Adam Tyrrell terrific as Kildare start Cian O’Neill term on the right note

Kildare 0-24 DIT 1-7: Kildare have had a very good record in the Bord na Móna O’Byrne Cup in recent years, moving clear at the top of the roll of honour with three successes already this decade and appearing in the last five finals.

On this evidence, they stand a good chance of getting back to the knockout stages and perhaps adding to their 11 wins, as they possessed far too much firepower for DIT.

Adam Tyrrell scored nine points and Eoghan O’Flaherty contributed six as Kildare gave new manager Cian O’Neill a comfortable start to his tenure at St Conleth’s Park.