Michael Cusack footballers fail at final hurdle

Young Ireland put paid to Michael Cusacks treble dream in the men's football championship final at Princes Park in Auburn on August 18, 2002. The ladies and hurlers had completed a creditable double for club by winning their respective finals earlier on in the day but the dream treble was not to be.
Young Ireland stamped their authority on the game from the very start and by half time had built up a 7 Point lead.
The second half followed a similar pattern and despite their best efforts Cusacks struggled to get into the game.
Cusacks hard work in the second half was rewarded when Brian Daly scored a well earned penalty but it was just before the final whistle and was little more than a consolation for the reds who ended up losing by 2-14 to 2-3.
For Cusacks Paudie Hurley played his heart out while Ray Donovan and Sean Hayes did well in the backs.