Carew confident Kildare can bounce back

KILDARE selector Niall Carew is adamant the county has left the disappointment of their Leinster final defeat behind and is intent on enjoying a successful run in the All-Ireland series, beginning this weekend in the round four qualifier tie against Wicklow.

The Lilywhites have impressed this summer, defeating Offaly, Wexford and Laois before falling just short against Dublin in the provincial decider in what was arguably the best game of the championship.

They won yet more admirers for their performance in Croke Park two weeks ago but the manner in which they lost that game – against a side that played the majority of the game with 14 men but yet still finished the stronger in the last ten minutes – must have been hard to take.