Dublin slickness the key to Saint’s victory, says Clarke

PADDY CLARKE joked after St Brigid’s impressive victory in Páirc Tailteann yesterday that he could ‘die happy’ after finally getting to coach a winning team in a Leinster football final – almost 30 years after his first attempt!

Ascribing their success over Round Towers in the AIB club decider partly to 'Dublin slickness', it was notable that in a team featuring brothers Rory and Raymond Gallagher from Fermanagh and jointly managed by former Meath star Gerry McEntee, this slickness should have been best exemplified by Declan Darcy.

Darcy, who made his name with Leitrim and had previous experience in the club championship with Aughawillan before transferring his loyalty to his native Dublin was grinning from ear to ear afterwards.