Changing of the guard leaves all hale and Hearty in the Orchard

GOALKEEPERS are different. Think Shane Curran or Damien Fitzhenry, two of the leading characters in this year’s championship, guys who dance to a different beat but stir the passions of the masses by sheer force of will.

In Armagh, Benny Tierney danced to a different beat, too.

He was the respite from the single-minded intensity of the Orchard lads as they moved relentlessly to their Holy Grail.