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Just the ticket! Big-hearted GAA footballer makes dream come true for young fan

By Topic.ie
Left: Young Alfie with his Granddad in Croke Park. Right: with his hero, Bernard Flynn, who sourced the ‘golden tickets’.

It all started with an 11-year- old Mullingar boy – a big Mayo (and Westmeath) football fan – whose dream was seeing Mayo footballers getting the better of Dublin.

Alfie Rock really wanted to bring his granddad along to see Mayo in action and hopefully, winning the game last Sunday in Croke Park, and he set about trying to make it happen.

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