Burke: Lure of Leinster Rugby one of Kilmacud's big challenges.

Paul Keane Burke: Lure of Leinster Rugby one of Kilmacud’s big challenges

According to the 2016 census, Mullinalaghta’s entire population of 447 in north-east Longford is more than 10 times smaller than the membership of the Kilmacud Crokes club in south Dublin.

On that basis alone, it seems almost unfair to ask the first-time finalists to take on 2009 All-Ireland winners Crokes in the AIB Leinster club final on Sunday week.