▁and ▁subst it utes ▁K ier an ▁Ke ale y ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁Con nor . ▁It ▁was ▁their ▁e ighth ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁dec ider ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁years , ▁of ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁now ▁won ▁three . ▁County ▁Board ▁chairman ▁Br end an ▁Ward ▁presented ▁the ▁Se an ▁Rob b ins ▁Cup ▁to ▁a ▁delight ed ▁Li am ▁C ough lan . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁November , ▁C ough lan ▁would ▁also ▁collect ▁the ▁Pat ▁Car roll ▁Cup , ▁after ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁defeated ▁Kil c orm ac / ▁Kill oug he y ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁S HL ▁Final ▁by ▁ 1 - 1 2 ▁to ▁ 0 - 6 . ▁In ▁the ▁inter im , ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ' s ▁third - ever ▁Le in ster ▁Club ▁Hur ling ▁Championship ▁campaign ▁once ▁again ▁found ered ▁at ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁Sem i - final ▁stage . ▁Following ▁a ▁spell - binding ▁ 1 - 2 4 ▁to ▁ 0 - 4 ▁win ▁over ▁Tr im ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁round ▁at ▁Ath boy , ▁the ▁Cla reen ▁panel ▁went ▁to ▁Port la o ise ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁to ▁face ▁O ' To ole ' s . ▁The ▁Dublin ▁champions ▁( including ▁former ▁Kil ken ny ▁for wards ▁E am onn ▁Morris sey ▁and ▁James ie ▁" Sh iner " ▁B ren nan ) ▁power ed ▁into ▁a ▁ 1 - 1 0 ▁to ▁ 0 - 2 ▁lead ▁after ▁the