Dublin won, they deserved to win.
Philly McMahon played well, he played very well.
But the defender has come under fire in the wake of the All-Ireland final for an apparent eye-gouge on Kieran Donaghy.
Late in the game, Star went down under pressure from the Dubs’ backs and McMahon’s hand looked to be on the Kerry forward’s face.
And a lot of Kerry and neutral fans weren’t happy at what they saw.
Gouge from Philly McMahon. Dirty, dirty play.
— BTR (@BrianRainey5) September 20, 2015
That was vicious by Philly McMahon
— Terry Reilly (@TerReilly) September 20, 2015
Philly McMahon, the Diego Costa of Gaelic Football. #Narky #DUBvKER #GAA
— Niall McGarry (@MrNiallMcGarry) September 20, 2015
Has Philly McMahon got an invisibility cape – gets away with so much dirt every game
— Chris McCann (@canntoya) September 20, 2015
Philly McMahon eye gouging. Dirty fecker #AllIrelandFinal
— Shane McMenamin (@Shane_McMenamin) September 20, 2015
If philly mcmahon was playing a different sport #cheeky
— Diarmuid O'Sullivan (@dsully3) September 20, 2015
Philly McMahon has Donaghys eye is his pocket.. 👀👀👈👈
— John Egan (@JohnEgan1111) September 20, 2015
Eamonn Fitzmaurice said afterwards that he would leave the incident for the experts to discuss. But they didn’t.
Will the post match analysis cover Philly McMahon eye-gouging Kieron Donaghy? Nah. Turn a blind eye likely #GAA
— Pauric McCloskey (@pauricmccloskey) September 20, 2015
https://twitter.com/DeclanOConnor9/status/645639744702054400
@RTEgaa @tomas5ky @sportsdes will rte Sunday Game highlight Philly McMahon's eye gouging on Donaghy in today's game?!! #despicable
— Tommy Loughran (@tommyloughran) September 20, 2015