss Ger Brennan used to play for.
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They trailed by three points with almost 50 minutes played and looked to be in danger of a sickening defeat to mirror their 2010 heartbreak.
But they took over completely in the vital middle third after that, dominating that department to provide a platform for the scores they needed.
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Meath only scored once in the final 23 minutes of the game, a Mathew Costello goal.
That three-pointer actually left Robbie Brennan's side a point up with eight minutes to go.
But it was a goal against the run of play and when Louth won a soft free just beyond the 45m line at the other end, Mulroy nailed it.
That put them ahead again and All-Star Craig Lennon capped a terrific game with the insurance score at the death.
Suddenly 68 years of hurt had been wiped away.
Jubilant Louth manager Brennan said: "We have a great group and we're just absolutely buzzing.
"And they're going to win more now, they're going to win much more.
"Once you win one, you get to the top of the mountain and you say, 'I like this, I want another one.
"I want more of this. The view is good. I want to get as many of these experiences as I can before my career is up'. And that is something we've said to the lads.
"If the lads don't want to go on and win more, that's their call. But I think we'll try to win a few bits more, will we?!"
