St Vincent's boss Tommy Conroy reserved particular praise for star forward Diarmuid Connolly after Sunday's victory over Rhode.

The Dublin side earned their second successive Leinster club SFC title with a comfortable 1-12 to 0-6 win over the Offaly champions in Navan, where Connolly capped off a superb year, according to his manager.

"He's a lovely guy to be around. He's a very genuine guy to be around. His temperament has improved, yeah, there's no doubt about that," Conroy said in the Evening Herald.

"People try to target him and it's a compliment to him. He takes it as, 'Right, if you try to target me, that's fine, we'll get on and try to play football'."

"Diarmuid has, not alone on the pitch, he's been immense in the dressing room, around younger guys and he's had a long, long year," Conroy added.

"When you're getting a bit of success and you're winning another county title, their professionalism is that they want to be better, they want more."

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