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Firstly, it was great to see
@DublinLadiesG lift the Brendan Martin Cup in Croke Park today, so I thank Mick and the girls for providing the perfect Twitter send off.
Big thanks to
@CahillJackie &
@LadiesFootball for giving me the opportunity to be there today and for always looking after me whenever I asked.
Weโve been blessed in the last 12yrs with all the brilliant days that our Minor, U21 & Senior lads and ladies have given us. So thank you to all those players and managers who made those days happen.
Iโm sure I was a pain sometimes with questions and clarifications re fixtures etc, but thanks to the stewards and staff of
@DubGAAOfficial who were always very good to me in Parnell Park.
Thanks to
@DerekRyan,
@MossyQuinn and especially ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ who allowed me to cover games for everyone during COVID times and to ๐
๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ who answered 10yrs worth of queries.
To all the clubs and colleges who trusted me with pre game team info to prep in advance of games and to all those club officials and members / players who sent me results over the years. The service would not have been what it was without you! ๐๐ป
To
@RnnMacLochlainn, @dubsgerire &
@BryanDaly83 who assisted me with games that clashed or covered games when I was out of the countryโฆ. Your help was greatly appreciated, lads ๐๐ผ
To
@KarlMonaghan and later,
@DermDaly of
@Tapadoo who gave up hours of his own time to build me an iPhone App that catered for all my needs and allowed me track games as best I could. Thanks, lads. Iโd have been lost without your help and expertise! ๐ฑ
To
@Sportsfile, especially
@SportsfileRay &
@PiarasPOM who provided hundreds of images and prizes along the way to help tell the story of games won and lost. Cheers ๐ธ๐๐ผ
To the likes of
@VolkswagenIE &
@Very_Ireland (
@PippaDoyle92) who helped me with transport and phones over the years, thank you very much too! ๐๐ฒ
A massive thank you from me and everyone else Iโm sure to
@BrianKellyhi, who reached out to me at the end of 2012 and offered the support of
@AllianzIreland to keep DMT sustainable and on the road for the last 10 years. Much appreciated, Brian! ๐๐ผ
I have no doubt Iโm forgetting some people as I type here, but thanks to everyone who followed, interacted, slagged, jeered and corrected me over the years. I got to meet and know a lot of great people through DMT with some great days and laughs along the way.
And to all those who insisted you had to
@BuyMeACoffee before I finished up, there really was no need, but the gesture was very much appreciated!
But the last and BIGGEST thank you of all has to go to Mrs. DMTโฆ.
@elainemcryan
I have covered 1,000 games in the last 12yrs, disappearing for days and weekends at a time as well as spending hours and hours prepping for stuff at home while she ran a household, did drop offs, pickups and looked after 2 little onesโฆ..and never would she give out or moan!
And so for that I thank herโฆ..and the moral of the story isโฆ.always marry a girl who played Countyโฆ.they just get the GAA thing! ๐
Iโd like to say Iโll see you all in Croke Park, but Iโd imagine Iโll take a good long break from both Club & County now and probably wonโt be back in HQ until
@Coldplay arrive next August.
Thanks again, everyone ๐๐ผ
๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐ข๐๐.....
#UpTheDubs #GAA ๐