Lilywhites edge out plucky UCD despite Earley dismissal

KILDARE overcame the 36th-minute dismissal of All Star midfielder Dermot Earley to edge past UCD in the opening round of the O’Byrne Cup at Newbridge yesterday.

Earley received his marching orders after picking up a second yellow card for an innocuous enough looking altercation with UCD’s Laois man, John O’Loughlin, straight after the resumption.

Meanwhile, the experimental rules passed without bothering anyone too much, apart from the requirement for a fisted pass.

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