Lilywhites selector Carew raises the standard for Leinster

KILDARE selector Niall Carew has launched a staunch defence of the standard of football in the Leinster senior championship.

The critics were out in force after the paucity of quality and entertainment in last weekend’s quarter-final clash of Dublin and Meath. The facts concerning the game’s health in the eastern province are well worn but no less damning for it. No All-Ireland winner in 10 years, no All-Ireland finalist in eight.

Carew offers a different perspective.