Rower Inistioge extra special

Rower Inistioge 1-16 Kilnadeema/Leitrim 1-9 (AET)

“It is a very special day for the club. You can see how much it means to everyone out there,” he smiled. “It won’t sink in for a while. Croke Park is a beautiful place, yet it can be daunting and it is heartbreaking to see the opposite team crying there at the end. There are two sides to the coin, even what happened to that young man from their club. The club is everything and we are delighted. I am fairly broke up at the moment, but we will make a good night of it.”

Joyce was making poignant reference to Patrick Halpin who was found dead in London on Thursday night. A minute’s silence was held for the 18-year-old, who hurled at minor level for Kilnadeema/Leitrim last year.