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27th Aug 2015

VIDEO: This epic ad is just what Mayo fans need to get excited about this weekend

Hair-raising stuff

Conor Heneghan

This one’s for you, Mayo fans.

The world and its mother knows about Mayo’s annual quest to end the most storied famine in the GAA, but you need to go into the county itself to understand just how big of a deal it is to those who support the Green and Red.

A stirring, cinematic advert by Mayo GAA sponsors Elverys Intersport, proud sponsors of the Mayo team for 20 years, does just that, capturing all aspects of GAA in the county, from the application of the players themselves to the daily lives of the fans who live and breathe it.

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The ad, titled ‘Greatness Awaits’, features exclusive unseen snippets from some of the Mayo squad’s most intense sessions and tells the story of an obsession for football and unquenchable hunger for the All-Ireland success that has eluded them for so long.

It’s an ad that will resonate with GAA fans everywhere but will get the hairs standing on the necks of Mayo supporters in particular and is the perfect appetiser for a mouth-watering All-Ireland semi-final with Dublin this weekend.

We can’t wait.

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