Kildare take advantage to progress to O'Bryne Cup final

Westmeath stumbled in the second half as Kildare overturned a half-time deficit to qualify for next Sunday's O'Byrne Cup final, while last year's runners-up Louth beat UCD in the other semi-final.

Kildare maintained their good early season form with a 0-12 to 0-8 victory over Westmeath at Cusack Park in Mullingar. Free-taker Fionn Dowling was on target twice as the Lilywhites moved into a 0-4 to 0-0 lead by the 12th minute, with Alan Smith and full-back Michael Foley pointing from play.