Mooney’s parting shot a winner for St Colman’s

THERE must have been mixed emotions for the Down football fraternity in Croke Park on Saturday.

Watching St Colman’s (Newry) claim their eighth Hogan Cup title after a spellbinding decider will have generated plenty joy but there was a tinge of regret that the county will be unable to call on such an inspirational figure.

The star of the show was Rostrevor attacker Caolan Mooney who maintained his superb form for St Colman’s this season with a six point haul. Yet rather than being on the cusp of a stellar inter-county career, Mooney heads to Australia later this year to begin an AFL career with Collingwood.