Referee Chris Maguire brought the ball up 50 metres after Dylan Quinn was penalised for not handing the ball back. Conor Geaney delivered from outside the arc to hand Dingle a famous victory.
“We played some brilliant football at times,” said the Cork legend and St Finbarr’s selector post-match.
“Overall it was probably our best display of the year in many ways. The football we played was fantastic. But I think we probably didn’t manage the game as well as we could have when we were three, four or five points up with 10 minutes to go.
“We seemed to lose our way a small bit and we didn’t control the game as well as we should have. We had opportunities to stretch the lead out. When you don’t do that, the other team get a chance and one or two decisions went against us then in the end, which you could argue either way. But look, today is Dingle’s day.
“We’ll take it on the chin. We got a break in the county final with the last kick of the ball, so some days it goes your way. It’s a hard one to take but very proud of the lads for a massive effort all year.”
There was no time for a Barrs’ response, as Geaney’s free was kicked with the clock deep in the red. On the decision itself, Barry-Murphy said he would like to see a replay.
“I’d rather not comment. It looked very, very harsh to me. We didn’t not hand the ball back. It was on the ground and to penalise us 50 yards… look, I’d have to see it again. To be fair to the referee, I can’t say at the moment. There’s no point in carping about it today.”
Despite the result, the Barrs know they have plenty to be pleased with from the 2025 season.
“The boys have been fantastic for us and for the club,” he said. “We’re going into an All-Ireland senior camogie final next Sunday with the girls, a huge occasion for our club. We’re very proud of the lads. They put in a huge effort.”