Congrats

Well done to Karen Hegarty and panellists Tara Fagan and Niamh Spellman on their Leinster Ladies Football championship victory against Laois; also to selector Pearse Corroon, players Killian Daly and Denis Corroon and panellists Patrick Fagan and Daragh Daly on their contribution to Westmeath’s historic Leinster semi-final win against Kildare. The wins set-up repeats of last year’s Leinster finals in both codes. History mighty have been made at Croke Park but Westmeath supporters were thin on the ground to witness the occasion. Surely this was the most poorly supported Westmeath team ever to contest a Leinster semi-final. Westmeath fully deserved their single point victory; 0-6 behind after 42 minutes, the team was forced to abandon the futile and static cross-field passing and attacked with purpose and scored 1-6 without a Kildare response until deep into injury time when the Lily Whites managed 0-2 from frees.  

Unfrortuately Carole Finch and her under-16 Westmeath team lost out to Louth in their Leinster final. Conor O'Brien's reamarkable journey with the Ireland under-20 rugby team also ended in defeat to England in the final. It was a remarkable campaing by Ireland and Conor's contribution was outstanding.