St Patrick’s (Louth) 1-09 Rhode (Offaly) 1-07

There was drama at the end of this high-scoring Allianz Hurling League game in the floodlit Gaelic Grounds on Saturday evening with Shane Dooley converting a controversial late penalty to secure a share of spoils for Offaly.

APPEARING in their first Leinster Club SFC tie since a 2007 drubbing at the hands of the same opponents, Louth champions St. Patrick’s provided much stiffer opposition this time and only a point in the last minute of extra-time from Portlaoise defender Conor Boyle spared the hosts’ blushes.

JUST a touch lucky to get a second chance, St Patrick’s made no mistake in yesterday’s Louth SFC final replay, beating Newtown Blues convincingly at Dundalk.

PADDY KEENAN turned in an all-star performance to earn St Patrick’s a draw in a dull Louth SFC final at Drogheda yesterday.

A TRY nine minutes from time by Irish schools international Conor Fitzgibbon helped give Marist College, Athlone victory over a battling Calasanctius College side in Oranmore yesterday in the quarter-final of the Connacht Senior Schools Cup.

Finuge 0-14 Cappamore 1-6