ACL Div.1: Mullingar Shamrocks 1-8 Coralstown-Kinnegad 0-8

After trailing by 0-5 to 0-2 at the interval to wind assisted Coralstown-Kinnegad, Shamrocks outmanoeuvred their heavy defensive system and outscored the home team during the second half to land their first victory of the 2017 campaign. David Gavin scored the all-important goal to secure the vital points and Dylan McDermott had the final score, a huge long-range effort. David Gavin, Tye Adamson and Micheál Curley excelled throughout in a game that marked the return of Kieran Gavin to competitive fare after his Central and South American expedition and Alan Cashman after a long absence through injury.  

Mullingar Shamrocks: Philly Shaw; Aaron Purcell, Kieran Gavin, David Coyne; Eddie Moore, Micheál Curley, Ross Corroon (Efe Siode); Daragh Daly and Donal O’ Donoghue; Tye Adamson (0-3) [Kenneth O’Reilly] , Dylan McDermott (0-1), Conor Twomey (Paddy Joyce 0-1); Darren Keena (Neil Hannigan), David Gavin (1-2), Alan Cashman (Patrick Fagan 0-1).