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12 Sept 2025

PICTURES | Colmcille singing in the rain as they strike late to dethrone Mullinalaghta and capture first Longford crown since 2008

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Longford SFC Final: Colmcille capture the Connolly Cup for the first time in 14 years thanks to last gasp penalty goal

Colmcille were crowned the Longford senior football champions for the first time in 14 years with centre-half-back Ruairi Harkin scoring a last gasp winning goal from a penalty in a dramatic finish to the county final played in extremely difficult wet and windy conditions at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park on Sunday. 

Reeling back the years: Colmcille beat Mullinalaghta in the Longford SFC final replay 70 years ago

When the current Colmcille and Mullinlaghta players take their place on the Pearse Park pitch on Sunday, it will be the first time since 1952 for the clubs to clash in the senior football Championship final.

Caption: Conor Cadam, left, and his brother Kian, walk with the Colmcille team in the pre-match parade before the Longford County Senior Football Championship Final match between Mullinalaghta St Columba's and Colmcille at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park in Longford. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

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