O’Shea pays tribute to unfortunate Nire

THE reaction of The Nire supporters at the final whistle told the story of this game in Páirc Uí Chaoímh.

They chanted the name of the Waterford club with as much pride and gusto as if they had won the AIB Munster club football title. And they would almost certainly succeeded but for being frustrated with two goal chances late in the game.

Winning manager Pat O’Shea — who had revealed his Kerry backroom team over the week-end — was both jubilant and genuinely sorry for The Nire players. And their manager Sean Guiry had no doubt that they did deserve to win.