The Warriors looked sunk at 15-3 down to a full-strength Irish side at half-time at Firhill but rallied in the second half to put the frighteners on the league leaders with tries from Andy Henderson and Stuart Corsar.
"We were the architects of our own demise" said Sean. "Our accuracy on the ball was not great and our passing wasn't great but ultimately what I was pleased with was the passion they played with and particularly the performances of some of the youngsters, guys like Stuart Corsar, John Beattie, Ben Prescott, Fergus Thomson and James Eddie – just look at Stuart Corsar's try! A brick wall could have been in front of him and he still would've scored.
"I disagreed with a number of the referee's decisions but that's not why we lost. For twenty minutes in that game, we were effectively 14 against 18. It's very frustrating but that's part and parcel of the game.
"The players are really down in the changing room, they're hurting, but they played with such guts and determination and that's why, looking towards next season and the youngsters coming through, I'm not as disappointed as maybe I could be."