Longford 3-13
Louth 0-12
LONGFORD HAVE BEEN crowned 2023 O’Byrne Cup champions after a 10-point decider win over Louth.
Dessie Reynolds was the scoring star with 3-3, the pre-season silverware coming as a boost to new manager Paddy Christie.
Mickey Harte’s visitors made the brighter start at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, but Reynolds kicked Longford into gear and made it 1-1 to 0-2 by 15 minutes.
His goal was what separated the sides at the break — 1-7 to 0-7, with David McGivney, Darren Gallagher and Fergal Sheridan also getting in on the act.
Sam Mulroy was Louth’s main scoring outlet, kicking 0-7 (0-5 from play) overall, with Ryan Burns, Oisin McGuinness, Jay Hughes, Conal McCaul also raising white flags at different points.
But goals win games, and Reynolds added two more in the 43rd and 59th minutes.
The evergreen Mickey Quinn and Daniel Mimnagh added second-half points for Longford, while Mulroy sent a stoppage-time penalty wide, and Christie’s charges’ ultimately ran out comfortable winners.
Everyone was too afraid to get the last question wrong, Paulie sees all…
@AJB123: You better be good for goodness sake.
That’s Santa Claus!
Paulie can be Santa is he wants to.
Jaysus I hope not, imagine what an angry Paulie would get you in smith’s (other toy shops apparently exist), I mean even the great Paulie would struggle to handle some of the crazed parents in there…
GAA questions caught me again this week God damn it
Wonders if he punishes the slack as well as the naughty
9/10. Was on a roll with the first 7 and had to put the phone down as I got sweaty palms! thought niamh Briggs was too obvious then go the next question
Weekend ruined now
15 titles for Cora Staunton. Amazing
What’s with all the rugby articles today? Give is a break!
@Darren Sheils: Two big Interpo’s this weekend building up to the All Black’s next week if I were to hazard a guess…
Oh right ted :-/
Usual 7
First ever 10 last week, back to earth quickly with a 3 today