Christy O'Connor: The colleges GAA landscape constantly evolving

Today's Croke Cup final is the first decider since 2009 where a Kilkenny school isn’t in the final as Thurles CBS face Presentation College Athenry, who are chasing a maiden title.

THE CLUCKS GO BACK: Dublin goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton was back between the sticks against Galway for the first time this year. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Colleges writing new traditions 

When Thurles CBS won their first and only All-Ireland Colleges title in 2009, it marked the end of Munster schools' second most successful decade in the history of the Croke Cup, with six titles bagged in ten years.