‘It was just one of our scores’ – Dublin’s Gerry Davey recalls his winning goal in the 1963 All-Ireland final

Former Dublin footballer Gerry Davey recalls the day when the Dubs beat Galway in the 1963 All-Ireland final.

Niall Scully

Parents were waiting at the school gates in Portmarnock. Most heavenly of places.

The locals climb the Carrickhill Road towards Paddy’s Hill. The Mountains of Mourne in the distance. The scent of the sea in their nostrils.