Louth ended the year on a high with victory over Wicklow, while Westmeath and Offaly drew (0-11 apiece) in Saturday’s Bord na Móna O’Byrne Cup action. Wicklow led early through midfield duo Conor McGraynor and Padraig O’Toole, but Louth quickly settled to draw level with Ryan Burns and James Craven on target. Despite losing McDonnell, Louth played some excellent football and led the game from the tenth minute after John Clutterbuck’s fine goal. The visitors added six points on the spin on the restart to seal their win. Tommy Durnin kicked a point from a mark, Declan Byrne added two off the bench and midfielder Conor Early was also on target.

Source: Irish Examiner December 31, 2018 05:48 UTC