The week in tweets

It was an emotional day at GAA with Galway claiming their first title in twenty nine years... Kieran Cunningham @KCsixtyseven The last strike came from Joe Canning. Sank to his knees, hands in the air. The West’s Awake Anthony O’Connor @Antcon7062 Joe Canning, in his finest hour, standing with Tony Keadys wife and daughter. The man oozes class. Mike Mac @mikemac_94 3 the way joe canning acted after the game was over is the type of person every player in the world should aspire to be what a man Seanie Regan @Regan81Sean Delighted for Joe Canning not every player gets what they deserve. But by God he did deserve an All Ireland medal #GalwayvWaterford Colm Cooper @colmcooper13 Nobody can deny Galway this all-ireland.Superb all year and shrewd management.Waterford boys gave everything & will come again #highsandlows Eoin Liston @EoinListon Heart goes out to Waterford , but great to see J Canning get medal #brilliantgame #congratsGalway Mick O’Keeffe @okmick Fair play to @Galway_GAA captain David Burke for using the platform to tackle depression & mental health issues... #Respect Neil Treacy @neil_treacy That’s the best Hogan Stand speech for years. David Burke played a blinder on both the pitch and the steps. Ray Silke @raysilke98 Fair play to David Burke. A top class Hurler. And more important- ly- A top man. Well done to him. Buff Egan @buff_egan Well Done to Galway Super Win. Well Deserved. David Burke giving a DELIGHTFUL Man of the Match display GalvWat Peter McNamara @PeterMcNamara_ Great scenes coming out of Galway. Micheál Donoghue with his parents and handing them Liam on Six One. Wonderful to see. Jason Donoghue @jason_donoghue Micheal Donoghue in floods of tears meeting his parents in #Ballinasloe ..... that’s who you do it for the people who are closest #Galway Aaron Kernan @AaronKernan You couldn’t not feel sorry for Derek McGrath & his team. His passion & honesty was rare to see. His team obviously feed off his energy. Dermot Keyes @DermotKeyes Derek McGrath’s speech last night: just when you think a man can’t go up in your estimation any higher...#Deise #GAA