Carroll secures Louth’s final berth

Louth 2-10 UCD 0-15

Two goals in a minute early in the second quarter extended the Louth lead to nine points, and the Wee county, it seemed, didn’t have much more to do after that to qualify for a third successive O’Byrne Cup final.

But before making it safely through to a meeting with Kildare next weekend, they had to withstand a spirited UCD comeback, which might well have won the students a place in the final had Kevin McGourty’s shot not been brilliantly saved by Sean Connor minutes from full-time.