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18th January 2019
09:50pm GMT

Westmeath manager Jack Cooney told the Herald before the game that his side wer eusing the competition as preparation for the league but that it's been great to see the support at O'Byrne Cup games this year, particularly among those of younger ages. "If we win it'll be great, it'll be just straight down to focus on the start of the league the following week," he said. "If we lose, it'll be straight down to focus on the league the following week. The O'Byrne Cup has been good to us this year. We've got the maximum number of games out of it that we can get, and that's where the value is in it. "For sure it would be brilliant - I was up at the game last weekend between Dublin and Meath, and it was great to see the pitch full at half-time, kids out kicking ball. "And that's an opportunity for the Westmeath supporters, to bring up their kids and let them out onto Parnell Park, because we don't get an opportunity like that."
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