Athy end 24-year famine in style

TEARS of joy flooded onto the St Conleth’s Park pitch in Newbridge yesterday as Athy ended a 24-year wait for a county title in convincing circumstances.

Athy end 24-year famine in style
Mon, 10 Oct, 2011 - 01:00
Athy 2-11 Carbury 2-7 John Fogarty

As their manager Mark Brophy, hoarse from barking instructions, explained afterwards: “It means everything.”

For a club that hadn’t reached a senior county final since 1995 when Brophy himself was playing, the celebrations were understandably unbridled.

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