After 'shock to the system' of Mullinalaghta defeat, Kilmacud reclaim Leinster club crown

Shane Cunningham of Kilmacud Crokes, centre, and team-mates with the cup after the AIB Leinster club SFC final win over Naas. Picture: David Fitzgerald

Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 0-14 Naas (Kildare) 0-7

For three years and more the Leinster final loss to Longford’s Mullinalaghta sloshed around the minds of Kilmacud’s players and mentors. Victory against Naas on Saturday in the latest provincial decider should have been the moment to rinse it from their souls.