Kickhams defend decision to send U14s to Portugal

A DUBLIN club has defended its decision to send their U14s to Portugal before last weekend’s Féile tournament.

Division 1 champions Ballymun Kickhams won the prestigious underage All-Ireland, a first national title in the club’s history, on Sunday. The club had sent the U14s to Browns in the Algarve in Villamoura, a popular senior inter-county venue for pre-season training camps, three weeks before the event in Cork and had been accused of organising a training camp but manager Paddy Christie dismissed the notion.

“We went away for four days,” said the former Dublin star.