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Listen: John Bosco Gallagher on the devastation of All-Ireland final defeat

written by Chris McNulty March 24, 2018
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John Bosco Gallagher summed it up well when he talked of the ‘devastation’ his Coláiste Ailigh had to go through in today’s All-Ireland D final.

The Letterkenny scholars lost out to St Cuan’s from Galway, who scored two points in injury time to take the prize from under the noses of their opponents.

“I thought the least we deserved was extra time,” Gallagher said.

“That was our 11th game and to lose by a point, the lads are absolutely devastated.

“There’s very little you can say. It’s so hard to get to an All-Ireland final. To nearly win it and then lose it that way…I’d have preferred to lose it by six or seven.”

Listen to the full interview below …

Listen: John Bosco Gallagher on the devastation of All-Ireland final defeat was last modified: March 24th, 2018 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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