Dunne faces star line-up in Poc Fada defence

LOUTH hurler Paul Dunne will defend his Poc Fada title in the Cooley Mountain tomorrow in one of the finest events in the history of the competition.

The last three winners, runners-up and third place finishers will all take part in the event held over a 5km course. Well known inter-county hurlers like Clare’s Davy Fitzgerald, Tipperary’s Brendan Cummins, Limerick’s Albert Shanahan and Galway’s Eugene Cloonan will be taking part.

“It was a great honour for me to win the Poc Fada last year,” said Dunne in Croke Park yesterday. “Being from Louth there’s not many chances to win an All-Ireland medal. It was a great boost for Louth hurling.”