The celebrations have ramped up a gear in Armagh on Monday evening as fans have gathered to welcome home Armagh’s All-Ireland winning football team.
Thousands of fans have streamed into the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds to cheer the team home as the streets were packed with orange jerseys.
Footage from the ground is showing the team arriving to join the celebrations in their team coach.
It comes as players from Armagh’s All-Ireland winning football team earlier paid a special visit to Craigavon Area Hospital with the Sam Maguire cup.
Manager Kieran McGeeney also visited the hospital, including the Blossom Children and Young People’s Centre, and signed autographs for children there.
One attendee, four-month-old Faé McKee, got a special opportunity to have her picture taken inside the Sam Maguire cup while also having her photo taken with Armagh captain Aidan Forker.
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Hospital patients, families and staff were delighted to greet the players after their success at Croke Park on Sunday. They claimed the Sam Maguire cup by a point, winning 1-11 to 0-13 over Galway.
Meanwhile, Irish broadcaster RTÉ has said their broadcast of the All Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was watched by an average of 889,000 on The Sunday Game Live on RTÉ2, peaking at 1,085,400 as the game reached its thrilling conclusion.
Four-month-old Faé McKee, from Portadown, with Armagh captain Aidan Forker, and manager Kieran McGeeney, and the Sam Maguire cup during the All-Ireland Football Champions visit to the Craigavon Area Hospital in Portadown, Armagh. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
The RTÉ2 audience represented a share of 76% of those watching TV in the Republic at the time. There were 356,416 streams on RTÉ Player, up from 184,987 streams for last year’s Football decider.
Watch: Celebrations in Armagh city as they lift the Sam Maguire
RTÉ Group Head of Sport, Declan McBennett, said: “As live sport dominates our screens the draw of the All Ireland finals remain constant. A wonderful day for Armagh Gaels and an enthralling final which made life long memories for those from the Orchard county.”
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