Cheerful pictures

Plenty of teams had a lot to celebrate this year and so here are some of our favourite joyful images:

UCC’s Conor Cox and David Culhane celebrate winning the Sigerson Cup

Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO / Russell Pritchard/INPHO

Waterford IT’s Eoin Murphy celebrates with the cup

Presseye / Declan Roughan/INPHO Presseye / Declan Roughan/INPHO / Declan Roughan/INPHO

PS Chorca Dhuibhne’s Seán Ó Bambaire, manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice and Brian Ó Raoil celebrate winning the Hogan Cup

INPHO / Ryan Byrne INPHO / Ryan Byrne / Ryan Byrne

Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig players celebrate with the Paddy Drummond Cup

Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

The St.Kieran’s College team celebrate with the Croke Cup

Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

A Dublin supporter takes a selfie with the players after they won the All-Ireland U21 football championship

Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

Tony Kelly and Colm Galvin of Clare after winning the U21 hurling title

Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

John Miskella of Ballincollig after finally winning a Cork senior football title

Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

Diarmuid Connolly and Mossy Quinn celebrate the former’s goal in the All-Ireland club final

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

Portaferry’s Ciaran Coulter celebrates with team mentor Joe Kelly after winning the Ulster club title

Presseye / John McIwaine/INPHO Presseye / John McIwaine/INPHO / John McIwaine/INPHO

Jackie Tyrell celebrates Kilkenny’s All-Ireland final win

Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

Barry John Keane celebrates winning Sam Maguire

James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

Tearful pictures

For every victor though, there must be a vanquished and the pain of losing can clearly be etched on the faces of these players.

Sile O’Callaghan dejected at the final whistle of the All-Ireland senior club final

Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

Shane Curran walks off the field for the final time as a player

Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

Donaghmore-Ashbourne’s Bryan Menton feels the pain of losing a county final

Tommy Grealy / INPHO Tommy Grealy / INPHO / INPHO

Cratloe’s Conor Ryan in tears as his side lose out in the Munster club SHC final

Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

A dejected Sinead Aherne of Dublin after they lost the All-Ireland ladies senior football final to Cork

Tommy Grealy / INPHO Tommy Grealy / INPHO / INPHO

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness with his captain Michael Murphy at the end of the All-Ireland final

Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

Alan Brogan after Dublin crashed out to Donegal in the All-Ireland semi-final

James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

Aidan O’Shea feels the pain of defeat to Kerry at the same stage

Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

Wexford’s Lee Chin after his county was knocked out by Limerick

Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

Richie Hogan consoles Wayne McNamara after the All-Ireland SHC semi-final

Tommy Grealy / INPHO Tommy Grealy / INPHO / INPHO

Tipperary’s Shane McGrath is inconsolable after the All-Ireland final replay

Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO / INPHO

Padraic Maher sums up the feeling of all those from Tipperary after the game

Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO / INPHO

Richie Ho Ho Hogan leads TheScore.ie’s festive hurling XV

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