Clontarf pack pave way for Con job

CLONTARF qualified for the All Ireland League Top Four final at Castle Avenue on Saturday with a well-deserved victory over Cork Constitution.

Con coach Brian Walsh admitted the better side won: “We were competitive but not competitive enough. They’re a good side and they took their opportunities.”

Clontarf have every reason to be pleased, although they will hardly relish the challenge Shannon will present in the decider next week. Word from Clontarf is that they would have preferred to meet Garryowen, who lost the second semi-final in the dying seconds of a classic all-Limerick encounter at Dooradoyle.