Relieved Kildare keeping feet on the ground

KILDARE’S Ronan Sweeney has expressed relief at ending their drought of Leinster championship wins. Sunday’s opening round win over Offaly was the Lilywhites first provincial victory since defeating Wicklow in 2005.

Sweeney recognises that there will be ‘huge expectations’ in Kildare ahead of a quarter-final with Wexford but insisted the squad will remain grounded.

He admitted: “the fans seem to get carried away a lot when we get one win under our belts, but we’re under no illusions. We’re still miles off where we want to get to. We have a lot of work to do still.”