Luke Dempsey has criticised those who were so quick to have a pop at Carlow football.

Carlow came in for some stern criticism after a disappointing Division Four campaign but showed against Meath last weekend that they are not as bad as the cynics had suggested:

"We have been severely criticised since the end of the league without the general public knowing we had to replace a lot of players," the manager told The Nationalist.

"The players certainly feel that in Carlow they are not given due recognition and the general media don't study Division Four and see how competitive it is.

"Already, you see Clare beating Limerick and our match against Clare was only a point in the difference. There is tough competition down there." Tweet

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