COROFIN/RUAN were crowned Minor B hurling champions for the first time on Sunday.
Their success was made all the sweeter as they got to celebrate with one of their own, Corofin’s Joe Slattery who was among the spectators in Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chíosóg.
A 1-20 2-10 victory saw them deservedly see off the challenge of Newmarket-on-Fergus.
There was a standing ovation at half time when stadium announcer Michael O’Regan informed the attendance that they were joined by Joe who was flanked by family members as he watched the game.
Last November, Joe sustained life-changing injuries when training with this Corofin/Ruan team.
He was also referenced as joint captains Diarmuid Hastings and Oisin Tierney accepted the Kevin Marren Cup.
On the field, the amalgamation put themselves in a commanding position by half-time when they led 0-18 1-5.
