The St Kieran’s College supporters were chanting 21, 22, 23 or however many Croke Cups they’d won at the time and, in response, the Ard Scoil Rís boys went something like ‘that’s grand, but have ye ever won a Harty?’ That’s grand but Ard Scoil Rís have never won an All-Ireland. They’ll be looking to […]
4 years ago
For Tommy Walsh, it was St Kieran’s College or an unhappy student. The famous hurling academy is a bit of a trek from Tullaroan, 15 kilometres into the city to be exact, but having seen the records and heard the stories, this hurler had his mind set. “My mother wanted me to go to a […]
6 years ago
Cian Kenny swings like a pumped up boxer. The Kilkenny youngster lets loose, he shakes up the wrists and then he starts spinning rocks like DJ Carey in his pomp. Eoin Larkin likes what he sees. The eight-time All-Ireland winner with Kilkenny is a straight talker, who doesn’t suffer dossing hurlers gladly and a scan […]
6 years ago
The anticipation was real for Brian Carroll. Built up in his mind as hurling heaven, the near religious stories about DJ Carey, Eddie Keher and other Kilkenny legends honing their craft at St Kieran’s College had him daydreaming all the way through sixth class in county Offaly. Carroll will never forget D-day. An outsider coming in, […]
7 years ago
St Kieran’s College is a place like no other. A breeding ground for many of the finest hurlers this country has ever seen, its 200-year-old walls are steeped in history, tradition and in success. Seen as a nursery for Kilkenny hurling teams of the future, men like Eddie Keher, DJ Carey and Henry Shefflin all […]
7 years ago
There’s no rest for the wicked. Not that Eoin Cody, Dean Mason or Darragh Corcoran wanted to leave their hurleys down anyway. Just three days ago, the trio won an All-Ireland club championship with Ballyhale Shamrocks but come Wednesday, they were hopping off the ground again. The win was celebrated, the partying was done, it […]
7 years ago