Ó Ruairc's late point seals win

Dublin Colleges SF A Final/ Colaiste Eoin 0-10 Malahide CS 1-6 : Barra Ó Ruairc gave a classy display at right corner forward…

Dublin Colleges SF A Final/ Colaiste Eoin 0-10 Malahide CS 1-6: Barra Ó Ruairc gave a classy display at right corner forward as Coláiste Eoin captured the Dublin Colleges senior football A title at Parnell Park yesterday.

Ó Ruairc and brother Shane, who had both missed Coláiste Eoin's campaign through injury, accounted for all but two of their team's tally.

Malahide got off to the better start with a penalty from Stephen Walsh giving them a lead of 1-2 to 0-0 with six minutes gone. But five unanswered points from the brothers, including Shane's injury-time free, left the sides level at the break.

Malahide resumed with two early scores from Walsh before scores from Seán Ó Seanain, Ronan McSuibhne and Barra Ó Ruairc put Coláiste Eoin in front for the first time. A late point from Andrew Hartnett forced extra time with Barra Ó Ruairc's point off a sideline ball winning it for Coláiste Eoin in stoppage time.

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COLÁISTE EOIN: D McBriain; E Breathnach, S Ó Giollain, L Teimhneain; M Ó Cochlain, R Ó Ceadaigh, A Ó hOibicin; C Gormlai, S Ó Seanain (0-1, free); C Ó hEigeartaigh, S Ó Ruairc (0-3, frees), L Ceitinn; B Ó Ruairc (0-5, two frees, one sideline), R Mc Suibhne, J Ó Giollagain. Subs: F Ó Maoilmhichíl (0-1, 45) for L Ceitinn, D Ceitinnn for hEigeartaigh, C Clintuin for Ó Giollagain.

MALAHIDE CS: K Ryan; C McFerron, A Keaney, S Klinkenberg; B Ryan, C McIntyre, L Dixon; N Coughlan, D Keogh (0-1); C Hickey, R Palmer, A Hartnett (0-1); E Fanning, S Walsh (1-4, two frees, one pen), N Collins. Subs: C McArdle for Ferron, P Daly for Hickey.

Referee: G McCormack (Naomh Barrog).