Conor Glass reflects on Newry fog and challenge of 'in-form' St Brigid's

Glen's story over the last four years has been one of continual, steady progression and now they're one step away from the ultimate.

It's just under a fortnight ago since they beat Kilmacud Crokes in the fog of Newry, avenging last year's controversial All-Ireland decider and booking a final date with St Brigid's this weekend.

The re-match with Kilmacud - almost 12 months after the CCCC had initially ordered a replay of their 2022-23 All-Ireland final - was hotly anticipated by neutrals everywhere, though it's questionable how many people got to "see" the game, either at the venue or on TV, given the extraordinarily dense fog that hung around the ground.

After the game, Glen captain Michael Warnock admitted that he and direct opponent Shane Walsh lost track of where the ball was on the pitch at one stage and comparisons were drawn with the Republic of Ireland's away play-off tie in Bosnia in November 2015, when the RTÉ commentary took a moment to realise that Robbie Brady had scored a goal.

While Kilmacud manager Robbie Brennan lambasted the decision to play the game in the conditions, Glass broadly backs up the referee's call. Though he does admit things got significantly more difficult in the second half, which contributed to the chaotic finale to the game.

"It got worse in the second half. The first half was actually fine, you could see better on the pitch than what the media and [people in the] stand could see," the Derry midfielder told RTÉ Sport.

"So, there was no problem in terms of the game going ahead. Conor Lane probably made the right decision.

"But the second half slowly got worse. When you're under pressure in a high performance area, not having full visibility plays a part in it.

"There might be kick-pass on to a