5th and 6th class pupils get their hands on the Sam Maguire Cup, also in picture are Mattie Finnegan (Juvenile Chairman), Barry Cahill and local hero David Givney
net but his low shot came off the legs of Smith and he would instead have to settle for his first point on the eve of half-time, which left it at 1-2 to 0-4. Kevin McDonnell’s team flew out of the traps for the second-half, with another superbly struck free from Rudden being backed up by a Colm McKenna point for the lead on 34 minutes. McDonnell would send on Darragh Brady soon after to try and nullify the influence of David Givney around the centre of the pitch, but when the county ace was impeded 40 metres out he sent in a dangerous free which was fumbled by Laragh's defence and allowed Ronan Caffrey to punch to the net for what was truly a harsh blow for the men in orange. Ciaran Caffrey tagged on a point in the next attack to push Mountnugent's lead up to three, and it could have been more had two consecutive point efforts not come off both uprights and drop wide.There was still plenty of time for Laragh to get themselves back in contention though and they dug deep to earn
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