Christy O'Connor: Na Piarsaigh out to prove they have the depth 

If they can, winning this title would be one of Na Piarsaigh’s sweetest.

DEPTH GAME: Kevin Downes of Na Piarsaigh scores the winning penalty in the penalty shoot-out during the Limerick County Senior Club Hurling Championship semi-final. Pic: Tom Beary/Sportsfile

In his pre-match interview on TG4 before last Sunday’s Dublin county football final, Kilmacud Crokes manager Robbie Brennan outlined how the All-Ireland champions were down seven players from the squad which won the title last January. 

Crokes had coughed and spluttered their way to the final and were going up against a Ballyboden St Enda’s side that had blitzed the opposition up to the final. And then Crokes turned the gun on ‘Boden and blew them away.