DCU and Kildare to contest O'Byrne Cup final

Holders Kildare won through to face DCU in the O'Byrne Cup final after getting the better of an understrength Dublin side in Newbridge this afternoon.

Despite hitting a number of poor wides, the Lilywhites did enough to pull off a 1-11 to 0-8 win over the All-Ireland champions, with penalty scorer Ronan Sweeney scoring 1-1.