Kildare overcome Meath in O'Byrne Cup Final Sun 26 Jan 2014

Kildare overcome Meath in O'Byrne Cup Final Sun 26 Jan 2014

Kildare claimed back-to-back Bord na Móna O'Byrne Cup titles with a 1-10 to 0-09 win over Meath at St Conleth's Park in Newbridge Sun 26 Jan 2014.

Kildare had a 1-04 to 0-06 interval lead.
Meath lost midfielder Andrew Tormey on a black card nine minutes from the end.

Meath: C McHugh; D Keogan, M Burke, C Young; D Dalton, E Harrington, P Gilsenan; C Gillespie, A Tormey; P McKeever, D McDonagh, D Larkin (0-01); E Wallace (0-02), S Bray (0-02), M Newman (0-04, 3f 1 45).
Subs used: K Reilly for Gillespie (19); G Reilly for McKeever (45); D Bray for Wallace (45); D Carroll for McDonagh (45); S O'Rourke for Carroll (Blood (50-52); S O'Rourke for Young (53); K O'Sullivan for Tormey (61-Black).
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)


Meath were too strong for DCU in O’Byrne Cup semi-final Sun 19 Jan 2014

Score: Meath 4-18  DCU 3-6
DCU worked hard but Meath held out for a 15-point win.
It also secures Meath against Kildare next weekend in Newbridge
O’Sullivan scored a second goal for a 3-8 to 1-3 lead at the break.


MEATH: Paddy O’Rourke; Donal Keogan, Mickey Burke, Davy Dalton; Donncha Tobin, Eoghan Harrington, Paddy Gilsenan; Shane O’Rourke, Andrew Tormey; Cillian O’Sullivan, Dalton McDonagh, Graham Reilly; Damien Carroll, David Bray, Donal Lenihan.
Subs: Michael Newman for Reilly h/t, Bryan McMahon for Lenihan 51, Padraig McKeever for McDonagh 53, Conor Sheridan for Tormey 58, Caolan Young for Tobin 58, David Larkin for O’Rourke 66.
Referee: N Ward (Westmeath)