 On 17 March 1990 Ballyhale faced Ballybrown in the All-Ireland final.The Shamrocks were trailing by six points when a 24th-minute Fennelly goal brought them back into the game.The margin was four points at the interval, however, a second-half surge gave Ballyhale a 1-16 to 0-16 victory and a third All-Ireland medal for Fennelly.