On a big day for county finals, there were also wins for Kilmacud and Naas in football and Clonlara in the Clare hurling final
A Tullamore player is facing a two-year suspension after Dublin referee Barry Tiernan was pushed to the ground at the conclusion of the club’s controversial defeat by Summerhill of Meath in yesterday’s Leinster club first-round match in O’Connor Park.
Before the kick was taken, the referee was further advised by a linesman and again reversed his decision, awarding Tullamore the free as originally decided, which allowed their opponents to line the goalmouth. John Furlong’s free was blocked.Kildare SFC Final: Naas become first club in over 70 years to win three-in-a-rowElsewhere on the field of play, All-Ireland champions Kilmacud Crokes had an emphatic win in the Dublin county final, beating Ballyboden St Enda’s by eight points, 1-14 to 0-9.
High point of the afternoon was a dynamite finish by Shane Walsh in the 40th minute, which effectively shut the door on Ballyboden, doubling the lead to six. Brennan said that some players were considering taking time out to travel once the county championship had concluded and he wasn’t sure about the strength of his panel for the upcoming Leinster championship opener against Éire Óg.
“‘What’s going on in Clonlara? What are they doing down there?’ I heard someone in Clare make a comment recently that ‘it depends what side of the bed Clonlara get out of’ and that drove us on a bit.” Darragh Kirwan scored four from play, including the insurance point during nine minutes of injury-time, starred for Naas in the 0-13 to 0-11 win over Celbridge.
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