Armagh's Niall Grimley dedicated his team's All-Ireland Football Championship final victory to his late brother Patrick after the Orchard County claimed the title for the second time.The midfielder was asked about how he would celebrate their long-awaited win amid scenes of jubilation at Croke Park this afternoon.
Patrick Grimley, a married father-of-three, died in a car accident after his 40th birthday last November. Speaking shortly after the full-time whistle in today’s final victory over Galway, Niall Grimley said: "I'll go see my family [to celebrate] because this isn't about the medal or the cup for me."I've been through a lot this past eight and a half months.
I lost my brother and there's not a minute goes by where I don't think about him."That was for him and I just wish he was here to see it.
He wouldn't believe it. Every night I was turning out to train, I was just doing it for him."I just wanted to put a smile on his children’s faces because they deserve it.