Competition fuelling Kildare feelgood factor

Kildare’s Mick O'Grady with Ciaran Downey of Louth. Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

THERE will be a very different feel to the Kildare team who arrive in Croke Park on Sunday for the Leinster Championship semi-final against Westmeath compared to one who have so meekly rolled over at GAA HQ in the recent past.

Under Jack O’Connor, they did stumble past Sunday’s opponents in last year’s Leinster Championship semi-final but that was only their second win in 15 visits to Croke Park, and they subsequently lost the final to Dublin.