From Joe Biden to Oasis, Mayo’s famous win shatters Irish curse and reverberates far and wide

The shattering of Irish sport’s most famous curse reverberated far beyond the western county of Mayo after their All-Ireland Gaelic football victory drew cheers from famous descendants including former President Joe Biden, Canadian Premier Mark Carney and members of rock band Oasis.

The shattering of Irish sport’s most famous curse reverberated far beyond the western county of Mayo after their All-Ireland Gaelic football victory drew cheers from famous descendants including former President Joe Biden, Canadian Premier Mark Carney and members of rock band Oasis.

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The long-suffering county’s 75-year wait to claim the Sam Maguire Cup in the hugely popular national sport dominated the front and back newspaper pages on Monday. National broadcaster RTE’s flagship morning radio news show largely rotated between Mayo and the team’s hotel in Dublin.

Biden, a proud Irish-American whose parting words during a three-day presidential trip to Ireland in 2023 were “Mayo for Sam!” led the congratulations from thousands of miles away.