There was a time when Cavan’s footballers could justifiably walk tall alongside Kerry’s as the games leaders. The days when John Joe O’Reilly, John Wilson and Phil ‘The Gunner’ Brady were household names.

Winning the Division 2 league title may have been perceived outside of the camp as being important to Kildare’s continuing development but it was never viewed as such by the players or management.

ÉIRE ÓG, Greystones stepped up their game in the second half of this Leinster IFC final and ran out winners by two points over Confey of Kildare at Aughrim yesterday.

New Wexford football boss Pat Roe has been given a timely boost with the return of ace forward Scott Doran to the Model County panel.