Dubs Spring a shock in Kilkenny.
Roscommon's quest to land a fourth All-Ireland Youths crown ended in bitter dissappointment at the weekend as homeside Kilkenny dumped an unlucky Roscommon team out on a 3-2 scoreline in the last 8. Held in The Springhill Court Hotel in Kilkenny, 27 teams with over 150 youth players participated making it the biggest turnout at the Championships in many years. After a long and competitive days action it was Dublin who captured their first win with a surprising win over Kilkenny in the Final. Roscommon's day began on a positive note as they topped their group with wins over Mayo A (3-2), Tipperary B (5-0), and Dublin B (4-1). Shane McDonagh put Roscommon into the lead against Kilkenny before Thomas Concannon was beaten by Paddy Meaney. Mark Finneran continued his excellent recent form with a 2-0 win over David Coyne. Ray Finan had a chance to win through to the semi but was a fraction the wrong side of the wire. And Roscommon's involvement came to an end with when Kevin Fleming failed to win his game despite a decent effort.
Manager: Luke Concannon. Panel: Mark Finneran, Thomas Concannon, Gary Concannon, Shane McDonagh, Kevin Fleming, Ray Finan, and Richard Coffey.
Results:
Quarter-finals:
Mayo B 1 - 3 Mayo A
Dublin A 3 - 2 Cork A
Galway A 1 - 3 Tipperary A
Roscommon 2 - 3 Kilkenny A
Semi-finals:
Mayo A 2 - 3 Dublin A
Tipperary A 2 - 3 Kilkenny A
Final:
Dublin A 3-2 Kilkenny A

Finneran wins Kilkenny Open Youth Singles
Despite Saturday's dissappointment, Sunday saw consolation of a kind as Mark Finneran captured the Kilkenny Open Youth Singles Championships, with a well deserved 4-1 win in the final over talented Kilkenny player Paddy Meaney.
Results:
Quarter-finals:
Sean McArdle {Dublin} 4 - 3 John Seagrave {Dublin}
Paddy Meaney {Kilkenny} 4 - 0 Jason Hahessy {Tipperary}
Dylan Rutledge {Dublin} 4 - 2 Barry Keogh {Kilkenny}
Mark Finneran {Roscommon} 4 - 2 Cathal Philbin {Mayo}
Semi-finals:
Paddy Meaney 4 - 1 Sean McArdle
Mark Finneran 4 - 0 Dylan Rutledge
Final:
Mark Finneran 4 Paddy Meaney 1