"It's everything I've ever dreamed of" July 29, 2026Mayo's Tommy Conroy lifts the Sam Maguire Cup ©INPHO/James Crombie Mayo's Tommy Conroy lifts the Sam Maguire Cup ©INPHO/James CrombieMayo’s Tommy Conroy described the feeling after the final whistle sounded at Croke Park on Sunday’s as “a bit surreal”. “Especially towards the end of the first half and the start of the second half, we just had so much momentum,” said The Neale clubman. “At times, we probably didn't convert as much as we would have liked to but we always back ourselves. On the buzz he felt after the final whistle was blown, Conroy added: “It was just an unbelievable feeling knowing that time was up. It's everything I've ever dreamed of.”