*Éanna Crimmins on the attack for Newmarket-on-Fergus. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill There has been a renaissance in Newmarket-on-Fergus over the past two seasons that has given the Blues a new lease of life at senior level.
Daniel Cooney, Darragh McDermott, Ronan Mescall, Peter Power, Sean McNamara, John Lenihan, Luke Keogh, Ruairí Walsh. UL have completed an All-Ireland Freshers hurling double with Clare men once again to the fore.
With the exhaust fumes of the 2012 title winning juggernaut fading inexorably into the distance with every passing season, Newmarket-on-Fergus’ priority list has understandably altered significantly towards moulding a whole new generation of flagship hurlers in recent times.
*Photograph: Chris Copley Two weeks later than expected, St Flannan’s College will find themselves in the Harty Cup final.