John Cleary believes his group were not as prepared to go up to Division 1 in previous years. Because there was an awful lot of hard work that's been put in there in the last three years. And it would have been a big blow to us if we hadn't come out with a victory here today. “The big thing where I've been successful is putting a very good backroom team together. “Even when the draw was made, we had two trips up the north, a trip to Louth, a trip to Offaly.

Source: Irish Examiner March 22, 2026 19:34 UTC