Glory for mighty Mathúnas

Diarmuid Ó Mathúnas 2-9 Kilmeen 0-9

Their first county title since a win in the same competition in 1995 left Mathúnas delighted, as chairman Tony O’Driscoll outlined: “It’s only our second adult county title,” he said, “Of course we’re delighted for everybody.

“We had only come down from junior A last year to get a bit of interest back in the football, and people were saying at the AGM that it was a bad idea, but thankfully we have managed to show it was a good one.”