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Christy O'Connor: Sligo ecomony, Gunners fall short, Con and Burke the difference

Nobody saw Coolera-Strandhill's maiden provincial title coming

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024 - 16:24

Christy O'Conner is a former top-level goalkeeper turned acclaimed hurling writer, with an intimate and unique understanding of gaelic games.

Coolera-Strandhill’s incredible economy carries the day

At the final whistle of the Connacht club final yesterday, as the bright winter sunshine was streaking across Markievicz Park, John McPartland, the Coolera-Strandhill manager, collapsed on the pitch, his prone body illustrating how overcome he, and everybody connected to the club, was with emotion and elation as Coolera Strandhill won a maiden provincial title.

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