Sean and Deirdre Doherty, their son Ben and a family friend escaped with only minor injuries after an horrific attack by a pitbull-type dog in Randalstown Forest Park.
"Time really is running out for myself and Sean Marty (Lockhart) and Fergal Doherty, " says the Glenullin man at the Ulster launch of the Allianz National Football League.
The match seemed to be slipping away from John Joe Doherty's side as Kieran Fitzgerald and Sean Armstrong struck superb points to put Galway 0-11 to 0-9 ahead with 20 minutes left.