▁Mark ▁Cor rig an ▁scored ▁a ▁combined ▁ 3 - 1 2 ▁of ▁K inn itt y ' s ▁ 3 - 1 8 , ▁and ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁only ▁scored ▁ 2 - 8 ▁in ▁reply . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁ch ast ening ▁experience ▁for ▁the ▁black ▁and ▁am ber ; ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁clear ▁that ▁their ▁longer - term ▁graph ▁was ▁still ▁pointing ▁up wards . ▁The ▁disappoint ment ▁was ▁partly ▁ass u aged ▁by ▁the ▁All ▁Star ▁Awards ▁won ▁by ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan ▁in ▁both ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁– ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁acc ol ades ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁Se ir ▁K ier an . ▁C ough lan ▁was ▁also ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Tex aco ▁Sports ▁Star ▁Award ▁for ▁hur ling , ▁joining ▁a ▁gl itter ing ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁line - up ▁including ▁Jack ▁O ' She a ▁( G ael ic ▁football ), ▁Dennis ▁Taylor ▁( s no oker ), ▁Pat ▁Jenn ings ▁( s occer ), ▁Barry ▁Mc Gu igan ▁( box ing ), ▁Jo ey ▁Dun lop ▁( mot or cy cling ), ▁and ▁Se an ▁Kelly ▁( cy cling ). ▁ ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ' s ▁mis f ired ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁S HC ▁campaign ▁was ▁a ▁big ▁set back . ▁A ▁ 2 - 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 - 1 1 ▁defeat ▁to ▁L us mag h ▁did ▁the ▁main ▁damage ▁to