When St Mullins outfought Rathdowney-Errill to reach the AIB Leinster club final, they won by the exact same 2-17 to 1-19 scoreline as in the county final. Nobody sums up St Mullins’ can-do spirit quite like James Doyle, who took on the responsibility to score the two decisive points last weekend that made them just the second-ever Carlow club to reach the decider. A week later, his adopted St Mullins will take on the All-Ireland holders. A terrific year for St Mullins was almost tinged with tragedy when selector Micheal Ryan suffered a heart attack during their quarter-final win over Cuala. Asked if it provided motivation to win, Doyle nodded enthusiastically.

Source: Irish Examiner November 19, 2019 04:52 UTC