Galway were aiming to win a tenth All-Ireland; this would have made them only the third county to reach double figures in the all-time rankings.

[16][17] Members of the Meath team that won the 1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final were honoured on the pitch before the game, 25 years later.

[21] Shops in Armagh were said to be struggling to meet demand for replica jerseys, flags and other items ahead of the game.

McKeever's Sports was forced to suspend all other activities to reach its target of producing an additional 500 jerseys per day; the company was also supplying kits for several 2024 Summer Olympics participants at the time, including boxing, rowing and rugby.

[29] Former player turned pundit Peter Canavan suggested Stefan Campbell might start the game for Armagh.

[30] Ultimately, Armagh's only change to the starting team from the semi-final victory over Kerry was Connaire Mackin in place of Peter McGrane, so Campbell began the game on the bench.

[37] During the game, Armagh players wore jerseys with the team crest above the words "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 2024".

[22] A herring gull was seen on the pitch throughout the first half, before an official intervened and brought it away to be treated for a minor injury unrelated to play.

[38] The bird spent the opening moments of play at the Canal End of the stadium, just inside the Armagh half, before wandering into the other half of the pitch, spending much time close to the sideline near Armagh's right corner-forward; at one stage, the gull left the pitch; however, the bird made a return before being brought to safety.

[36] Cein Darcy scored the finest point of the first half after twenty minutes, to give Galway a lead of 0–4 to 0–3.

[45] Armagh introduced Stefan Campbell as a substitute and, almost immediately, he set up Aaron McKay for a goal in the 47th minute, punching to the net after a pass from the left.

[45] Armagh's Joe McElroy performed a crucial block against an attempt by Paul Conroy to level the game in the seventh minute of injury-time.

[48] The Observer included the gull in its "alternative 2024 sports awards: quotes, gaffes and animal cameos", alongside bees swarming tennis player Carlos Alcaraz and a wild racoon chase with rubbish bins during a soccer game in the United States.

In his post-match speech, Forker summed up the Armagh journey, stating: "With faith and belief and hard work, anything is possible".

[50] Armagh midfielder Niall Grimley dedicated his team's victory to his brother, who had died in a road accident less than a year before.

[36] Highlights of the final were shown on The Sunday Game programme which aired at 9:30pm that night on RTÉ2 and was presented by Jacqui Hurley.

[57] The Armagh team paid a visit to Craigavon Area Hospital earlier in the day, meeting some of the young fans who were unable to make it to Croke Park.

[61][62] After qualifying from the heats in first place, Wiffen referenced Armagh's victory and, after the final, he stated "we're All-Ireland champions and Olympic gold medallists".