John O’Dwyer and Ronan Maher lucky to escape reds

When you referee a provincial final it puts you in a good position for later on in the year and both Paud O’Dwyer and John Keenan will feel they didn’t lose any ground after their performances yesterday.

Their displays were different but generally good. Paud had a much better outing than the last time he was in the Gaelic Grounds for the Limerick-Clare game. He gave good advantage to Gearóid Hegarty from which Brian Hogan pulled off a save in the first half. He also showed good judgement to allow play continue for John McGrath’s goal when he had signalled for a free.