No Leinster Final Joy in Kells ...

There was no Scór Leinster titles for Mullingar Shamrocks in Kells this afternoon. Our Tráth na gCeist and Roince Foirne teams were out of luck. The Tráth na gCeist team of Tom Hunt, Davy Gavin and Conor and Ritchie McKenna were well beaten by the All-Ireland champions Edenderry. However this team has already qualified for the All-Ireland finals in Castlebar and have an opportunity of winning an All-Ireland title via the back door route. An outside manager might be needed and some consideration given to early morning training.

The sacrifices Conor McKenna made to compete in the Leinster finals should be acknowledged. Last week Conor flew home from Spain a few days earlier to compete in Portlaoise and for this afternoon's final he again interrupted his holiday and made the long journey from Derry to take the stage in Kells.

The Roince Foirne troupe danced superbly but the judges opted for the dancers from Birr. Zoe Collins, Rachel Cornally, Maura Buckley, Sile-Marie Martin, Maryjo Geraghty, Úna Fagan, Kim Darby and Shannon Daly have been superb ambassadors for Mullingar Shamrocks over the years as have their coaches Mary Cornally and Patsy Rylands. Any mention of retirement was firmly rejected by Mrs Scór herself, the great Detty.