GAA: Dingle beat St Brigid's in All-Ireland club SFC final

Final score at Croke Park was Dingle 23 points St Brigids 1-19.
GAA: Dingle beat St Brigid's in All-Ireland club SFC final

Dingle have beaten St Brigids after extra time in the All-Ireland Club Football Final.

The Kerry side thought they had wrapped up the victory in normal time but a two-pointer from Ruaidhrí Fallon levelled the game at the final whistle.

The Roscommon men had been on top in the extra period before Mikey Geaney's last-gasp point won it for Dingle.

Final score at Croke Park was Dingle 23 points St Brigids 1-19.

That victory completes a Kingdom hat-trick of club football titles with Ballymacelligot and An Ghaeltacht also successful this year.

Earlier, Ballygunner are senior All-Ireland hurling champions after they defeated Loughrea 1-20 to -1-14 in Croke Park.

In a tight start to the game, it was Ballygunner who started the better of the two sides, with scores from Kevin and Pauric Mahony putting the Waterford side in the lead.

It was Loughrea who scored the first goal of the final through Darren Shaughnessy in the 26th minute, following saves from Ballygunner goalkeeper Stephen O'Keefe earlier in the half.

Ballygunner were able to keep their composure after going behind, and scored three further points to lead 0-12 to 1-8 at half-time.

They had their goal shortly after the restart, with Micky Mahony's goal in the 34th minute giving them a 1-12 to 1-09 lead.

Tiernan Kelly kept the Galway side within touching distance with vital scores, as the gap was four points with six minutes to go

However, it was Ballygunner who ended the stronger as they were crowned All-Ireland champions once again.

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