Na Fianna manager Paul 'Pillar' Caffrey was impressed by the maturity his young charges demonstrated on Sunday.

Caffrey led the club to three successive Dublin SFCs between 1999 and 2001 and his new young team booked a semi-final date with holders St Vincent's when defeating St Judes at the weekend.

"That's a young Na Fianna team and we showed a lot of maturity," the former Dublin boss told Newstalk. "We've had a bad start any time we played St Judes previously and the team was focused on a good start.

"We have a bad record against St Judes and this is a big win for this group of players. I thought we handled holding the ball well all through, didn't feel nervous at any stage.

"These guys have matured a lot over the last two years. We're in the semi-finals now and we'll see what lies ahead of us. The average age of the team is 22, I think we're the youngest team left in the competition.

"You can't put an old head on young shoulders but this is our second year. They came through and won the league last year and they're maturing quickly. But it's new territory for them now."

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