It was a good weekend in Dublin GAA circles as the senior footballers collected the Leinster title and star handballer, St Brigid's Eoin Kennedy successfully opened the defence of his M DONNNELLY All-Ireland Senior Softball title. Kennedy recorded an emphatic win over Wexford's Gavin Buggy in the Round of 16 meeting. In the opening game, Kennedy was in top form and tormented the Model County man with his athletic style, taking the game 21-9. The Dubliner, now bidding for a fifth consecutive title, went on to take the second game 21-12 and book a quarter-final meeting against Westmeath young gun Robert McCarthy. Elsewhere, Kerry's Dominick Lynch booked his quarter-final place after victory over Mayo's Joe McCann. Lynch took the first game in style 21-2 but was quickly undone in the second as McCann lifted his game to force a third after a 21-9 win. In the tiebreaker, both men had chances but it was Lynch who fired home on a 21-17 scoreline. Number three seed, Meath stalwart, Tom Sheridan was also I action at the weekend and overcame Dublin's Egin Jensen in two games. Sheridan took the first 21-9 and powered home to an emphatic 21-2 victory in the second. Meanwhile, in a thrilling double-header in Kilkenny on Saturday, Meath's Brian Carroll was forced to pull out all the stops to take a win over Wexford's Cormac Smyth. Carroll took the first 21-9 but looked in trouble in the second as Smyth lifted his game. The Meath man held firm to take the game 21-20. Young Westmeath star, Robert McCarthy Jnr then booked his quarter-final place after a win over Tipperary's Paul Mullins on a scoreline of 20-21, 21-6, 21-10. Wicklow ace, Michael Gregan also had an emphatic win over Limerick's C. J. Fitzpatrick on a scoreline of 21-7, 21-7 to seal his place in the last eight. Tweet

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