The outstanding Niall Mitchell fielded Luke Loughlin’s pinpoint delivery in the second minute and duly rifled the ball to the net. The respective number 14s, Dean McNicholas and Loughlin, soon traded points, as did McNicholas again and Ian Martin. A fisted point from Loughlin and a neat score from Kilmartin (when teed up by Loughlin) put The Downs four clear with just three minutes left in the stipulated hour. Scorers – The Downs: L Loughlin 0-5 (2f), I Martin and A Kilmartin 1-1 each, N Mitchell 1-0, T Tuite 0-2 (2f), J Lynam 0-1. The Downs: Trevor Martin; Darragh Egerton, Peter Murray, Éanna Burke; Conor Coughlan, Mark Kelly, Joe Moran; Charlie Drumm, Ciaran Nolan; Andrew Kilmartin, Niall Mitchell, Kevin O’Sullivan; Ian Martin, Luke Loughlin, Tom Tuite.

Source: Irish Independent September 26, 2022 08:00 UTC