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Abbeylex changing but staying internal I heard.

Think port will beat kilmacd.

Clinical stuff from port.
Carlow side not bad but port turning them over and getting scores much easier. One foot firmly in semi.

Hard luck to the heath and barrowhouse. I had hopes the heath would have a run in leinster.


Best of luck to Port. Not easy win away but itll take a good team to beat them.

I think Halley and damien Carter are confirmed aren't they.

Ctown had a great first half some fine hurlers on that team lost there way a bit in the second half but a few lads with injuries and there was some wind there. Park had a good win after Extra time.

A lot fine footballers on that c/Town team too. Lost a semi-final joined with ballyfin last week. Injurys played a part.
I think a good few of those lads will be strong senior hurlers in a few years.

The harps should target been the next team to make a senior final outsider of the current big 4. Foundation's def there. Lots of hurlers coming through

3 U15 hurling finals on tomorrow must be nearly the last finals of the year. Best of luck to all clubs involved. Harps and Ctown in the A final in O Moore at 12.30pm 2 good teams harps very strong underage.

Thats some casltown team. Very strong all over.
Ballyfin and park/T won other games.

Devastatingly brilliant.

Murphy timed the year too perfection. Workmanlike early but have built a head of steam and look like theyre ready to go hard at leinster. Heard them saying it us likeyl to be shelmallirrs away. Not easy by any means but Id fully expect Port to come through.

From talking to people and seeing some of the posts here iv changed my mind.
Going with port by 4. Pitch will be heavy which has to play into there hands.

Surely no truth to zack tuohy rumour?

Low-key build up to a big final. Same with the hurling last week I think. Leinster and nationalist should really look at putting on specials on county final weeks, even online. Laoistoday do their usual few bits but a proper preview with some ex players would be great.

Port faves with the bookies buy I'm really torn on this one. O dempsys players seem really focused and full of praise and credit for kearns. I think theyll turn up in a big way. They won't be as battle-hardebed as Port but they will run very hard and Nerney will be a massive physical presence I think. Port might try make it slow and physical but you'd feel O'Ds will get a run on them at some stage or the other and they can put a score up quickly.

Kickouts could be important and both teams have weaknesses in this area. Interesting to see if Conor meridith could play some part and if they'd plant him at the edge of the square or out field.

I said before the semi that Port or portlaoise would win but I'm edging against them. Maybe there timing a run to peak for a final and leinster but I think they might be vulnerable to a team who can match them for legs and have forwards to hit big scores.

If its low scoring and cagey then I think Port will win. Actually they can probably win in more ways but I just have a feeling for the killenard men.

Mark Barry motm and ODs by 3.

Poor final by all accounts. Makes it a poor cship in honesty. Hopefully ballacolla can get another scalp in leinster.

It was mentioned on Midlands radio yesterday that Camross will be entering 5 adult teams next year. That's incredible if true.

Big win for josephs in the minor tonight. Lovely team and loads of them still underage next year. Very likely they'll do 2 in a row. Hard look to SPG. I had a feeling they might have snuck it before the game but just didnt have the same strength across the whole team I felt.

Portlaoise will be kicking themselves. What a savat the end from osbourne.

Port not at their best and weren't let be to be fair. Longer their alive the more dangerous they are and though O'Ds were the better team on view today you still couldn't favour them with any huge confidence. Especially as I think the local derby will sharpen focus.

Kearns has made ODs a hard team to play against. Deserves credit for that. Doing a good job there youd have to say

Think O'Ds will end this great run from Courtwood.  Don't think it will br completely onesided but at the same time I wouldn't be surprised if they were relatively comfortable coming into the last few mins.

I've a sneaky feeling for portlaoise. Not really sure why but this will either kick-start port's year or they'll be caught cold. Think the winners of this one will be champions. Going to give the nod to portlaoise.

Heath should win but be nervous about couple of there forwards. Think there backs will keep it tight and they have pace to allow themselves defend with a lot of space around them.

Arles can only win if its tight and low scoring and I think it will be. But still think treacys will be celebrating tonight.