Wicklow came up short by just 1 point in Newbridge today, as they got their League campaign underway after last weeks snow hit matches.
Phelan will have been impressed with the massive improvement on their performance against Westmeath, however Kildare got the spoils with a 0-17 to 1-13 win.
Elsewhere, in Division 2 Carlow beat Kerry with a scoreline of 1-13 to 2-05 and there was goals a plenty in the Division 4 clash between Monaghan and Cavan with Monaghan coming out on top with a 4-10 to 3-04 victory.