Kenmare got their hands on the Munster Club IFC silverware today thanks to a 1-20 to 1-8 victory over Adare in Mallow.

Captained by Kerry star Stephen O'Brien, Kenmare put down a large deposit on their success during a first-half which finished with them 1-11 to 0-5 to the good.

14 minutes had elapsed on the clock before Adare opened their account through Mark Connolly while Sean O'Shea netted the winners' goal in the 24th minute.

Connolly pulled a goal back for the Limerick standard bearers with seven minutes left on the clock but their woes were compounded when Denis Cronin picked up a red card shortly after.

Kenmare's reward is an All-Ireland Club IFC date with 'Footballer of the Year' Lee Keegan and Westport.

Kenmare - K Fitzgibbon; Stephen O'Shea, T O'Sullivan, D Crowley; S O'Sullivan, D O'Shea, M Crowley; J M Foley, D Hallissey; P O'Shea (0-1f), S O'Leary, K O'Sullivan; Sean O'Shea (1-5), P O'Connor (0-5, 2f), S O'Brien (0-7). Subs: A O'Leary for K O'Sullivan (BC), D O'Connor for P O'Shea, S Dalton for J M Foley, D Cronin for M Crowley, C O'Sullivan (0-1) for D Hallissey, B O'Sullivan (0-1) for Sean O'Shea.

Adare - B Carmody; O Collins, A O'Connell, N Mulvihill; S Doherty, D Connolly, D Sexton; J Lohan, J English (0-1); E Ryan, H Bourke (0-5, 4f), D Lyons; M Lyons, S Costello, M Connolly (1-1). Subs: R Bourke for E Ryan, C McCarthy for M Lyons, P Maher (0-1) for N Mulvihill, E Costello for O Collins, J Fitzgibbon for S Costello, B Supple for J Lohan.

Referee - A Kissane.

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