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Ballygunner Retake Hurling Crown as Dingle Clinch Football Title in Extra Time at Croke Park

Stephen O’Keeffe’s saves and a stoppage-time winner highlighted a double-header decided by fine margins.

Overview

  • Ballygunner beat Loughrea 1-20 to 1-14 to secure the AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship and the Tommy Moore Cup.
  • Dingle edged St Brigid’s 0-23 to 1-19 after extra time, with Mikey Geaney kicking the decisive point in the final minute.
  • Goalkeeper Stephen O’Keeffe was named man of the match for Ballygunner after a series of crucial stops, as Mikey Mahony netted early in the second half.
  • Tom O’Sullivan led Dingle’s late surge with two vital scores before the winner, capping a campaign of comeback wins.
  • The DRA quashed CHC and CAC rulings to clear Loughrea’s Cullen Killeen for the final, as analysis also noted Ballygunner’s place among multiple-title winners from Munster.