Hannah Tyrrell hangs up her boots but not completely on her own terms as a knee injury sees her leave Croke Park for the final time. 

One-sided matches may have blighted the tail end of the campaign but this was a Championship which will live long in the memory 

David Clifford ended the match with 0-9 from eight shots, yet his brother was even more influential

The biggest challenge for McGuinness was in trying to identify gaps, internally and in the opposition, and then try and find a solution to fill them.

An All-Ireland final barely believable in many respects - glory for the McGraths, devastation for Patrick Horgan and Cork, and Rhys Shelly's history-making point

If revenge is such a powerful stimulus, why haven’t the statistics backed it up?

John Kiely is the only one of the four to have managed the double, but he will be joined by either Pat Ryan or  Liam Cahill on Sunday; Ryan managed Cork to successive All-Ireland U20 titles in 2020 and 2021; Cahill led Tipp to the last All-Ireland U21 title in 2018, and the first U20 crown in 2019.

Meath are underdogs against Donegal, but they don't lose semi-finals to Ulster sides

Cork borrow from their history to operate on another Planet while Shelley and Tipp’s puckout numbers prove to be decisive.

Although more recognised as a forward with Kilkenny, Kenny’s presence at midfield last season was a constant for the county. He has now been joined there by Jordan Molloy.