Oh so close!
Kildare have won the 2025 Tailteann Cup, with a 1-24 to 2-19 win over Limerick at Croke Park.
The Lilywhites led for large parts of the game before a goal from the Treaty’s Killian Ryan put them ahead.
However, Kildare rallied and were able to see the game out, but not before Limerick nearly snatched a draw at the death.
With a great goal-scoring opportunity, Darragh Murray’s shot was block by Brian Byrne and went over the bar instead of its intended target of the net.
Kildare: Cian Burke; Brian Byrne, Ryan Burke, Harry O’Neill; Tommy Gill (0-1), David Hyland, James McGrath; Kevin Feely (0-02, 0-01f), Brendan Gibbons; Callum Bolton (0-02, tp), Darragh Kirwan (0-08, 2 tp), Colm Dalton (0-02); Ryan Sinkey (0-03), Alex Beirne (1-02), Daniel Flynn (0-01).
Subs: Jack McKevitt for McGrath 43, Brian McLoughlin (0-03, 1 tp) for Gibbons 43, Eoin Cully for Daniel Flynn 47, Mick O’Grady for Burke 66.
Limerick: Josh Ryan (0-03, 1 tpf, 0-01 45); Jason Hassett, Darren O’Doherty, Mark McCarthy; Killian Ryan (1-01), Iain Corbett (0-01), Tony McCarthy (0-03); Tommie Childs (0-01), Darragh O’Hagan; Paul Maher, Cillian Fahy (1-01), Danny Neville (0-01); Emmet Rigter (0-02), James Naughton (0-02, 0-02f), Peter Nash (0-03, 0-01f).
Subs: Barry Coleman for Childs 16-20, blood, Darragh Murray for O’Hagan 43, Coleman for Maher 47, Rob Childs for Rigter 55, Tadgh O Siochru for Corbett 61, Rory O’Brien (0-1) for Tommie Childs 66.
Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo).
