- Mayo's Gaelic football team has ended a 75-year losing streak by winning the All-Ireland championship, securing the Sam Maguire Cup after defeating Kerry 1-20 to 1-17.
- The victory is widely seen by fans as the breaking of a long-standing curse, which allegedly began in 1951 when the then-winning team disrespected a funeral on their homecoming route.
- According to the myth, a relative of the deceased cursed Mayo, stating they would not win the Sam Maguire Cup again until every member of the 1951 team had passed away.
- The last reported surviving member of the 1951 team died in 2021, leading many supporters to believe this paved the way for the current team's historic win.
- Fans expressed overwhelming emotion and disbelief at the victory, with captain Jack Coyne telling supporters to 'Never stop dreaming' and declaring, 'The wait is over, SAM is home.'
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