"Giddy disbelief greeted the Kerry legend's grand entry to Westmeath, on the rebound from the Kingdom. Just like 2004, the Dubs are looming again - but can the underdogs really dream of Leinster glory?"
"Tomás Ó Flatharta is sitting down in a Dublin hotel, recalling various anecdotes from "the most enjoyable two years" he ever spent as Páidí Ó Sé's right-hand man in Westmeath."
"Many of the stories from 2004, that 'Summer of Páidí' when the jilted manager of Kerry rebounded into the arms of Westmeath and made Leinster history, have gone down in Lake County lore."
Giddy disbelief marked the Kerry legend’s arrival in Westmeath after a rebound from the Kingdom. The moment recalls the 2004 “Summer of Páidí,” when Páidí Ó Sé, after being jilted as Kerry manager, returned to Westmeath and helped deliver Leinster success. Tomas Ó Flatharta, now in a Dublin hotel, looks back on his time as Páidí Ó Sé’s right-hand man in Westmeath and recounts stories from those two years. Many of the 2004 stories have become part of Lake County lore, linking past triumph to renewed expectations as Dublin appears again.
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