Our Lady’s and Thurles in mouth-watering Harty Cup clash

THE draws for the knock-out stages of the Credit Union Dr Harty Cup and Corn Uí Mhuirí made at the Munster Colleges Council in Mallow on Saturday, produced some mouth-watering contests.

In the Harty Cup, the headline fixture is the all Tipperary meeting of Our Lady’s, Templemore and Thurles CBS. Thurles have struggled to beat Our Lady’s in recent years, and while they’ll start favourites, the Templemore school, already winners of this year’s Dean Ryan Cup, will make a bold bid to reach the last four.

Last year’s defeated Harty Cup finalists, St Flannan’s, face a tricky quarter-final against Ard Scoil Rís who have been very impressive in the preliminary rounds. Carrigaline Community School meet Waterford Colleges while DLS Waterford, one of the favourites for the title, will play Charleville CBS.