Football

Armagh beat Galway to claim first All-Ireland football championship since 2002

A second-half goal proved pivotal in the All-Ireland football final

Armagh are All-Ireland Senior Football Champions for 2024
Armagh are All-Ireland Senior Football Champions for 2024 (LO RES FOR ONLINE) (Colm Lenaghan)

Armagh have beaten Galway to claim the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. In a nip and tuck final that saw both sides trading points for the majority of the game, Armagh began to pull away in the final 10 minutes.

Earlier, a goal from Aaron McKay had swung the odds in Kieran McGeeney’s side’s favour.

It is the side’s first All-Ireland since 2002.

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