Bandon blitz O’Neill’s to end heartache

BANDON put on a five star performance to demolish Fr O’Neill’s in a one-sided county IHC final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh and in the process bury the ghosts of 2007.

Four years ago they fell to O’Neill’s in the final to a last-minute point; lost the final again the next year to Carrigaline, but on this occasion there were no mistakes as the men from the West gave a scintillating display to claim their third title in the grade.

Apart from the opening six minutes, when they fell two points behind, there was never any doubt about the outcome after Jason McCarthy scored the first of his two goals 20 seconds into the second half, which put his side nine points clear.