'Even at 40 years of age, he’s leading the way, directing traffic, everything': Dolan signs off against ruthless Ballyboden

Half an hour or so after full-time in Mullingar, a round of applause that seemed to go on and on rose up from the losing Garrycastle dressing room. It can only have been for one man, Dessie Dolan, as the Westmeath great pulled the shutters down on a 22-year senior club career in bittersweet circumstances.

[team1]Ballyboden St Enda's (Dublin)[/team1][score1]3-14[/score1][team2]Garrycastle (Westmeath)[/team2][score2]0-12[/score2][/score]

Half an hour or so after full-time in Mullingar, a round of applause that seemed to go on and on rose up from the losing Garrycastle dressing room.