Brian Og’s team manager Hugh McGrath and captain Neil Forester lead the Derry, Ulster and All Ireland Intermediate Football champions' homecoming at Steelstown on Monday evening.  Photo: George Sweeney.  DER2206GS – 067Brian Og’s team manager Hugh McGrath and captain Neil Forester lead the Derry, Ulster and All Ireland Intermediate Football champions' homecoming at Steelstown on Monday evening.  Photo: George Sweeney.  DER2206GS – 067
Brian Og’s team manager Hugh McGrath and captain Neil Forester lead the Derry, Ulster and All Ireland Intermediate Football champions' homecoming at Steelstown on Monday evening. Photo: George Sweeney. DER2206GS – 067

IN PICTURES: The homecoming of the new All Ireland champions!

Steelstown and Derry welcomed back their new All Ireland champions in a sea of blue and yellow on Monday night as hundreds turned out in Pairc Bhrid to salute the Brian Ogs.

Scenes few would have thought possible greeted the new All Ireland Intermediate Club Football champions as Hugh McGrath led his squad through throngs of supporters and well wishers with the Kieran O'Sullivan Cup safely secured along with the Derry and Ulster trophies already won during a year no one at the club will ever forget. Here we look back at a few of the defining images as the All Ireland champions came home . . .

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