Mattie Kenny passes on Galway job questioning

A call from Galway regarding the managerial vacancy out west could yet soften the blow but, yesterday evening, Mattie Kenny looked a broken man.

Galway’s All-Ireland final coach of 2012 guided his adopted Dublin club to a first county title in 21 years and their favourites tag approaching yesterday was hardened by Leinster championship wins over the Offaly and Kilkenny representatives.

But, in truth, the Dalkey outfit left it until the last 15 minutes or so of the game to deliver anything like their A game. At that stage, they were trailing by 12 points and, as it transpired, victory had already slipped through their fingers. “If you look at the game overall, from the start until the end, they were worthy winners,” said Kenny of Oulart.