Cork Minor Hurling 2023

[leeside_rebel]

How often has a hurling and football double been done at premier 1 level?

 

[AllCork32]

Zealot Hard to say how competitive the minors will be but Galway were favourites for the U-16's again this year and Cork defeated them by a point before losing comprehensively to Limerick. However Limerick also defeated Cork at U-16 in 2022 before going on to win the tournament and Cork reversed that result at minor this year. Tipperary will probably be favourites in Munster. I expect Joshua Goulding (Glen Rovers) to be in goal next year and I expect Douglas to have 3 players on the team namely Liam Kelleher, Jack O'Brien and Mark O'Brien. I expect all 4 of those players will be playing in the Premier 1 County final on Monday night in Pairc Ui Rinn. I find it strange that John Meyler is persisting with Jack O'Brien as a corner-forward when he seems more natural as an out-field player. He plays centre-field with Douglas and that's where I expect to see him next Monday night. I expect players from the U-15's such as Luke Hurley (Na Piarsaigh) and Eoin O'Shea (Ballinhassig) to be good enough for the step up to the Cork minors attack in 2024. Hurley is a fantastic prospect in both codes but he also plays soccer and wasn't involved with Cork U-15's in Dundrum so it would be great if he's available to Cork GAA in 2024.

Heard there is a very promising goal keeper with the 15s last year?

 

[Corkonian1]

AllCork32

Leon O'Shea (Watergrasshill), Adam Lee (Carrigtwohill) and Cathal Galvin (Sars) are all good 'keepers although Galvin is smaller than the other 2 and is another inter-county dual player.

 

[AllCork32]

AllCork32

Leon O'Shea (Watergrasshill), Adam Lee (Carrigtwohill) and Cathal Galvin (Sars) are all good 'keepers although Galvin is smaller than the other 2 and is another inter-county dual player.

I was thinking of another young fella, maybe I’m wrong.

 

[Corkonian1]

AllCork32

Keith Flood (Ballygarvan) and Shane McCarthy (Glen Rovers) are other goalies up to inter-county level at that age.

 

[AllCork32]

AllCork32

Keith Flood (Ballygarvan) and Shane McCarthy (Glen Rovers) are other goalies up to inter-county level at that age.

Would they not be as highly regarded as the other 3 lads you mentioned?

 

[red&blue]

How often has a hurling and football double been done at premier 1 level?

Barrs 1997, we actually won all 8 competitions we were in that year

 

[tango tony]

Barrs 1997, we actually won all 8 competitions we were in that year

That must have been a serious Barr’s team, who were the main men then? Curran and Aidan Fitzpatrick were still a year or two off the age weren’t they?

 

[red&blue]

Curran was a sub, he was only 16, Fitzy, Cathal Mac, Trevor Olden, Ger O Regan, Alan Mac, Neal Horgan all played Senior afterwards, maybe one or two more. Fionan Murray also on the team

 

[JimmyBarrySmurph]

Curran was a sub, he was only 16, Fitzy, Cathal Mac, Trevor Olden, Ger O Regan, Alan Mac, Neal Horgan all played Senior afterwards, maybe one or two more. Fionan Murray also on the team

And after this the Barrs didn’t win Premier Minor hurling for another 23 years until Ben Cunningham & Jack Cahalane scored 2-14 in the 2020 final against Sars